PaperBack: How to Disappear by Sharon Huss Roat
Publisher: HarperTeen
Published: 5/7/2019
Pages: 384
Genre: Realistic Ficiton
Review: personal book
Vicky Decker has perfected the art of hiding in plain sight, quietly navigating the halls of her high school undetected except by her best (and only) friend, Jenna. But when Jenna moves away, Vicky’s isolation becomes unbearable.
So she decides to invent a social life by Photoshopping herself into other people’s pictures, posting them on Instagram under the screen name Vicurious. Instantly, she begins to get followers, so she adds herself to more photos from all over the world with all types of people. And as Vicurious’s online followers multiply, Vicky realizes she can make a whole life for herself without ever leaving her bedroom. But the more followers she finds online, the clearer it becomes that there are a lot of people out there who feel like her— #alone and #ignored in real life.
To help them, and herself, Vicky must find the courage to face her fear of being “seen,” because only then can she stop living vicariously and truly bring the magic of Vicurious to life.
So she decides to invent a social life by Photoshopping herself into other people’s pictures, posting them on Instagram under the screen name Vicurious. Instantly, she begins to get followers, so she adds herself to more photos from all over the world with all types of people. And as Vicurious’s online followers multiply, Vicky realizes she can make a whole life for herself without ever leaving her bedroom. But the more followers she finds online, the clearer it becomes that there are a lot of people out there who feel like her— #alone and #ignored in real life.
To help them, and herself, Vicky must find the courage to face her fear of being “seen,” because only then can she stop living vicariously and truly bring the magic of Vicurious to life.
This was very interesting, and nowadays, teens can relate to wanting to create another persona to escape the real world.
Vicky created a person who reached out to those who needed to be seen and asked for it. I loved how people could relate to Vicky. She just didn't expect it to go the way it did. The storyline was enough to pull you in and see what was going through Vicky's head, the book was clean and I am hoping to put this book in the library. While battling her social anxiety, we see how much Vicky helps others and how much she grows as an individual. This book was uplifting.
Will Vicky's secret life come out, and will it affect the friendship of those who find out? You have to dive in and find out.
Sharon Huss Roat grew up in Lancaster County, Pa., and now lives in Delaware with her two children. She is the author of HarperTeen novels BETWEEN THE NOTES (June 2015) and HOW TO DISAPPEAR (August 2017).
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