![]() Inspired by the Gospel music in the sanctified church I grew up in, I wrote poems and Gospel songs all the time. Family, friends, and neighbors inspired me. Sometimes between breakfast and bedtime I read a bushel of books. I became a writer by writing stories about ordinary people and the extraordinary stories all around me. Thomas, Joyce Carol Title: The Gospel Cinderella Publisher: Amistad Books for Young Readers Publication Date: 2004 Binding: Hardcover Illustrator: Diaz. They're singing gospel in Japan! In Europe! In Scandinavian countries! In China! In African nations. Now the African-American derived sound of Gospel music is imitated all over the world. Even when those terrible twins try to diminish who she is. Always she keeps the sense of who she is. Like the Gospel Cinderella and Queen Mother Rhythm, most gospel singers start off telling a sad story, then they segue into a prayerful song. In our Gospel Cinderella's saddest moments she finds solace and joy in singing gospel. The Gospel Cinderella: WHY JOYCE WROTE THE GOSPEL CINDERELLA As a child, I loved to read fairy tales and to hear Gospel music. ![]() Cinderella's singing soul is her light in darkness. To clothe our Gospel Cinderella with a steadfast sense of fairness and faith, I remembered what I loved about fairy tales and gospel music and the people who called themselves "saved". Soon after the solemn notes, the rhythm sweeps the grief from their souls and rushes them into the arms of a healing ecstasy. ![]() As a child, I loved to read fairy tales and to hear Gospel music. ![]()
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