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Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel
A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and finding the right pair of glasses.
Sixth grade isn't as great as Rex thought it would be. He's the only kid who hasn't had a growth spurt, and the bullies won't let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there's a cute girl in his class who he can't stop thinking about. With so much going on, everything is a blur -- including Rex's vision! So when he discovers that he needs glasses, and his family can only afford the ugliest pair in the store, any hope Rex had of fitting in goes completely out of focus.
In this true coming-of-age story, Rex has his sights set on surviving sixth grade, but now he's got to find a way to do it with glasses, no friends, and a family that just doesn't get it!
Sixth grade isn't as great as Rex thought it would be. He's the only kid who hasn't had a growth spurt, and the bullies won't let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there's a cute girl in his class who he can't stop thinking about. With so much going on, everything is a blur -- including Rex's vision! So when he discovers that he needs glasses, and his family can only afford the ugliest pair in the store, any hope Rex had of fitting in goes completely out of focus.
In this true coming-of-age story, Rex has his sights set on surviving sixth grade, but now he's got to find a way to do it with glasses, no friends, and a family that just doesn't get it!
224 pages, Hardcover
First published May 2, 2023
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Rex Ogle
62 books546 followersHoly moly! I am so humbled and honored for y'all to read my books. Big hugs to all of ya.
Also, check out graphic novels under my pen name REY TERCIERO.
Bio:
REX OGLE is an award-winning author and the writer of nearly a hundred children’s books, comics, graphic novels, and memoirs—most notably Free Lunch, which won the ALA/YALSA award for Excellence in Non-Fiction.
Born and raised (mostly) in Texas, he moved to New York City after college to intern at Marvel Comics before moving over to DC Comics, Scholastic, and Little Brown Young Readers. As an editor, he championed over a dozen NY Times Bestsellers and worked on (and often wrote) major brands such as X-Men, Justice League, Star Wars, LEGO, Power Rangers, Transformers, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Neil Patrick Harris’s Magic Misfits.
Rex has written under a lot of pen names, including Trey King, Honest Lee, and Rey Terciero (a nickname given by his Abuela, being Español for “third king”, which is apt since Rex is Latin for “king”, and he is the third “Rex” in his family).
Now, Rex lives in Los Angeles where he writes in his spare time—that is, when he’s not outdoors hiking with his dog Toby, playing MarioKart with friends, or reading.
Also, check out graphic novels under my pen name REY TERCIERO.
Bio:
REX OGLE is an award-winning author and the writer of nearly a hundred children’s books, comics, graphic novels, and memoirs—most notably Free Lunch, which won the ALA/YALSA award for Excellence in Non-Fiction.
Born and raised (mostly) in Texas, he moved to New York City after college to intern at Marvel Comics before moving over to DC Comics, Scholastic, and Little Brown Young Readers. As an editor, he championed over a dozen NY Times Bestsellers and worked on (and often wrote) major brands such as X-Men, Justice League, Star Wars, LEGO, Power Rangers, Transformers, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Neil Patrick Harris’s Magic Misfits.
Rex has written under a lot of pen names, including Trey King, Honest Lee, and Rey Terciero (a nickname given by his Abuela, being Español for “third king”, which is apt since Rex is Latin for “king”, and he is the third “Rex” in his family).
Now, Rex lives in Los Angeles where he writes in his spare time—that is, when he’s not outdoors hiking with his dog Toby, playing MarioKart with friends, or reading.
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June 7, 2023
I have been wearing glasses since the third grade, a fact that has shaped my perception of the world. However, the experience I am about to recount is unlike any I have ever encountered. To be frank, every character within the pages of this book struck me as utterly unlikable. The new batch of students in middle school, in particular, took it upon themselves to bully poor Rex mercilessly. Rather than coping with the torment in a healthy manner, Rex transferred his frustration onto his innocent younger sibling, leaving me disheartened. And then, to compound matters, Rex's mother reacted in a manner that could only be described as many unbridled outbursts. Curiously, no one seemed compelled to intervene and resolve this chaotic predicament. It was as if the narrative unfolded in a sequence of uncomfortable and disconcerting events, one after another. Undoubtedly, there will be young readers who will find solace in these pages, connecting with the story on a personal level. Alas, as I read, my aged heart struggled to find resonance within this tale.
