Beatrice Gormley

Photo credit: Joan Collins

My cat Tabby was the model for Samuel Tail in The Ghastly Glasses.

"Andy! You got glasses."

A sequel to "Mail-Order Wings"


Dutton Children's Books
Hardcover $10.95
ISBN 0-525-44215-4

Also available in paperback - signed! - from Beatrice Gormley


The Ghastly Glasses


The huge eye stared at them through the rainy dusk.


Was this the right optometrist? Aunt Bets is convinced that it is, but Andrea thinks it's all pretty strange. The sign on the door says BIRPP - Borderline Institute for Research in Psychic Phenomena, explains Valerie Weirse, the white-coated woman inside. Andrea does get a pair of glasses there, although she's not sure what Valerie Weirse means by "the improvements that are possible with them."
But Andrea soon finds out. When she uses the glasses' magical powers, strange problems pop up at home and school. In the end, she has to decide how to foil Ms. Weirse's terrible plans for the Ghastly Glasses.

Praise for "The Ghastly Glasses"


"Gormley will elate readers with the sequel to Mail-Order Wings." Publishers Weekly

"There's more magical mischief afoot in this sequel to Mail-Order Wings. . . . Those who enjoy their fantasy light, safe, and fifth-grade funny will enjoy another improbable romp." Booklist

"The humor, drama, and suspense of the story make it a delightful page-turner; and the characters are as eccentric and engaging as the plot." The Horn Book

Some of My Books

Fiction
Poisoned Honey
A novel of Mary Magdalene
Salome
Was she a heartless slut--or a sensitive girl betrayed by those she trusted?
Adara
One moment Adara is a landowner's privileged daughter; the next, she's a slave in a foreign noble's palace.
Back to the Titanic!
Three kids from the present travel to 1912 to save the great ship.
Mail-Order Wings
Nine-year-old Andrea orders wings through the mail with a guarantee to fly.
Biography
Barack Obama: Our 44th President
The story of the first African-American president of the United States
Louisa May Alcott, Young Novelist
Story of the author of Little Women.
Julius Caesar: Young Statesman
The ruler of ancient Rome.
Marie Curie: Young Scientist
The courageous girl who became a brilliant scientist.
Amelia Earhart, Young Aviator
A heroine of early aviation.
First Ladies: Women Who Called the White House Home
All the presidents' wives, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.
C.S. Lewis: The Man Behind Narnia
Story of the author of the beloved Chronicles of Narnia.
Malcolm X: A Revolutionary Voice
A powerful black leader
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Young Pioneer
The story of the author of the "Little House" books.
Fifth Grade Ebooks
Fifth Grade Magic
Gretchen would do anything to be in the play . . .
The Magic Mean Machine
Chess tournament turned nightmare
Richard and the Vratch
What is a vratch? Richard doesn't know, but it's in danger . . .
Personally signed copies
Maria Mitchell, 1st. edition
America's first woman astronomer
Sky Guys to White Cat
Sequel to The Magic Mean Machine