Felicity Discovers a Secret

Felicity has to work very hard but finds out her neighbor is not as bad a person as her reputation states, although she is somewhat odd.

Felicity finds out that the neighbor has very poor eyesight and gets her a pair of used glasses from her father's shop. Her neighbor tries them on and really likes them.

Then there's a factual section on the history of eyeglasses, including the invention of bifocal glasses by Benjamin Franklin. There's also a section on how to make a pair of old-fashioned fancy glasses.

It's quite interesting just how much of a message can be conveyed in a short book. This is a good story about responsibility, judging others, being helpful, etc. The section on the history of eyesglasses is particularly interesting, also.

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