June 2, 2023
As someone whose catalyst for getting glasses was not being able to read the board and my entire 4th grade class thinking I was faking knowing how to read, coming back to school the next day and getting ridiculed so mercilessly that I took my glasses off for school and then put them back on walking down my driveway so my parents wouldn’t know for 3 years, this book spoke to me. Yes, I will be recommending this until I’m blue in the face.
November 23, 2024
Rex Ogle’s Free Lunch was a grim look at parts of his life and it was powerful. Four Eyes is a graphic novel that also looks at a part of his life in a lighter, but no less meaningful way. In Four Eyes, Rex is beginning 6th grade and along with finding out that he needs glasses is also discovering that old friendships may end but new ones will begin. He’s also discovering that his family, a step dad, half brother and a working class mom is just right, no matter what others might say. Outstanding messages, excellent graphic panels by Dave Valeza, and a realistic look at middle school. This should be on the shelves of libraries serving grades 4-7 especially ones that have high circulation in books by Jerry Craft, Terri Libenson, and Raina Telgemeier. Text is free of profanity, sexual content, and violence.
Thanks for providing the finished copy at Texas Library Association annual conference, Scholastic.
Thanks for providing the finished copy at Texas Library Association annual conference, Scholastic.
June 24, 2025
A well-meaning and well-done book about the angst and bullying that can come from having to start wearing glasses in middle school.
The solutions Rex Ogle offers up from his own childhood experience are a bit pat and cliched, but I really enjoyed the nuances of his relationships with friends and family. It was also refreshing and enlightening to see one of these middle school graphic memoirs from the perspective of a working class family struggling to get by paycheck to paycheck.
I see that there is a sequel available dealing with acne, Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel, and I'll be reading that soon.
SIDE NOTES:
1) While putting this book on Goodreads and LibraryThing I thought this was the first thing I'd read by Rex Ogle, but it turns out he uses several pen names, and I have enjoyed his take on Little Women, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women, under the name Rey Terciero.
2) I also discovered that he has written several other prose memoirs under his real name covering some of the same years as the graphic novels, and I was shocked that the mother and stepfather who come off as likable and sympathetic here are apparently portrayed there as emotionally and physically abuse. I'm going to check those out for the full story.
3) Oddly, Ogle calls his mother "Luciana" in the prose stories, but "Carmen" here in the graphic novel. Some research has shown that neither is his mother's real name. He consistently uses Sam and Ford for his stepfather and half-brother, but I'm assuming those are also aliases used to protect their privacy.
4) Fact or fiction?
Dust jacket copy: "In this true coming-of-age story, Rex has his sights set on surviving sixth grade . . . "
Copyright page fine print: "This book is a work of fiction."
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Part One. Glasses -- Part Two. Broken -- Part Three. Try Again
The solutions Rex Ogle offers up from his own childhood experience are a bit pat and cliched, but I really enjoyed the nuances of his relationships with friends and family. It was also refreshing and enlightening to see one of these middle school graphic memoirs from the perspective of a working class family struggling to get by paycheck to paycheck.
I see that there is a sequel available dealing with acne, Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel, and I'll be reading that soon.
SIDE NOTES:
1) While putting this book on Goodreads and LibraryThing I thought this was the first thing I'd read by Rex Ogle, but it turns out he uses several pen names, and I have enjoyed his take on Little Women, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women, under the name Rey Terciero.
2) I also discovered that he has written several other prose memoirs under his real name covering some of the same years as the graphic novels, and I was shocked that the mother and stepfather who come off as likable and sympathetic here are apparently portrayed there as emotionally and physically abuse. I'm going to check those out for the full story.
3) Oddly, Ogle calls his mother "Luciana" in the prose stories, but "Carmen" here in the graphic novel. Some research has shown that neither is his mother's real name. He consistently uses Sam and Ford for his stepfather and half-brother, but I'm assuming those are also aliases used to protect their privacy.
4) Fact or fiction?
Dust jacket copy: "In this true coming-of-age story, Rex has his sights set on surviving sixth grade . . . "
Copyright page fine print: "This book is a work of fiction."
