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FROM: "Melissa Rice" <[removed]@webrary.org>
REC'D: 1/11/01, 11:43 AM

Hi,

Does anyone remember a YA book about a fairy godmother and African-American
teen? Possibly published 2-3 years ago?

Thanks,
Melissa Rice
Reference/Reader's Services Librarian
Morton Grove Public Library
Morton Grove, IL
(847) 965-4220
[removed]@webrary.org
http://www.webrary.org
Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
official Library policy.

FROM: "Melanie C. Duncan" <[removed]@mail.bibb.public.lib.ga.us>
REC'D: 1/11/01, 12:08 PM

>Does anyone remember a YA book about a fairy godmother and African-American
>teen? Possibly published 2-3 years ago?

Wasn't there a tv movie starring Brandy and Whitney Houston along these lines?


Sincerely,
Melanie C. Duncan, M.S.L.S.
Washington Memorial Library, Reference Librarian
Library Journal, Christian Fiction Columnist
The Bookdragon Review, Editor/Publisher
http://www.bookdragonreview.com
All opinions expressed are my own.

FROM: "Mary Rindfleisch" <[removed]@biblio.org>
REC'D: 1/11/01, 1:46 PM

I believe the TV presentation you are thinking about was a re-make of the
Rodgers & Hammerstein musical _Cinderella_. It starred Brandy and Whitney,
along with Jason Alexander, Bernadette Peters, and a host of other. It
actually was pretty good, I thought, and I am a tough one to convince,
having been completely devoted to the original when it was on TV every
February in my childhood...

Mary Rindfleisch
Adult Services/Readers' Advisory Librarian
Ridgefield Library
472 Main St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: 203-438-2282
e-mail: [removed]@biblio.org

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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 2:05 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: Fairy Godmother


>Does anyone remember a YA book about a fairy godmother and African-American
>teen? Possibly published 2-3 years ago?

Wasn't there a tv movie starring Brandy and Whitney Houston along these
lines?


Sincerely,
Melanie C. Duncan, M.S.L.S.
Washington Memorial Library, Reference Librarian
Library Journal, Christian Fiction Columnist
The Bookdragon Review, Editor/Publisher
http://www.bookdragonreview.com
All opinions expressed are my own.

FROM: Kay Kelly <[removed]@acan.net>
REC'D: 1/11/01, 1:52 PM

I think this is "The seven wishes of Joanna Peabody" by Genevieve Gray,
although it is much older (I think it's out of print).


At 11:28 AM 1/11/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone remember a YA book about a fairy godmother and African-American
>teen? Possibly published 2-3 years ago?
>
>Thanks,
>Melissa Rice
>Reference/Reader's Services Librarian
>Morton Grove Public Library
>Morton Grove, IL
>(847) 965-4220
[removed]@webrary.org
>http://www.webrary.org
>Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
>official Library policy.
>
>
>......................................................................
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Kay Kelly
Reference Librarian
Cottage Hill Branch, Mobile Public Library
5025 Cottage Hill Road
Mobile, AL 36609
email [removed]@acan.net
voice-334-470-7772
fax-334-470-7711
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FROM: Connie Jo Ozinga <[removed]@elkhart.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 1/11/01, 1:56 PM

In fact the Brandy/Whitney Houston TV movie version is a new version of
the Rodgers and Hammerstein version many of us remember Leslie Ann
Warren appearing in.

The Brandy version was produced by Oprah I believe. I saw it again for
the umpteenth time just the other night. It is wonderfully eclectically
diverse. The queen is African American, the king is caucasian, the
prince is perhaps Asian, perhaps something else. Brandy's Cinderella
has one African American step-sister, and one Caucasian step-sister, and
their mother is played by Bernadette Peters.

It is a nice movie, but comes in a distant second to "Ever After" when
it comes to Cinderella movies.

Impossible things are happening every day!

