"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."--

"Rex didn't like wearing his eyeglasses. He wished he could be like everyone else. Rex thought his friends didn't like his specs. But, secretly, they all wanted specs like Rex"--

When Pedro keeps "losing" his eyeglasses, Katie shows him why it is alright--and necessary--to wear them.

"Stella hopes to use her magic glasses to see the Tooth Fairy, but instead she sees Piper, the Tooth Bandit, a type of night sprite that steals the coins left for children and uses them to decorate their scooters--so Stella comes up with a different kind of decoration for the bandits." --

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...

"A young lion saves the day with the help of his new eyeglasses." --

When Nancy's friend Bree gets some glittery glasses to help her see better, Nancy, who likes to be fancy, wants to wear glasses too.

"Marlon knows he's not the best player on his t-ball team, but he can't understand why he's striking out at the sport, especially when he tries so hard. Teammate Anna offers to practice with him and soon sees why Marlon can't focus"--

Lola is going to the optician. She has decided that she absolutely "must" have glasses. Charlie says, You'll only get glasses if you really, really need them.

Orange Blossom is worried about what her friends will think of her new glasses. Strawberry Shortcake rounds up the girls to provide support.