SpeculationAfter Winna's little sister breaks her glasses, her grandfather gives her an old timey pair of spectacles that belonged to her great aunt Estelle. The specs are silver and perfectly circular, with tiny stars on the bridge and earpieces that curl all the way around her ears. Best of all, they're magic. Because when Winna makes a wish beginning with the words "What if" that is, when she speculates the spectacles grant it. Winna wishes she could see

Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words

Despite her excitement

Instead of a land of beauty and wonder

Things aren't the same as when he left: she has her own passions and ambitions now

and filled with sharp social insight

Through the breadth of its narrative

twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life

Best friend Alexis can't manage to strike the right balance in her "refurbished" marriage with Rob

In Maroons

which basically makes it a castle

With this fresh and engaging new pedagogical vision

and of her spirit face