There are literacy projects in Canada and the UK that feature short reads by well known authors designed to increase literacy in adults.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian...books-1.820203
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Several Canadian authors are joining forces with a literacy group to launch a set of easy-to-read fiction books for adults with poor reading skills.
Called Quick Reads, the program run by the literacy foundation ABC Canada is patterned after a successful one in the U.K.
"It's a unique project," says Margaret Eaton, head of ABC Canada.
The project in Britain engaged the services of bestselling authors such as Maeve Binchy and Ruth Rendell to write simpler stories. As a result, adults with minimal literacy abilities said they wanted to read more after picking up the books.
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http://abclifeliteracy.ca/goodreads
http://www.quickreads.org.uk/