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Synopsis
Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible— actually invisible. When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power—she’ll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price. But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if it’s worth losing her conscience—or even her life.
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Is If You Could See the Sun appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A YA contemporary fantasy about a scholarship student who discovers she can turn invisible and uses her power to spy on wealthy classmates. Contains themes of class inequality, moral dilemmas around privacy invasion, and escalating criminal activity without graphic violence or sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include class struggle, deception, and manipulation.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Alice's struggle to fit in at an elite school and be captivated by her invisible powers and the ethical choices she faces.