Scholastic Readers: Angela's Ashes

“A miserable childhood is bad enough. A miserable Irish childhood is worse. But a miserable Irish Catholic childhood is the worst of all”.

A simplified adaptation of Frank McCourt’s moving and humorous memoirs about growing up in 1930’s Ireland.

With Fact Files on ‘Angela’s Ashes’: the Film and the Irish Question.

This range of Scholastic ELT readers reflects a world that teenagers will instantly recognise. It includes popular films and TV series and coming-of-age classics.

Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga stories and comic strips generate instant appeal.

The People & Places spread at the start of each story sets the scene by introducing the key characters in a visually stimulating and accessible way.

The magazine-style Fact Files at the back of each reader include interviews, behind-the-scenes features, UK/US culture and themes developed in the reader.

The self-study section let students check comprehension as they progress through each story.

Free online teacher’s resource sheets provide more activities and follow-up project work.

Accompanied by an audio recording of the story.

Angela's Ashes sample audio
Angela's Ashes Fact File in pdf
Angela's Ashes Resource Sheets & Answers
Angela's Ashes Sample Chapter
A Guide to Using Scholastic ELT Readers