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Cool Kids Wear Glasses Kindle Edition

by Teddy O'Malley (Author, Illustrator), Angie Dickens (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 103 ratings
Mandy Harper, one of the meanest girls ever, viciously ruled the school. She decided who was in and who was out. At least until Kayla Littlebe started standing up to her.

But one day Mandy found out she might need glasses. Would she still be able to rule the school or would her new glasses help her see the error of her ways?

Lessons taught in this adventure include:
Friendship
The importance of being kind to others
Standing up for others
Not judging a book by its cover
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  1. Reading age
    3 - 8 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    62 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - 4
  5. Publication date
    February 22, 2015
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  7. Word Wise
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00TX0ATHM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jourden Cleghorn; 1st edition (February 22, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 22, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 961 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 62 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 103 ratings

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Teddy O' Malley

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Teddy O’Malley has written nine books in English for children. She enjoys writing about diverse characters and featuring a wide range of childhood experiences in her books. She has won the Reader’s Favorite Five Star seal for Cool Kids Wear Glasses, Destiny And Faith’s Summer Adventures, Destiny And Faith Get Stuck In The Country, and The Fairy’s Bubble Wand.

The “Destiny and Faith” book series features twins who use sign language to sign with their new best friend. They often meet unique characters together and learn more about the world through their adventures. A key theme of this series is learning through play and experience.

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Customers find this book wonderful for youngsters, with one noting how the author matches the style to age-appropriate children. Moreover, the story is engaging and well-written, with well-developed characters and a modern, sassy style. Additionally, the book effectively teaches valuable lessons about accepting differences.

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7 customers mention "Book for kids"7 positive0 negative

Customers find this book wonderful for youngsters and appreciate it as an awesome chapter book, with one customer noting how the author matches the style of talking to age-appropriate children.

"...is of particular interest since the author has matched the style of talking to age-appropriate children who will probably be reading the book..." Read more

"...Cool Kids Wear Glasses is a wonderful book for youngsters who may be just getting into chapter books...." Read more

"...girl going through this experience for the first time, and a neat way to teach kids that what they think is "cool" sometimes really isn't!..." Read more

"...and the way she conveys the entire story is inviting and very engaging for young readers. Kids will really like this book." Read more

7 customers mention "Story quality"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the story quality of the book, with one mentioning it is packed with just the right amount of engaging elements.

"...O'Malley has actually slid in a great lesson, while providing a great story that most children will immediately relate to for one thing or another..." Read more

"...The chapters are short, yet packed with just the right amount of engaging elements to keep kids reading...." Read more

"I loved this story. the characters were so on target for an elementary school!!..." Read more

"...The words chosen by the author and the way she conveys the entire story is inviting and very engaging for young readers...." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing quality"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book, with one noting it's a good read-aloud and another mentioning that the characters are well-developed.

"...The writing is of particular interest since the author has matched the style of talking to age-appropriate children who will probably be reading the..." Read more

"...The author writes her story very clear and lovely." Read more

"...I feel the book makes a good read aloud for classroom discussions on bullying based on appearance." Read more

"...It's a very well-written account of a young girl going through this experience for the first time, and a neat way to teach kids that what they think..." Read more

5 customers mention "Style"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's style, describing it as modern, sassy, and sweet.

"...The author writes her story very clear and lovely." Read more

"...The book has a classic feel but still feels modern. I'd recommend this book for children 9 and under especially those cool spectacled ones." Read more

"...This book gives me a classic vintage feel, but it is very modern...." Read more

"Short, sweet, and with a valuable lesson about accepting differences. There are many books where children face up to bullies...." Read more

4 customers mention "Readability"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read.

"...This would make a great book to use as a way to introduce bullying to grade-schoolers...." Read more

"...Great read!" Read more

"...shows you just how well written the characters are, real, sassy, yet like-able. The book has a classic feel but still feels modern...." Read more

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3 customers mention "Character development"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning their fondness for the bully character.

"...I think most children can relate to this. It definitely made Mandy a more likable character...." Read more

"...The characters are so well developed that you find yourself talking to them to get your feelings across...." Read more

"My six year old loved this book. She was especially fond of the bully character, which shows you just how well written the characters are, real,..." Read more

3 customers mention "Value for money"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book provides good value for money, with several mentioning it teaches valuable lessons about accepting differences, and one customer noting it serves as an excellent tool for parents to teach their children tolerance.

