The Reader

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The Reader

Once upon a time, there was an old man called Tom who could neither read nor write because he was illiterate.
One day, when he was talking with a librarian, she advised him to attend an adult literacy class. A few months later, when he had been able to tearn how to read and write, his passion for reading arised. He found out an author that he had been reading and who he admired.
Then Tom won a quiz about his favourite author, and the award was to meet the writer. He was so excited that he couldn't stop reading. It was the best moment of his life.

By Pepa, Carlos, Javi, Daniel and Sharon.


Cristopher Sánchez was bron in Cuba. When he was a child he couldn't learn how to read. One day, Cristopher went to a library asking for literacy classes. He had been attending the classes for a few months. After that, when he learned to read, he read all the books about his country. One day, when he was there, he realized that one of those books was written by an old friend. Then he started to discover his own story. The whole book was based on his life.
When he finished the book, he felt proud about his friend. Forty years later, they saw each other again.

By Antonio, Jose, Aina, Ximo and Jose Antonio.


Morgan was a 69 year-old retired man who one day decided to enroll in an adult literacy class. For him, it was a dream come true. That afternoon, he had been thinking about going to the library to pick up a book by his favourite writer. So he did that. He needed it to make his homework. There, he was reading a lot of books but he didn't find what he had been looking for. Then he asked the librarian for advice so that she would check on the computer of the book was at the library.
After she had been searching it for a long time, she finally found it. Since that day he started to work on his composition. He was reading the book with great interest, this way he could finish it.
The composition was so amazing that his teacher congratulated him.

By Juan Carlos, Raúl and Ana.


There was an adult literacy class in Brooklyn. An old black man who couldn't read decided to learn how to do it. When he retired, he applied for this adult literacy course.
He studied very hard, everyday you could find him at the library. He started to read easy books.
He used to go to the bookshop and showed his excellent marks to the shop assistant, so she recommended him a book about a true story. She told him that the writer would go to the bookshop.
He started the book, and read quickly. The following week, he went there and could meet the writer.

By Carolina, Pau, Jose Luis, Carmen, Mariví and Carla.



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