My Perfect Purple Glasses

By Baby Sue Acree and Cynthia L. Davis

Susie finds second grade exciting, until the students are required to complete a vision screening. The vision screening reveals that Susie cannot see out of her right eye like all the other kids can. One of the boys begins to bully Susie. Tommy, the new boy in class who wears glasses, comforts Susie. Over the next year, Tommy supports Susie with her patching and vision therapy. In addition, he helps Susie gain confidence to confront those who would bully her. Susie finally enjoys wearing her perfect purple glasses.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Apr 2, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496901170

Baby Sue Acree

Cynthia L. Davis is the mother of a child who was diagnosed with amblyopia when he was three years old. Through hard work and dedication to wearing a patch and completing vision therapy, her son was able to regain vision in his amblyopic eye. Cynthia resides outside Seattle, WA with her husband and son. Baby Sue Acree was diagnosed with amblyopia more than fifty years ago during a second grade class screening. She experienced bullying while patching and wearing glasses. She and Cynthia have been friends for almost twenty years. After observing Cynthia working with her son to help regain his vision, she and Cynthia decided to write the book, My Bright Blue Glasses. That book was about Cynthia's son's journey. This book is a reflection of Sue's journey as a school age child. Sue resides in Olympia, WA.

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Published by AuthorHouse 04/02/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0116-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0117-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014906053

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 1

Susie had just started the second grade. She loved her new teacher, Ms Black, and quickly made friends with the other children in her class. She really loved recess time where she and her friends played games outside. She also liked reading time. She and the other children would gather around Ms Black who would read aloud a wonderful story to them.

Today, during reading time, Ms Black and the school nurse told everyone they were going to have their eyes tested. The school nurse placed a chart on one side of the classroom and instructed the children to form a line on the other side of the classroom.

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