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Early Life
Vivian Brucato Vande Velde was born June 18, 1951. in New York City. Her father Pasquale Brucato (Pat), was a Soldier in the U.S. Army during World War II. Her mother Marcelle, was born in Italy and raised in France. Pat met marseille in nice,france where she taught french in a berlitz language school. Pat married Marcelle in 1956 in Nice, France. After the war Vivian's parents moved to New York City where they had their first child Allan, in 1950. Vivian was born the next year. Pat and Marcelle continued speaking french to them, French was Allan and Vivian's first language, and English came later on. The Brucato's moved soon after Vivian was born, First Medina, New York, and then to Rochester, New York. Marcelle became a stay at home,mom, while Pat worked nights as a Linotype operator. Hearing and seeing her father writing on a typewriter made a big impacted Vivian’s decision to become a writer. Pat spent a lot of his time reading to his children at home. "The Wizard of Oz is the first book she remembers was significant when Vivian began to write novels." By the time she entered kindergarten, she had already been skilled at reading from practicing with her brother Allan.

Plot Summary
This story takes place in Rochester, New York. The narrator, Wendy Selmeyer, who is 14 years old, lives with her divorced mother, her step dad Bill and on part time basis her “wicked stepsister,” Gia. On her way home, after getting eye drops from the eye doctor, Wendy discovers a pair of mirrored sunglasses on her front lawn. Desperate for her vision, and amazed that it fit her prescription so well, she immediately takes it home, where her mother disinfects it for her. She later forgets about the sunglasses, and wears her real glasses instead. Due to trying to get attention from her childhood crush Parker Hinks, she immediately takes it off, leaving it carelessly on top of her backpack. Eventually her glasses get knocked over and smashed by a “Size twelve Adidas.” Upset, and afraid of what her parents opinions would be, Wendy has no other choice but to wear the pair of mirrored sunglasses she found on her lawn. After Wendy put them on she started experiencing what she thought were weird visions. First she saw a series of dead people at the scene of a car accident walk up and talk to her. Next she was surprised to see that Tiffanie, the popular girl in he class is really a 90-year old crone. Then she saw “Little blue men,” appear and they begin catch her attention, as they teased and tortured the people around her. Later, when she decided to go to the nurse she receives an unexpected visit from Julian York, who apparently looks better than before and had “long pointed ears.” Finally, during lunch when Wendy saw Tiffanie whisper something in Julian’s ear, she begins to make false assumptions about them, which later leads her into a world of trouble.

Charecters
Wendy Selmeyer: The Protagonist. She’s insecure about her looks. Julian York: The son of the elven king. He’s an elf, disguised as a teenager. Tiffanie Mills: A 90-year old crone disguised as a popular cheerleader. Eleni: Wendy's Grandmother. Eleni was her childhood name. Helen is her real name. Larry: He is small spreenie. He helps Wendy, and Eleni save Julian Gia: Wendy's stepsister. She has a figure like a fashion model, and has perfect eyesight. Mom Bill