![]() ![]() Callie learns that she’s not the only one who feels awkward and strange in middle school. ![]() ![]() She finds out that the glasses allow her to see what other people are thinking – everyone from fellow students, teachers, family and friends. And when the glasses she reluctantly chooses are on backorder, the optometrist offers a loaner pair, which give Callie a new perspective on life. Her best friend, Ellen, is acting weird, her parents marriage is falling apart, and to top things off. Jenny Lundquist’s THE CHARMING LIFE OF IZZY MALONE, the first in a series, about an 11-year-old misfit whose parents enroll her in a unique at-home charm school that sets her off on a series of adventures, to Alyson Heller at Aladdin, in a two-book deal, by Kerry Sparks at Levine Greenberg Rostan (World). When Callie Anderson, a sixth grader who already has frizzy hair, freckles, and finds that she has to get glasses, she drags her feet as any young girl would do. Calliope Meadow Anderson wishes her life could be more of a fairy tale just like the stories she writes. Seeing Cinderella by Jenny Lundquist is fun, entertaining read – perfect for middle school girls, especially those who enjoy their fiction mixed with just a little fairy tale magic. ![]()
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