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A private book signing was held at the Vista St. Lucie library on December 15th for Diane DesRochers' book, A Matter of Time. A number of Vista residents dropped by to have their books personally signed by the author. | On April 28, Ms. DesRochers visited Ms.Sullivan's 8th grade gifted reading class at Dan McCarty School in St. Lucie County where students selected A Matter of Time for their book club book. When Ms. DesRochers visited the class the students had many questions about how she got started writing, why she chose the Halifax Explosion, as well as many other thought provoking questions before signing their books. After the students read the book and completed their projects, Ms. DesRochers returned to the classroom. She was extremely impressed with the complexity of the projects: several Power Point projects, posters, a model of the two ships in papier mache, and a 24 stanza poem.
| | | Book signings were held in August in Peterborough, New Hampshire and on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
On March 24th Ms. DesRochers visited Lakewood Park Elementary School in St. Lucie County where teachers, Ms. Innocent and Ms. Hutchinson, were reading SumFlower, chapter by chapter with their fourth grade students. Ms. DesRochers was greeted with posters welcoming her to the classroom and spoke with the children before reading the final chapter of the books. The students each had questions regarding the book and why it was written. All in all it was a very satisfying day.
In December of 2009, Diane DesRochers' first illustrated book, The Little Tree That Would be Great was published. This whiny little Evergreen tree wanted to be like Maple and Oak but found out it was best to be who he was meant to be. He was ultimately rewarded by being selected as the mayor's Christmas Tree.
Ms. DesRochers continues to sell her books at local green markets and craft shows.
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