We are on dangerous ground. What if I did or said something that changed history? Hello. I'm Wendy, and I'm your granddaughter, and I accidentally came bac to the 1950s, and now I'm looking for a way back. It might be enough to scare her out of ever having children, and then I'd never be born. As Wendy said this, she thought of her grandmother and how distant she had become since her childhood years. Wendy Selmeyer was in for an adventure when she found a random pair of sunglasses, that she later finds out enables her to see certain people differently, on her front lawn. These glasses later become the reason why she is being stalked by the two people who appear differently form behind the lenses of the glasses, Tiffanie and Julian. When Wendy realizes she is the cause of Julian being trapped by an elf relative of his, she, her grandmother as a teenager, a dog, Tiffanie, and a Kazaran Dahaani crature called a spreenie. This book is definitely recommendation worthy.
This book was one of a kind because it makes you use your imagination to actually get what is going on. When Wendy wears the glasses she sees things that naturally she couldn't see before, especially since she has nowhere near perfect vision. She sees people with different facial features, people at a different age, and even the famous "dead" people. It was really interesting to read this and picture what she saw as if it were yourself seeing these things.
Another reason is because it was a mystery and fantasy, but still a real-life thing at the same time. It dealt with topics that people deal with everyday. In the book Wendy refers back to her absent father and her mother's current husband Bill, and his daughter, her stepsister, Gia. She also shares her feelings with the readers about how she missed her grandmother how she used to be, without the loss of her memory. It was really a good way to connect with the readers since a lot of them might be in some way or another experiencing the same pain and feelings that she was.
I also really liked this book because it made me laugh. There were at least 10 different parts in the book where I laughed out loud or just smiled at the thought of something that had happened in the book actually happening. For instance, Wendy's little spreenie pal, Larry, did some pretty out there stunts throughout the book, some of which were Laugh-Out-Loud worthy.
Now You See It... by Vivian Vande Velde was a great book in more ways than one. It was funny, relevant to real-life situations, and very imaginative. This is one of those books that you might even think of going back to read it again, just for the thrill.
J. Moss
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