About the Author

Janet Hammock

Janet Hammock is a Vancouver-born concert pianist who holds both Master and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University. She was a professor of music for thirty-one years, first at Whittier College in California and then at Mount Allison University, where, after retirement, she was appointed Professor Emeritus of Music. Recently, Janet returned to creative writing, something she has enjoyed since childhood. She and her partner live in Sackville, New Brunswick, with Loofa, their sixteen-year-old cat.

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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

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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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