the hangman - grade 3 level novella
the hangman - a book aimed at emerging readers
A short novella, featuring Chief Inspector Gamache and set in Three Pines, is available through the publisher, Grass Roots Press. It was written as part of a programme created by national literacy organizations to publish books aimed at emerging adult readers. So, The Hangman is written at a grade 3 level, for adults. Very clear, very simple. Not really the most complex plot or style, for obvious reasons.
I have the very great honour of being the Patron for the Yamaska Literacy Council. Before getting involved I had no idea that:
42 percent of adult Canadians have low literacy skills.
Criminals have three times more problems with reading and writing than the general population.
Canadians classified as having the worst health are also those with the lowest literacy skills.
There’s a direct link between poverty, unemployment, illness and illiteracy.
Did you you know? Literacy is measured on a scale of 0-5 with 5 being the highest. A 2013 study (www.piaac.ca) revealed that nearly 1 out of 5 Canadian adults are at or below Level 1, and 42% of Canadian have literacy scores below Level 3.
Those of us fortunate enough to be able to read and write can help. We can donate to our local literacy groups, and/or we can become a tutor.
Please find out what you can do to help. In Canada I urge you to contact,
www.literacy.ca
www.literacyquebec.org/
YLC have produced a short capsule to showcase the council – here’s the YouTube link.
synopsis
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. The dead man was a guest at the local Inn and Spa. He might have been looking for peace and quiet, but something else found him. Something horrible. Did the man take his own life? Or was he murdered? Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. As Gamache follows the trail of clues, he opens a door into the past. And he learns the true reason why the man came to Three Pines.
Each One Teach One
