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ook rejections. Her first<br />
book series Rebecca Robbins<br />
had 283 rejections before<br />
it was published.<br />
At present, the prolific<br />
author of adult and youngadult<br />
books is in the process<br />
of writing her 15th<br />
novel. The 14th book will<br />
be out in June 2018. Her<br />
book genres include spec-<br />
northbrooktower.com school<br />
the northbrook tower | April 5, 2018 | 25<br />
Best-selling author visits Maple School<br />
Submitted by District 30<br />
Best-selling author Joelle<br />
Charbonneau’s 13th<br />
book “Time Bomb” was<br />
released on March 13. On<br />
that same day, she visited<br />
students from Northbrook’s<br />
Maple School to<br />
talk about her life and career.<br />
One of her first comments<br />
was that she never<br />
thought she would be an<br />
author. Although she has<br />
always been an avid reader,<br />
she majored in theater<br />
and music at Milliken University,<br />
and ended up with<br />
a master’s degree in opera<br />
performance.<br />
Charbonneau admitted<br />
that she never even took<br />
an English class in high<br />
school or college. She was<br />
a professional stage performer<br />
and private music<br />
teacher until she was in<br />
Best-selling author Joelle Charbonneau speaks to<br />
students during a visit on March 13. Charbonneau has<br />
published 14 books and is currently working on her<br />
15th. Photo submitted<br />
her 30s.<br />
During one particularly<br />
disappointing day, Charbonneau<br />
said she was the<br />
only performer rejected<br />
after trying out for a show.<br />
That evening while she<br />
was driving home, she began<br />
thinking about writing<br />
a book on women performers.<br />
She began writing and<br />
said this experience actually<br />
prepared her for future<br />
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