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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Ivy Ames, fortysomething mother of two, loses her high-flying job (to downsizing) and her husband (to their neighbor) in the same day. To pay for her daughter's private schooling, she starts a new business helping wealthy Manhattanites get their résumé-toting youngsters into the best kindergartens. Soon media moguls, mob bosses, and others call on Ivy. But nothing beats the lesbian couple that believes their adopted African-American disabled son...
2) The Wiz
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.