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Part One. Glasses -- Part Two. Broken -- Part Three. Try Again
June 10, 2023
I'm not gonna lie, Rex's mom was a little bit of a b word. She took out her problems and life concerns on Rex- she makes him take care of his little brother, essentially raising him, and gets mad at him when he's stressed, doing poorly in school, or god-forbid needs something for himself??? Honestly ridiculous. I wish Rex had ONE adult in his life who cared about his feelings and didn't write them off as him just being in middle school.
November 27, 2023
While I understand that this is true to reality for some kids, this book was not similar at all to my glasses-wearing experience. I’ve had glasses since second grade (when I was in Catholic school) and I don’t remember ever getting made fun of for my glasses after getting them. Granted, I was homeschooled 3rd-6th grade, so didn’t have much exposure to other kids my age day-to-day except for Spanish class and band, but I went to public school from 7th grade on, and I still don’t remember ever being made fun of for my glasses. For other things, yes, but even then it was still rarely to my face. It was more just a general vibe of “we’re cool, you’re not, so we just don’t speak to you unless we need help with something,” rather than outright bullying (hmm, not me just now making the connection of this to the low level social paranoia/distrust that I have now 🙈).
However! Rex has a lot of intersectionality that I can’t identify with, so I know it’s not a fair comparison.
A couple specific nit-picks I have with this book are:
- The frustration of picking out glasses was not realistic. To this day, it infuriates me that I can’t fully see what I look like in prospective frames as I’m trying them on because of my truly wretched level of near-sightedness. The book did a great job in general of portraying the blurriness and frustration Rex was experiencing as a near-sighted person, but everything was clear as day in the panels where he was trying on frames and Rex was loving that process. This has simply…never been my experience.
- Rex’s little brother is drawn to be not that much smaller than him, but the family keeps alluding to how he’s not in school yet. So if this is a preschool or younger aged kid, draw him like that?! I kept thinking he was in 4th grade at least from the way he was drawn. Also, the dialogue for the little brother was written to sound like a caveman speaking. Little kids just learning to speak do say things funnily, but the consistency of these caveman-sentences was infuriating and unrealistic to me.
- Rex’s abuela talks about how she had glasses starting around the same age as Rex, as did both her parents and most of her many siblings. Yet later in the book, she is telling Rex a story and there are flashback panels to her family where none of them are wearing glasses. You simply GOTTA give me more consistency than that, babes.
BUT overall, I’m glad this book exists, even though with just one look at me, everyone can see that glasses make you hotter 💁🏻♀️
However! Rex has a lot of intersectionality that I can’t identify with, so I know it’s not a fair comparison.
A couple specific nit-picks I have with this book are:
- The frustration of picking out glasses was not realistic. To this day, it infuriates me that I can’t fully see what I look like in prospective frames as I’m trying them on because of my truly wretched level of near-sightedness. The book did a great job in general of portraying the blurriness and frustration Rex was experiencing as a near-sighted person, but everything was clear as day in the panels where he was trying on frames and Rex was loving that process. This has simply…never been my experience.
- Rex’s little brother is drawn to be not that much smaller than him, but the family keeps alluding to how he’s not in school yet. So if this is a preschool or younger aged kid, draw him like that?! I kept thinking he was in 4th grade at least from the way he was drawn. Also, the dialogue for the little brother was written to sound like a caveman speaking. Little kids just learning to speak do say things funnily, but the consistency of these caveman-sentences was infuriating and unrealistic to me.
- Rex’s abuela talks about how she had glasses starting around the same age as Rex, as did both her parents and most of her many siblings. Yet later in the book, she is telling Rex a story and there are flashback panels to her family where none of them are wearing glasses. You simply GOTTA give me more consistency than that, babes.
BUT overall, I’m glad this book exists, even though with just one look at me, everyone can see that glasses make you hotter 💁🏻♀️
June 8, 2023
This is one of those books that makes me feel old because I completely understand being embarrassed about the way you look, but I couldn't stand the way Rex treated his mom. There's also a scene towards the end where he learns how much harder his life could be and his whole perspective is changed, concluding his character development.
May 23, 2025
I secretly always wanted glasses, though I didn't need them. (I mean, I was going to be the nerdy kid regardless, might as well have the accessories). Despite the lack of glasses, I found this story to be very relatable in both its family, school, and friendship dynamics.
June 14, 2024
DNF @ 26%, I got so angry and had to yell about multiple things.
Why does the mom talk to her kid like that? Why doesn’t the younger sibling know that his sibling has a different dad? Even if dad isn’t around, they obviously talk about him.
