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Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"Philomena needs new glasses. Her sister Audrey wants some, too. Pretty soon, Nora Jane is feeling the pressure to get a pair of specs, as well. The one-upmanship escalates from there with the three sisters learning that not everyone needs the same things"--
2) Speculation
Author
Language
English
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Description
In 1962, ten-year-old Winna Cole discovers a pair of magical spectacles that reveal both the friendly ghosts of her African American ancestors and a dangerous family curse.
3) Four eyes
Author
Series
Four eyes (Rex Ogle) volume 1
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like she's afraid to be herself. Glasses or no glasses,...
Author
Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
©2012.
Language
English
Description
When she gets glasses, Heidi's friend Lucy gets a lot of attention at school, and eight-year-old Heidi decides that she must have glasses too, until her Aunt Trudy helps her to see that she really does not need them.
11) Arthur's eyes
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
His friends tease Arthur when he gets glasses, but he soon learns to wear them with pride.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Karen has to get glasses--two pairs! One pair for reading and one for all the time. Karen does not want glasses. Her school pictures are going to be taken soon! But Karen has to ... so she picks out some pretty pink and blue ones. Karen thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky calls her Four-eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. But Karen is not a wimp! Glasses or no glasses--that Ricky is going...
Author
Series
Junie B. Jones volume 18
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Junie B. thinks first grade is a flop when her kindergarten friend Lucille prefers the company of twins Camille and Chenille and Junie B. needs glasses.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Posey is feeling gloomy. Everything seems dull. Maybe he needs new glasses? Perhaps a trip to the Cheer Up Thrift Shop with his energetic young neighbour, Andy, will help. But when the duo try on the glasses in the shops barrel, they're in for a big surprise. One pair with stars for frames shows only constellations in a night sky. Round frames reveal a world all aswirl, while a heart-shaped pair makes everything pink. And as soon as Mr. Posey...
Author
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books, a division of Square Enix, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Komura's overworked heart can't catch a break! Partway through the new school year comes the class field trip, and as fate would have it, Komura finds himself in the same group as Mie! For once, Komura's forgetful crush remembers to bring her glasses, but with Mie's aptitude for disaster, what unfortunate fate awaits her spectacles this time? Full of worry before the trip can even get underway, the flustered Komura and his heart have their work cut...
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