Seeing Cinderella - (Mix) by Jenny Lundquist (Paperback)

About the Book

Callie is not having a good start to her sixth-grade year. Her hair is frizzy, her best friend, Ellen, is acting weird, and she finds out that she needs glasses. And they aren't exactly cute, trendy glasses--they are hideously large and geeky. But Callie soon finds out that they aren't just any glasses--they are magical. And she can read people's thoughts.

Book Synopsis

Magical realism and a modern Cinderella story makes for a fun and relatable M!X read.

Sixth grade is not going well for Calliope Meadow Anderson. Callie's hair is frizzy, her best friend, Ellen, is acting weird, and to top things off, she has to get glasses. And her new specs aren't even cute, trendy glasses--more like hideously large and geeky. But Callie soon discovers that her glasses have a special, magical perk: When she wears them, she can read people's thoughts. Crazy glasses aside, Callie has more drama to face when she's cast as the lead in the school play--and instead opts to be an understudy, giving the role of Cinderella to Ellen. Can Callie's magic glasses help her see her way to leading lady, or is she destined to stay in the background forever?

About the Author

Jenny Lundquist grew up in Huntington Beach, California, wearing glasses and wishing they had magic powers. They didn't, but they did help her earn a degree in Intercultural Studies at Biola University. Jenny has painted an orphanage in Mexico, taught English at a university in Russia, and hopes one day to write a book at a cafe in Paris. Jenny and her husband live in northern California with their two sons and Rambo, the world's whiniest cat.