About the Author

Angela Ranson

Angela Ranson is a high-school English teacher and a Master of Arts student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her short stories have appeared in Canadian Stories magazine and Angels on Earth magazine and her non-fiction articles have appeared in several newspapers in the province, including the Moncton Times and Transcript. She is also writing scripts and recently wrote and directed a sold-out dinner theatre in Sackville, New Brunswick, entitled Spice of Life.

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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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