"...identify with so many characters in this book, as it teaches Mandy a very valuable lesson about being mean and selective among her classmates...." Read more

"...This book is an excellent tool for parents to teach their children tolerance and that people may have "differences" but that they have..." Read more

"Short, sweet, and with a valuable lesson about accepting differences. There are many books where children face up to bullies...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • GABixlerReviews
    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm A Cool Kid Who Wears Glasses!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2015
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    Author-Illustrator O'Malley hits hard into an issue that confronts most children--if they are the least bit different... Of course, being different means that you are different from the bully that claims you are, right?

    Sometimes a child, in this case Mandy, might not really know that they have turned into a bully. A child might have some basic leadership skills that has resulted in her having friends that seem to automatically follow and accept what she says. Sometimes that is based upon their beauty, or that they wear the right clothes... Once Mandy was deemed a leader, she proclaimed herself the coolest kids in school. The problem was that she immediately started placing herself as the model upon which "cool kids" were accepted to be her friends.

    Kayla was somewhat of an activist--if Mandy didn't change, she would counter her actions with her own. She formed a "Cool Kids Club" for everybody that Mandy had declared uncool! Hey, a very cool idea in my opinion! Kayla was also a leader, but that came because she was always nice and tried to help people. And she even tried to help Mandy, but Mandy just wouldn't listen...

    But...was it too late... According to her own rules, Mandy was about to become "uncool!"

    The illustrations in the book are line drawings, colored, which I thought matched the story line, since Kayla was into art as well. You will meet most of the main characters in pictures throughout the 62-page book. The writing is of particular interest since the author has matched the style of talking to age-appropriate children who will probably be reading the book themselves!

    O'Malley has actually slid in a great lesson, while providing a great story that most children will immediately relate to for one thing or another... Mandy quite easily decided what made a child "cool," including height, whether they wore glasses, and other simply silly things that hurt when you're the brunt of being declared uncool! By simply being Kayla, as she was, the story comes full circle with everybody, including me, quite satisfied!

    Better check it out and find out who the really cool kids are! Highly recommended...

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  • SEB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Timely Subject. Awesome Chapter Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2016
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    Mandy has crowned herself the coolest kid at school and queen of the third grade. In reality, Mandy is a tyrant who rejects anyone who is different. When she finds out she needs glasses to see better, she wonders how she’ll keep her cool kid title.

    Cool Kids Wear Glasses is a wonderful book for youngsters who may be just getting into chapter books. The chapters are short, yet packed with just the right amount of engaging elements to keep kids reading.

    This book is certainly based on a timely subject. How many children know at least one school bully? I appreciated the way the author had Mandy gradually decide whether or not what she’s doing is bullying, since she wasn’t looking at it from the perspective of the uncool kids until she herself was in the same position. I think most children can relate to this. It definitely made Mandy a more likable character.

    This would make a great book to use as a way to introduce bullying to grade-schoolers. It’s an excellent jumping off point to begin an open dialogue with kids. I highly recommend it!
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cool and lovely
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2015
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    This is a cool story about a lovely girl once bullying others becomes cool after realizing what she has done from her friends' behaviors. The author writes her story very clear and lovely.
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  • Barbara Mojica
    5.0 out of 5 stars SEEING THINGS CLEARLY
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2015
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    Mandy Harper thinks she is cool. Together with her friends, Kimberlea, Tasha and Paris, she decides who is "in" or "out." Students who wear braces, are too tall, or who wear braces don't make their list. One day Mandy's teacher hands her a note that will turn the tables on her and change her view of the world.

    When Mandy learns that she might need glasses, she is so terrified that she brings her stuffed bear with her to the eye doctor. She is mortified when Yumi walks into the office and sees her trying on glasses. Things get worse when Kayla forms her own Cool Kids Club dedicated to standing up for kids who celebrate their differences. Mandy is no longer "cool"; Tasha is the leader of the in crowd. Now that the shoe is on the other foot for Mandy, she is not so sure who Is really cool.

