Iain Curley padded down the stairs about 10:45 p.m. one evening and asked Mom and Dad if he could read to them.

He was holding a book, "The Little Hen," his parents hadn’t picked up before. The 8-year-old, they thought, hated reading.

He had fallen behind his classmates, and his sweet personality was bruised by their teasing. He hadn’t touched a book in months.

The sensitive little guy plopped down between his parents and read the book cover to cover.

Then he asked permission to get another.

His mom, Evie Curley, allowed herself a few tears while he was out of the room selecting a book. He came back and read for 45 minutes.

 

(Credit: Nelson Kepley/News & Record)

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