{"id":11812,"date":"2021-04-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11812"},"modified":"2021-04-06T10:53:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T15:53:59","slug":"g-for-glimpsed-by-a-high-school-fairy-godmother-by-g-f-miller-ya-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11812","title":{"rendered":"G for GLIMPSED by a high school fairy godmother! by G.F. Miller (YA book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=11863\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/glimpsed-9781534471351_xlg.jpg?fit=596%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"596,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"glimpsed-9781534471351_xlg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/glimpsed-9781534471351_xlg.jpg?fit=596%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/glimpsed-9781534471351_xlg.jpg?resize=298%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of Glimpsed, by G.F Miller. Published by Simon Schuster BYFR | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-11863\" width=\"298\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/glimpsed-9781534471351_xlg.jpg?w=596&amp;ssl=1 596w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/glimpsed-9781534471351_xlg.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/glimpsed-9781534471351_xlg.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing their deepest wish,<br>Sending a few &#8216;nudges&#8217; into nearby minds &#8211;<br>teen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/fairy%20godmother\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fairy godmother<\/a> improving lives\u2026 right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charity can &#8216;glimpse&#8217; someone&#8217;s most-longed-for future and secretly help them attain it &#8211; with best friend and fashion maven Sean&#8217;s help as needed &#8211; and sees past successes in her California high school halls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her grandmother (and fairy godmother mentor) warns that trying to nudge Vindhya from robotics club to Homecoming Queen in nine days is too fast, that people need time to change themselves based on the suggestions that Charity plants in their minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uh oh! Adorkable Noah has figured out that the super-popular Pom squad dancer is also a fairy godmother and is ready to tell all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eldest in his <a href=\"https:\/\/treknews.net\/star-trek-conventions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Star Trek-obsessed<\/a> family, Noah is sure that her &#8216;gift&#8217; is logically explainable, and since Charity granted Holly&#8217;s wish to be popular which took Holly away from Noah\u2026 time to examine the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could she help get Noah and Holly to their Happily Ever After without nudging anyone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who&#8217;s right &#8211; big sister Hope far away from their too-quiet house, workaholic Mom denying that she has any gift, or her grandmother embracing it extravagantly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is she pushing Glimpsed relationships in the right direction or are the Glimpses controlling her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask for <em>Glimpsed<\/em>  at your <a href=\"http:\/\/worldcat.org\/libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">local library<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/indiebound.org\/indie-store-finder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">independent bookstore<\/a> to find out which path Charity chooses for her own future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want a Glimpse to become true\u2026really and truly?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: Glimpsed \/ G. F. Miller. Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfmiller.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">author site<\/a>]  [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Glimpsed\/G-F-Miller\/9781534471351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">publisher site<\/a>]  Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing their deepest wish,Sending a few &#8216;nudges&#8217; into nearby minds &#8211;teen fairy godmother improving lives\u2026 right? Charity can &#8216;glimpse&#8217; someone&#8217;s most-longed-for future and secretly help them attain it &#8211; with best friend and fashion maven Sean&#8217;s help as needed &#8211; and sees past successes in her California high school halls. 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