    Targeted for children in first to fourth grade, I think that those in grades three and up can handle the text independently. I feel the book makes a good read aloud for classroom discussions on bullying based on appearance.
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  • Kathy Rae
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good Message
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2015
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    Good message.
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  • Markie Madden
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Cool" book for all ages!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
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    I was a kid who wore glasses. Mind you, this was about a million years ago, but I still remember what it was like. I was 7 when I got my first pair, and the kids were really very mean about it. I think Teddy did an excellent job in laying it out in a way that kids in that age group will really understand! It's a very well-written account of a young girl going through this experience for the first time, and a neat way to teach kids that what they think is "cool" sometimes really isn't! Kudos to the author, great job!
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  • Bobbi Capwell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Looking Cool
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2015
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    I loved this story. the characters were so on target for an elementary school!!
    Mandy was so believable as she decided who could be cool or not!! We all have lived thru that torture of being selected or being ridiculed!!
    I absolutely loved the twist of who got the glasses!! In real life, I always wanted that to happy so the Bully would know how those felt that had been bullied!!
    The characters are so well developed that you find yourself talking to them to get your feelings across.
    I have downloaded for a friend's daughter that just got glasses! it is perfect!!
    What a true story of friendship coming full circle via a bully!
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  • Lisa's Book Reviews
    5.0 out of 5 stars A nice story and a lesson learned
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2015
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    Kids will identify with so many characters in this book, as it teaches Mandy a very valuable lesson about being mean and selective among her classmates. Mandy dismisses anyone who doesn't fit into her mind's idea of a cool kid. The words chosen by the author and the way she conveys the entire story is inviting and very engaging for young readers. Kids will really like this book.
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  • Mary Hay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Calling all school libraries! You need to stock this book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2015
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    Another great addition to the 'Diversity' list, by Teddy O'Malley. This time she combines a message about bullying and exclusion with positive advice about wearing glasses. 'Cool Kids Wear Glasses' is also about transformation. Being stuck in the role of a bully is no fun.

    Even though it is aimed at younger readers, older kids will also enjoy this book. The daily difficulties of school life are accurately portrayed and Teddy O'Malley provides encouragement for anyone who is either a bully or being bullied. Plus, as Mandy finds out when she finally wears her glasses, she can see properly. Wearing glasses is a miracle!

    'Cool Kids wear Glasses' is full of gentle humour and beautifully illustrated- see the cover for a start. It would also make the perfect basis for a school project. Well done, Teddy O'Malley, you are a true children's champion.
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  • Zapple
    4.0 out of 5 stars Glasses are cool
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2015
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    An interesting and, dare I say it, a crucial read that tackles bullying in a sensitive and warm-hearted way. Our antagonist, the bully, isn't totally bad as such and soon gets taught a lesson that she does not get to decide who is cool by a rather pathetic set of parameters and that what should be considered cool are traits such as being good to others and standing up for what's right and for those weaker than yourself. She soon sees the light that will educate young readers and hopefully help in the fight against bullying. The writing is clear and moves along smoothly with colourful, sweet illustrations to go along with it. Recommended.
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  • Hobbit
    5.0 out of 5 stars I wear glasses!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2015
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    I was so impressed with this book as I read it to my daughter. The dialogue and characters are written so well she could instantly identify with the girls in the story and as an adult I remember all too well the 'cool' kids in school that have little to no self awareness. It was great to see the development of the main character and it seemed completely natural rather than forced through the story itself. Highly recommended and I can't say that enough!
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  • Nat79
    4.0 out of 5 stars For kids trying to fit in everywhere - a positive read with great illustrations
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2015
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    A great book that deals with children's needs to fit in and be considered "cool". The bully soon comes to realise the error of their ways and starts sticking up for others - which makes her much happier and feel much better. The illustrations are great, the moral strong, and this could help children (especially girls) who need things like braces, glasses or are just different to the "cool" kids but also with children who may develop a bullying streak themselves to make them realise they can change their outlook on life and may just feel happier for it.
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  • Celia Carlile
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Story.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2015
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    Mandy is the cool kid who decides who is 'in' and who is 'out'. She and her three friends seem to have it all. Kayla isn't afraid to challenge them and this is an interesting and engaging story. I love the way the bullying is handled sensitively and that Mandy isn't all bad, just naive really.
    Cool Kids Wear Glasses is the kind of story that young girls will be able to identify with and will love reading. Definitely deserves five stars!
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