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. Callies hair is frizzy, her best friend, Ellen, is acting weird, and to top things off, she has to get glasses. And her new specs arent even cute, trendy glassesmore like hideously large and geeky. But Callie soon discovers that her glasses have a special, magical perk: When she wears them, she can read peoples thoughts. Crazy glasses aside, Callie has more drama to face when shes cast as the lead in the school playand instead opts to be an understudy, giving the role of Cinderella to Ellen. Can Callies magic glasses help her see her way to leading lady, or is she destined to stay in the background forever?

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Mix .

This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade-8th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-13 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Simon & Schuster .

Jenny Lundquist was born and raised in Huntington Beach, CA. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Intercultural Studies with a minor in TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) at Biola University. Lundquist has published two middle-grade books, Seeing Cinderella and Plastic Polly . She lives in Rancho Cordova, California with her husband and two sons.