Changing

Jan and the FGA fashion models

Happy Fairy God-Mother’s Day 2014- When writing a new story for my series, I always marvel at how whatever comes out of my brain seems to mimic my real life- even when I do not mean for that to happen.

I have been writing the next story for about a year now. If you have read the teasers on the site, you know the new lineage is called the Luci Lineage.  They are the ones that teach the initiates about personal power by holding their own little “luci”, a pet-like light form they are given at the age of 13. This lineage creates all that is beauty in Aventurine. They can change their form at any moment both to disguise and to beguile. They have the power to change and so do you.  There is no set rule for what is beautiful and every girl must choose her own way to look, feel, believe, and act in the world. These are your gifts and your powers.  It has nothing to do with body shape or hair color.  When you realize this is all up to you, you get busy making the best of what you’ve got.

I am ever-changing. My changes often feel like a crossing to a foreign land. That is why I have decided to call the next book “Her Crossing” to honor the ever-changing-ness of girls and women throughout their lives.  This title was given to me by my brother years ago when our mother, Dora, was crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary to go to Europe and recorded her life story onto a small tape recorder to pass the time.  Her stories of crossing from one place to another, both geographically and emotionally, stayed in my consciousness. Now I write the stories of the girls who will pass from Faeren to human, human to Faeren, girl to woman, woman to crone.

DadLabs’ Video Interview with Jan Bozarth

Hey All:

DadLabs has posted a great 4-minute video interview with author and creator of the Fairy Godmother Academy, Jan Bozarth. It’s a good look at why Jan has pursued this Dream, and what it means to go about this kind of project.

Check out the video below and check out other great stuff from DadLabs.com.

Let us know what you think in the comments below!

Signed Birdie’s Book Giveaway — Get one in time for Christmas!

Get a chance to win one of five copies of Birdie’s Book, signed by author Jan Bozarth, and delivered to you before Christmas.


Birdie's Book

  1. 1. Find a fellow member to send a Friend Request. Make sure you are signed-in, then find a sampling of members at Birdie’s profile page or from the search box on the MyFriends page of your profile.
  2. 2. Send a Friend Request by clicking the (+) from a person’s profile page or search results. They don’t have to respond by the deadline for you to be eligible, you just have to send the Friend Request.
     
  3. 3. Tell us you sent the request. Make sure you are signed in, then click the “Have Code” link at the bottom of any page, and enter “DreamFriendsForever” (all one word, no quotation marks).
     

That’s It! On Monday, Dec. 14 at 6pm (CST-US) we will pick at random five members who have both entered the “DreamFriendsForever” code AND sent at least one friend request.


Birdie's Book
Jan Bozarth, and a few of the dreamers of Fairy Godmother Academy



 

Ahh, The Fine Print.

We will attempt to notify the winners at the provided email address. If we do not hear back by the 16th of December, there is a great chance your signed copy of Birdie’s Book will not arrive in time for Christmas. If you live outside the continental US there is an excellent chance it will not arrive for Christmas even if you do respond immediately. You do not increase your chances by friend requesting multiple people, but if you find a few more than one you’d like to friend, feel free to do so. You have to be a member of the Academy to send Friend Requests, but you do not have to be enrolled. To be “joined”, or to be “enrolled” (the next level up that allows social network access) is free, but enrollment instructions are only sent to members under 13 years of age.

You can of course also Buy Birdie’s Book for the tween girl in your life!

Announcing Birdie’s Book Reader’s Guide!

Book Girl here! I just wanted to let you know that a Reader’s Guide for Birdie’s Book is now available. Aimed at Parents, it gives you some cool things to think about before you even read the book, plus questions to discuss when you finish, and activities to try out too.

Check it out at this link, it’s free!

Then post a comment, I’d love to know what all you other book girls think 🙂

Weaving A World For Girls

Fairy Godmother Academy was featured in an Austin American Statesman full-length Sunday Feature.

Jan Bozarth has always been a dreamer.
Now she’s going to help our next generation of women dream, too.
Welcome to “The Fairy Godmother Academy,” where girls on the cusp of their teenage years go on adventures that take them deep into the wilds of their own abilities. The academy launched in August with the publication of “Birdie’s Book,” the first of a planned eight-volume series from Random House. The story continues online with games, activities, social communities and music. It’s a concept Bozarth has been honing for years, one informed by her decades of working with media for tween girls.

Read it all online in the Austin American Statesman.

Meet Us at the Texas Book Festival

The Fairy Godmother Academy will be appearing at the Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas on Sunday, November 1st. This event will take place rain or shine from 3 to 4pm in the Children’s Demonstration and Activity Tent. We’ll have music, a fashion show, hands-on craft projects, a talk by Jan, and some other cool surprises. Come out and join us for all the fun! Continue reading