How to Stay Invisible (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780374390334)

My Side of the Mountain meets How to Steal a Dog in this high-stakes and heartfelt middle-grade story of a young boy and his dog surviving on their own in the woods.

Being alone is something Raymond is used to.

Twelve-year-old Raymond Hurley has never had a place to call home. His free-wheeling parents move their family from town to town, and he's living in a trailer in a brand-new state when one day, they just up and abandon him. All alone with nothing but a duffle bag full of clothes and his reliable pup, Rosie, he is forced to live in the woods behind his middle school.

With a fishing pole in hand and survival guide checked out from the library, Raymond scrapes by and doesn't tell anyone his secret. This isn't the first time he's had to rely on himself. However, when winter days get colder and finding food becomes nearly impossible, Raymond makes new friends, including a curious coyote, in unexpected places. Soon, he learns that his fate will depend not just on his wilderness skills, but on the people and animals he chooses to trust.

In How to Stay Invisible, Maggie C. Rudd takes readers on a journey of survival that speaks to friendship, adventure, and the everyday wonders of nature. In middle school, blending in is easy but sometimes the braver thing is being seen.

Author: Maggie C. Rudd
ISBN-10: 0374390339
ISBN-13: 9780374390334
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.62w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/24/2023
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2023
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2023 pg. 125
School Library Journal 08/04/2023 pg. 1
Booklist 10/13/2023
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2023 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style