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We never talked about school as the ticket to the future. I was in the classroom, but I wasn’t there to learn how to write, read or even1 . When it was my turn to read, I wanted to 2 . I was 13 years old, 3 I already hated being who I was.
I had a(n) 4 teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn’ t read. And he found it
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to make my secret known to others. He 6 me and said,“Anthony, why don’t you read the next paragraph?” I didn’t even know what the paragraph was. I 7 to read what was in front of me, but the only sound of my voice 8 resulted in laughter. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading.
Now I am 41 years old. One day, I planned to 9 back to Texas to visit my family and friends. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech 10
himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my 11 to pay for him. “Do I know you?” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me, ” I answered 12 . “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught