Sunday, October 28, 2012

Heidi Heckelbeck: Gets Glasses (Book 5) by Wanda Coven –OPTIONAL

Coven, Wanda and Illustrated by Burris, Priscilla Heidi Heckelbeck: Gets Glasses (Book 5) 128 pgs. Little Simon, 2012. $4.99.  

Rating: G

EL – OPTIONAL

Heidi is envious when her friend at school, Lucy, gets glasses. So Heidi lies her way into a pair of her own. But they hurt to her eye's to wear and it causes her no end of trouble and accidental mischief. Especially when magic is involved.

I was liking this book quite a bit until the magic part came in. I am a first time reader of this series so I didn’t know about it beforehand.  Almost the whole book happens with no mention of magic, then when Heidi goes to an aunt's house and gets into some magical trouble -well suddenly Heidi is in a witch family! It was awkward as can be. It was like that part was written by a different author and the two didn't fit together. If the series is popular at your school –well this was a fun book and easy to read. I can’t say I would pick up the whole series based on this book though.

 Reviewer: Stephanie School Librarian & Author.

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