Letters in Charcoal

In the pueblo of Palenque in Colombia, hardly anybody knows how to read. Curious about the letters her older sister Gina receives from a young doctor each month �_" letters that she is sure contain promises of love �_" one young girl makes a decision that will change her life, and the lives of every child in the pueblo, forever. With the help of SeA�or Velandia, the owner of the village shop, she will slowly unlock the letters of the alphabet and discover the magic of reading. And soon she will make a discovery that is more miraculous still �_" that letters are literally all around her . . .