Kenmore resident releases her first book, ‘A Working De-Lemon’

Sometimes truth isn’t stranger than fiction. Sometimes it’s the seed that grows into fiction. That’s how Kenmore's Joan Wittler, a local teacher, came to write her first published novel, "A Working De-Lemon." Its heroine, Grace Erickson, is a fifth-grader who needs money to fix her bike. So, she and her best friend embark on a series of business ventures. But, each has different ideas about what makes a good job.

Sometimes truth isn’t stranger than fiction. Sometimes it’s the seed that grows into fiction. That’s how Kenmore’s Joan Wittler, a local teacher, came to write her first published novel, “A Working De-Lemon.”

Its heroine, Grace Erickson, is a fifth-grader who needs money to fix her bike. So, she and her best friend embark on a series of business ventures.  But, each has different ideas about what makes a good job.

Their friendship is tested by the failures. Eventually, Grace finds the courage to try a job that both interests and scares her. Along the way, she learns that mistakes can be fixed if she keeps trying, and that best friends don’t have to do everything together.

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Wittler is an art teacher at St. Mark School in Shoreline. She has had plenty of opportunity to see the daily struggles and triumphs of children, both her own and her students.

“The daily events of children’s lives make for marvelous stories. As adults, we recall the many ‘firsts’ of our lives and vignettes of our childhood — small moments, but ones that stay with us,” she explained.

Local editor, Nancy Cortelyou of Saffron Writes, is already a Grace Erickson fan. “A Working De-lemon captures some of the ‘small moments’ in an engaging, realistic and funny tale that will resonate with middle readers.”

“A Working De-lemon” is the first installment in the Grace Erickson  series and is available on Amazon.com.

For more information on the Grace Erickson series and Wittler’s other upcoming projects, visit www.joanwittler.com.