She blames him for looking at the eclipse a panel after he says that school or someone should have taught him that looking at the sun was damaging?
Why does the mom not appear to know how buying glasses works when she wears glasses? do hers magically appear for free?
I had to get the cheapest frames and cheapest lenses many times as a child, and I assure you my single mom kept my browsing to what she could afford and was very much aware of money and what things cost when going through that process?
There is at least five more panels that were infuriating to me but I don’t want to waste any more time on this.
ETA: I did not get glasses until middle school and i remember staring out the window a lot after I got glasses because trees had leaves and I hadn’t been able to see that before.
Why does the mom talk to her kid like that? Why doesn’t the younger sibling know that his sibling has a different dad? Even if dad isn’t around, they obviously talk about him.
She blames him for looking at the eclipse a panel after he says that school or someone should have taught him that looking at the sun was damaging?
Why does the mom not appear to know how buying glasses works when she wears glasses? do hers magically appear for free?
I had to get the cheapest frames and cheapest lenses many times as a child, and I assure you my single mom kept my browsing to what she could afford and was very much aware of money and what things cost when going through that process?
There is at least five more panels that were infuriating to me but I don’t want to waste any more time on this.
ETA: I did not get glasses until middle school and i remember staring out the window a lot after I got glasses because trees had leaves and I hadn’t been able to see that before.
October 22, 2023
Getting glasses in 6th grade can be an adjustment on many levels - that’s when I got my first pair of glasses. I am a bit confused with how kind and loving Rex’s stepdad was portrayed; not quite the same story in Free Lunch
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August 1, 2023Enjoyable story about finding yourself & your place, even as you are changing.
February 1, 2024
I loved this book so much although I feel bad for Rex when he gets glasses I’m glad at the end he doesn’t care about having glasses.
February 2, 2025
Rex Ogle is about to start sixth grade. And he’s beyond excited to do it worth his best friend. When he starts to get bad headaches and struggles to see the board, he finds out he needs glasses.
Middle school is suddenly not as fun as he thought. He thinks his glasses change him in a bad way; but he actually learns a lot about himself, and those around him.
This was so fun. I really love Rex Ogle’s work. I’ll definitely order this one for the school library.
Middle school is suddenly not as fun as he thought. He thinks his glasses change him in a bad way; but he actually learns a lot about himself, and those around him.
This was so fun. I really love Rex Ogle’s work. I’ll definitely order this one for the school library.
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September 4, 2024Un còmic que m'ha tocat la patata, perquè jo també vaig estar molt acomplexada per dur ulleres quan anava a l'institut. Tota la gent que ha comentat que aquest llibre és irreal perquè no han patit mai comentaris despectius per dur ulleres o que ja ningú es riu d'algú per dur-ne, us diré una cosa: sou gent avinagrada. Llegiu el còmic!
February 24, 2025
Kids can be super horrible yet i survived it😅
September 19, 2024
I have literally never heard of anyone being bullied for glasses idk
February 20, 2023
Edelweiss+ provided me a DRC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's heartbreaking memoir about growing up poor in middle school. This graphic novel takes place during the same time period: Rex is starting 6th grade and is struggling. His family's financial situation has made middle school feel even harder, and his complicated relationship with his father leads to more stress.
Both Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel and Free Lunch are touted as memoirs...but they have very different tones. Free Lunch is much darker, while Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel leaves out the violence Rex experienced at home, as well as other tumultuous events (eviction, parental unemployment, etc.) and takes on a lighter, more humorous mood that we often associate with graphic novels.
I see that this is now labeled "Book #1," so I'm curious to see if the tone remains lighter as the story progresses, or if we are going to see some of the harsher aspects appear in the follow-up. It's not that I think we need to see the violence and heartbreak, but it does feel a little strange to call this a memoir when it feels completely different from Free Lunch.
I really enjoyed Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's heartbreaking memoir about growing up poor in middle school. This graphic novel takes place during the same time period: Rex is starting 6th grade and is struggling. His family's financial situation has made middle school feel even harder, and his complicated relationship with his father leads to more stress.
Both Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel and Free Lunch are touted as memoirs...but they have very different tones. Free Lunch is much darker, while Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel leaves out the violence Rex experienced at home, as well as other tumultuous events (eviction, parental unemployment, etc.) and takes on a lighter, more humorous mood that we often associate with graphic novels.
