About the Author

Evelyn Butcher

Evelyn Butcher lives in Miramichi, New Brunswick. She is a two-time open-heart surgery survivor, mother, homemaker, and a member of the Writers Federation of New Brunswick. The Miramichi Leader has published her articles and stories, and she has served as editor of her church newsletter for several years. She completed with highest honours a comprehensive Freelance Writer Course through International Correspondence School and attended four times the week-long Maritime Writers Workshop at UNB.

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Breaking the Word Barrier

Stories of Adults Learning to Read

by Kathie Goggin; Laura Wells; Afiena Kamminga; Laurie Glenn Norris; Judy Bowman; Evelyn Butcher; Richard Toth; Carol Knepper; Wendy Kitts; Beth Powning; June Horsman; Dawn Watson; Noeline Bridge; Richard Doiron; Janet Hammock; Greg Cook
edited by Marilyn Lerch & Angela Ranson

edition:eBook

also available: Paperback

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In this compelling collection of first-person stories, adults who have made outstanding achievements in adult literacy were paired with writers to tell of their transition to reading. These are people who have had the courage to overcome the barrier of words to break into a broader sense of themselves, to feel more empowered in the world. Courageou …

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