Publisher: Penguin Random House UK
Year Published: 2015
Pages: 417
Sydney had always been the least priority in her family. Her big brother, Peyton, had always gotten their parents' attention. Peyton, who was more cheerful, active, and later caught in never ending troubles which made him had to go to jail. Sidney, the one who was always calm, smart, and obedient, never made a scene in their family, thus, her parents didn't feel the need to look after Sydney.
I was used to being invisible. People rarely saw me, and if they did, they never looked close. I wasn’t shiny and charming like my brother, stunning and graceful like my mother, or smart and dynamic like my friends. That’s the thing, though. You always think you want to be noticed. Until you are.
After all Peyton's problems--which left so many questions to her and her family, Sydney had to move school. Not only because she wanted to stay away from people who had already known Peyton's problem but also because of financial matter. There, at her new school, she met the Chathams: Layla, Mac, and their mother. With the Chathams, Sydney felt "visible". The Chathams were very warm and really saw her as herself, unlike her parents.
“As I shut the door and started to walk away, I heard him say, "Hey. Sydney."
"Yeah?"
"You had on a shirt with mushrooms on it, and your hair was pulled back. Silver earrings. Pepperoni slice. No lollipop."
I just looked at him, confused. Layla was walking toward us now.
"The first time you came into Seaside," he said. "You weren't invisible, not to me. Just so you know.”
One thing that Sydney wanted was to meet the boy whom Peyton hit, to really know him and to say sorry. But her mother became very protective toward Peyton and thought that that was a very bad idea. And finally, after so long being invisible, Sydney finally became visible to her mother; not as the good girl Sydney but the problem child Sydney. And finally, Sydney realized what had made Peyton change: their parents.