I see that this is now labeled "Book #1," so I'm curious to see if the tone remains lighter as the story progresses, or if we are going to see some of the harsher aspects appear in the follow-up. It's not that I think we need to see the violence and heartbreak, but it does feel a little strange to call this a memoir when it feels completely different from Free Lunch.
February 11, 2024
This was so sweet, and I just loved it!
March 16, 2023
Four Eyes by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza was such a good read! I also was a geeky middle schooler in the 1990s who got glasses and hated them so, so much. I also got hit in the face with a (basket)ball, but mine was intentional and my glasses didn't break. Has anyone told you before that middle school is the WORST? The kids are awful, the teachers are burnt out, home life sucks because you're grown, *but not enough*, and your parents just don't understand (remember, 90s kid). Four Eyes captures this experience perfectly.
I absolutely love the fact that a character with a stutter is included, and the only mention of it at all is when they talk about how sports helped them make friends. They're never treated any differently and that's beautiful.
Spoiler
My reason for knocking off .25 star is because even though Rex was going through a lot, he was still a little $@*+head to his mom and while she could have been more supportive in some scenes, she really was doing her best for her spoiled American teenager. She did not deserve all his selfish crap, and then she took her distress out on her generous mom! I tried the same actions with my mom and she did not take it as chill as Rex's mom. I still have trauma! I honestly don't know if my peers had my experience, or Rex's.
I received an advance reader copy of this graphic novel free from a local book store, and my review is completely my own opinion and freely given.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Bullying
Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75 emotional, hopeful, inspiring, fast-paced
I absolutely love the fact that a character with a stutter is included, and the only mention of it at all is when they talk about how sports helped them make friends. They're never treated any differently and that's beautiful.
Spoiler
My reason for knocking off .25 star is because even though Rex was going through a lot, he was still a little $@*+head to his mom and while she could have been more supportive in some scenes, she really was doing her best for her spoiled American teenager. She did not deserve all his selfish crap, and then she took her distress out on her generous mom! I tried the same actions with my mom and she did not take it as chill as Rex's mom. I still have trauma! I honestly don't know if my peers had my experience, or Rex's.
I received an advance reader copy of this graphic novel free from a local book store, and my review is completely my own opinion and freely given.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Bullying
Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75 emotional, hopeful, inspiring, fast-paced
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 23, 2023
The first thing I noticed about this book when I began reading it was the art. It's realistic yet cartoonish, and while it's different than what's the most mainstream in Western comics these days (I mean, we have how many artists imitating Raina Telgemeier for the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels now?), it's clean and appealing. I like it.
There's a lot of bullying to the story. I got glasses a year younger than the protagonist, and gosh, have kids gotten meaner? I don't remember getting picked on for my glasses. Then again, it seems like poor Rex has a target painted on his back - his parents are divorced, his mom and stepdad barely make ends meet, he's Latino, he's short, and now he has to wear glasses.
I do like that by the end, there is a lot of character growth and development. The wake-up call is relatively brief, but it gives the needed kick in the pants for a particular person to make the necessary changes in life to make things better.
This will appeal most to sensitive souls, in upper elementary and possibly middle school.
There's a lot of bullying to the story. I got glasses a year younger than the protagonist, and gosh, have kids gotten meaner? I don't remember getting picked on for my glasses. Then again, it seems like poor Rex has a target painted on his back - his parents are divorced, his mom and stepdad barely make ends meet, he's Latino, he's short, and now he has to wear glasses.
I do like that by the end, there is a lot of character growth and development. The wake-up call is relatively brief, but it gives the needed kick in the pants for a particular person to make the necessary changes in life to make things better.
This will appeal most to sensitive souls, in upper elementary and possibly middle school.
January 1, 2023
A MG graphic novel about bullying, confidence and seeing the world clearly.
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Things aren’t going quite like Rex imagined for his first few days in sixth grade. His best friend is hanging out with the mean, popular kids, most of Rex’s old friends split to a different middle school and he’s struggling in class because he can’t see the board. When his mom takes him to get glasses his prescription is much thicker than they thought and so begins the taunting, bullying and name-calling for the glasses Rex wears. When a new friend starts sitting with Rex at lunch, however, he helps show him that all Rex needs is some confidence.
