That was followed by my daughter Crystal who did a beautifully moving dance to the song "I Dream in Color." She did half the dance in/ with a wheelchair, and half out of the chair in an expressive, powerful piece. The next passage I read was how Melody dreams, and what she dreams of. A former student sang, in a deep contralto, "I Believe I can Fly." It was a wonderful solo. I read then the passage about how Melody wished she could fly.
The music was Josh Groban's "You Lift Me Up," and they were phenomenal. That was followed by a group of disabled young people who do sign language to songs. Then I read some more, (the part about Ollie) and a couple of passages about the people who helped Melody, like Mrs. It's only 2 minutes long, so it is powerful and pointed. I gave a welcome and introduced the book, read a couple of selected passages, then I showed the first video, which focuses on words and the power of language. They sand "This Little Light of Mine." Then we had an invocation and I came out, dressed in a white suit-of course-with an orange scarf to keep with our color scheme. The program began with a children's choir, carrying lighted candles, (battery) walking into the darkened auditorium. When people arrived, they were given name tags (because I can't remember anybody's name!) and they signed the guest book.
We had it at Walnut Hills High School where I taught for 20 years, and LOTS of my former students came. Our color scheme was pale blue and orange, of course, and so loads of helium balloons decorated the outside of the building and along the halls of the school as well. The day dawned sunny and warm after weeks of rainy, dreary weather. The book launch party was a delightful success.
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