Connie O

"Melanie C. Duncan" wrote:
>
> >Does anyone remember a YA book about a fairy godmother and African-American
> >teen? Possibly published 2-3 years ago?
>
> Wasn't there a tv movie starring Brandy and Whitney Houston along these lines?
>
> Sincerely,
> Melanie C. Duncan, M.S.L.S.
> Washington Memorial Library, Reference Librarian
> Library Journal, Christian Fiction Columnist
> The Bookdragon Review, Editor/Publisher
> http://www.bookdragonreview.com
> All opinions expressed are my own.
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: "Sarah Stein" <[removed]@denver.lib.co.us>
REC'D: 1/11/01, 2:08 PM

Probably not it, as I'm not remembering an African American teen, but what came to mind was Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's series Godmother (1994?), Godmother's apprentice (1995?), Godmother's web (1998?) and I thought there was a 4th but I can't find it.

sarah

Sarah Stein
Senior Special Collections Librarian
Denver Public Library
Denver, Colorado, USA
[removed]@denver.lib.co.us

>>> [removed]@webrary.org 01/11/01 10:28AM >>>
Hi,

Does anyone remember a YA book about a fairy godmother and African-American
teen? Possibly published 2-3 years ago?

Thanks,
Melissa Rice
Reference/Reader's Services Librarian
Morton Grove Public Library
Morton Grove, IL
(847) 965-4220
[removed]@webrary.org
http://www.webrary.org
Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
official Library policy.

FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 1/11/01, 3:03 PM

At 01:00 PM 1/11/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Probably not it, as I'm not remembering an African American teen, but what
came to mind was Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's series Godmother (1994?),
Godmother's apprentice (1995?), Godmother's web (1998?) and I thought there
was a 4th but I can't find it.
>
>sarah
>
>Sarah Stein
>Senior Special Collections Librarian
>Denver Public Library
>Denver, Colorado, USA
[removed]@denver.lib.co.us

No, only three (so far anyway).

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu

FROM: Kelly Marszycki <[removed]@rcn.com>
REC'D: 1/11/01, 3:07 PM

Did Virginia Hamilton do something on african-american fairy tales? Just a
thought --
Kelly Marszycki

Melissa Rice wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Does anyone remember a YA book about a fairy godmother and African-American
> teen? Possibly published 2-3 years ago?
>
> Thanks,
> Melissa Rice
> Reference/Reader's Services Librarian
> Morton Grove Public Library
> Morton Grove, IL
> (847) 965-4220
> [removed]@webrary.org
> http://www.webrary.org
> Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
> official Library policy.
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 1/11/01, 3:55 PM

In a message dated 1/11/2001 1:04:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[removed]@mail.bibb.public.lib.ga.us writes:

<<
Wasn't there a tv movie starring Brandy and Whitney Houston along these
lines? >>

I think you're thinking of Cinderella, actually. Brandy was Cindy, Whitney
was the FG, and a handsome young man (oriental?) was the prince. I think one
of the king was played by Jason Alexander. You might check IMDB for details,
if interested.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: "Melissa Rice" <[removed]@webrary.org>
REC'D: 1/12/01, 9:04 AM

Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions.

Melissa Rice
Reference/Reader's Services Librarian
Morton Grove Public Library
Morton Grove, IL
(847) 965-4220
[removed]@webrary.org
http://www.webrary.org
Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
official Library policy.

FROM: "Susan Sultemeier" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/14/01, 8:09 PM

I think the African American, Fairy Godmother title your patron is looking
for is: The Magic Touch by Jody Lynn Nye.
Amazon reviewers said "A thoroughly enjoyable tale, ingenious and
satisfying grantings of wishes.... The Magic Touch is a book about a boy
named Raymond whos grandmother talks him into joining an organization of
fairy godmothers. He becomes an apprentice to an experienced fairy
godmother. He has all sorts of adventures including several run-ins with a
gang....". Unfortunately it's OP. I loved it, too!


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