Seeing Cinderella

Jenny Lundquist

Mar 2012 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

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?

Ratings and reviews

Love how it is not a fairy tale like the original Cinderella and the others. I got my book at a book fair at our school and the instant I saw it I wanted it!!!

I LOVE this book. When I got it at my school book fair, I knew I would love it. I could not put it down. This book is amazing, they should make a follow up.

I love this book I've read it a million times. if you are in grades 3-6 read this. it was a self esteem booster for when I got my glasses.

About the author

Jenny Lundquist is the author of The Charming Life of Izzy Malone, Seeing Cinderella, and Plastic Polly. She grew up in Huntington Beach, California, and earned 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 café in Paris. Jenny and her husband live in northern California with their two sons and Rambo, the world’s whiniest cat.