Others See Us [Hardcover]

William Sleator (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 163 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media; Reprint edition (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 060609721X
• ISBN-13: 978-0606097215
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,997,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Mind Read, June 17, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Others See Us (Mass Market Paperback)

Did you ever wonder if that pretty 13 year old girl was thinking about you while you were thinking about her? When 14 year old Jared falls from his bike into a swamp near his family's summer home, he discovers that he can read minds, and is able to tell how others see him, which is not always a good thing. Do you want to know that somebody thinks you never wash your face and that you act imbelcilic? Jared doesn't either. But Jared also learns why how somebody is breaking ATM codes around town, a feat possible if you can read minds. But if Jared isn't sneaking into people's minds and stealing their access codes then who is? Can somebody else read minds? Does somebody else know that Jared can read minds too? Others See Us is a story about the responsibility that comes with great power. Its a fun and fascinating read. William Sleator must have read my mind before he wrote this, because this is the kind of book I wanted to read

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a Sci-Fi Thriller, July 17, 2001

By 

Matthew Flaschen (Atlanta, GA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Others See Us (Mass Market Paperback)

Others See Us is a Sci-Fi thriller about a boy who falls into a toxic swamp and learns the truth about many people he knows. For example he learns that his cousin, who he adored is actually a cheater and a murderer. The plot thickens when he finds out that his grandmother was responsible for several robberies by mind-reading people's security and PIN codes.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, February 3, 2001

By 

Joseph Kerr "thebalrog99" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Others See Us (Mass Market Paperback)

"Oh wad some power the giftie gie us. To see ourselves as other see us!"

Possibly one of the last Great Sleator Books, "Other See Us" takes us for a journey into the minds of others. This is an amazing story of seeing how other people see things and who and what they are inside.

Once again Great 1st person use. Sleator draws you into the story until you realize you are the story. You empathize so much with the character that this could easily be happening to you. This in my opinion is one of Sleator's greatest skills, to make his characters utterly realistic. Never before have I experienced real people in circumstances like these. It's Awsome.

A final not I sometimes forget to add to my Sleator reviews. Do not be fooled into thinking his books are JUST for young people. I've read ideas and concepts in his booksthat I wouldn't see in any Koontz or King

Anyway add this to your list of must have Sleators.