SOLVED. Invisible Boy or something like that. He has speech impediment, divorced parents. Teacher at school is very tough on the children who feel too entitled. I read it in the late 70's [s]

[Mike]

I read it in the late 70's. YA fiction. Title: ~ Invisible Boy or Boy Who Became Invisible. It was about troubled teen from a dysfunctional household (mother self-involved and father distant or estranged. He connects with a teacher who is very tough on the rich entitled students.

[Tab]

Was this a fantasy book? Or, invisible in a metaphorical sense?

[Mike]

Not fantasy. He speech impediment and his parents' attitudes makes him feel invisible. Thanks
Mike

[Andria]

The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear

[Mike]

Yes, that's it. Thank you, thank you, thank you Andria. A great example of how computers can't replace humans. This is my first time using this site. I will try to mark it as solved. I'm impressed that it was solved so quickly.
Mike

[Andria]

You are welcome! What's funny is that I've never read this book - but I spent so much time in the YA section of my library growing up in the late 70s-80s that loads of titles lodged in my memory just from seeing them on the shelves so often. As soon as I read your post this title jumped into my head. I'm weird that way. :)