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What do you do when your enemy turns invisible and only you know what's happened to her? That's the predicament Billie Stoner faces when her arch rival, Alyssa, steals Billie's backpack and accidentally uses the magic vanishing powder hidden inside. Will Billie take pity on Alyssa and try to find a cure, or will she let Alyssa stay vanished forever? In this spirited sequel to The Invisible Day and The Invisible Harry, Billie discovers that an invisible enemy is much more trouble than a visible one! ** ### From Publishers Weekly Billie Stoner, star of The Invisible Day and The Invisible Harry wrestles with her conscience when archenemy Alyssa accidentally stumbles upon her invisibility potion in The Invisible Enemy by Marthe Jocelyn, illus. by Abby Carter. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. ### From School Library Journal Grade 3-6-In this sequel to The Invisible Day (1997) and The Invisible Harry (1998, both Dutton), sixth-grader Billie Stoner's enemy, Alyssa, steals her backpack on a class trip to the Cloisters in northern Manhattan, snoops through her stuff, and uses up an entire dose of Vanishing Powder. The invisible Alyssa, now more beastly than ever, forces Billie to help her return to normal, but not before they spend a torturous night at Billie's home, right under the nose of her librarian mom. The only person who can make the girl reappear is the brilliant high-school student who invented the potion and its antidote, which is made of something foul (including dog food and bubble-gum juice). This story focuses on the girls' relationship and gives possible cause as to what makes Alyssa so nasty. It is slow in parts, but fans of the previous books will enjoy the contemporary lingo and identify with the middle-schooler's angst over friends, family, and boys. Carter's amusing, full-page, black-and-white wash illustrations are scattered throughout. *Alison Grant, West Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI* Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.