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I adore all of @thirdrex writing and his first graphic novel was just as awesome and a bit more lighthearted than his other memoirs. I believe this is going to be a series and I’m thrilled. Ogle writes in a way that’s relatable to kids and graphic novels will usher in a whole new group of fans for him. This title releases May 2!
CW: poverty, bullying
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Things aren’t going quite like Rex imagined for his first few days in sixth grade. His best friend is hanging out with the mean, popular kids, most of Rex’s old friends split to a different middle school and he’s struggling in class because he can’t see the board. When his mom takes him to get glasses his prescription is much thicker than they thought and so begins the taunting, bullying and name-calling for the glasses Rex wears. When a new friend starts sitting with Rex at lunch, however, he helps show him that all Rex needs is some confidence.
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I adore all of @thirdrex writing and his first graphic novel was just as awesome and a bit more lighthearted than his other memoirs. I believe this is going to be a series and I’m thrilled. Ogle writes in a way that’s relatable to kids and graphic novels will usher in a whole new group of fans for him. This title releases May 2!
CW: poverty, bullying
July 13, 2023
Yes “Four Eyes” was an actual insult among kids in the 80s and 90s. Based on the author’s childhood experiences of growing up in a working class Texas family. There’s the grief of loosing an old bestie to the cool/cruel kid club. The shame of needing to eat the free school lunches. The target that is strapped to your face when you turn up to school with the cheapest pair of glasses in order to see the blackboard and the dodgeball sailing towards your head. This is a diverse, character driven story where the relationships feel authentic. There’s funny, tender and painful moments. (The phone call with the absent father is heartbreaking). It’s funny too, as Rex bravely manages some come-back quips to deflect mean attention. The illustrations have a modern Scooby Doo vibe. Read it! - maybe “Four Eyes” is no longer a taunt but there’s plenty to relate to in this fantastic book.
March 15, 2024
3.5 stars. If you liked Rex Ogle's Free Lunch, you'll enjoy this graphic novel series where he continues the story of his ups and downs with middle school. In this start to the series, we learn about his frustrations with wearing glasses for the first time. As someone who did not get glasses until she was an adult, it was tough to read about how Rex was taunted by classmates.
Being this is published by Scholastic Graphix, it should find large readership among tweens who already read Graphix's other titles or series, like Raina Telgemeier's Smile.
Being this is published by Scholastic Graphix, it should find large readership among tweens who already read Graphix's other titles or series, like Raina Telgemeier's Smile.
September 16, 2023
I absolutely loved this graphic novel. Rex Ogle usually writes based on his life but sometimes they can be very intense subjects so it was nice to read a book by him that was a little less intense. The story not only discusses his story with needing classes in middle school but also just starting and going through the trial of middle school. Not only is he dealing with middle school but he has other stressors at home that make this time even harder. Adding glasses to that seems like the final straw. But what he realizes about his "friends" and the lives of others in comparison to himself truly changes his perspective. I think this is a story that many kids could relate to. The art is beautiful and the story, in my opinion, is well done. Definitely recommend!
May 30, 2023
I can't wait to read Four Eyes #2! Middle grade readers will adore this graphic memoir from Rex Ogle that navigates the dreaded prescription of uncool glasses, starting middle school, and finding true friends. While these stressors are universal, Rex also faces bullying due to receiving free lunch and not having access to the same luxuries as his classmates. While he's always known money has been tight, his series of events brings it to the forefront and pushes him to express his frustration and confusion.
A perfect middle grade read and must purchase for all libraries. Another great graphic novel by a Texas superstar of story!
A perfect middle grade read and must purchase for all libraries. Another great graphic novel by a Texas superstar of story!
November 11, 2023
Enjoyed this! What happens when you grow up and all of a sudden need glasses? A whole host of friendship and identity issues. This deals with coming from a low income household really well too… and his little brother is really cute!
December 9, 2023
This book was good but i feel like when Rex goes to school,the things he does are the same almost all the time,and I don’t even think he got his revenge to Victor for bullying him,and to me I feel like the book just ended at a really bad time
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 5, 2023
This was really sweet and I just felt for Rex so much 😭
September 26, 2023
A graphic novel by Rex Ogle about his 6th grade year and how he came to terms with needing glasses and finding some true friends. Great for any middle school students!
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