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Angela
  • Chapter 1

  • Angela (Narrator)

    It started because somebody wanted a tuna sandwich.

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  • In our tiny but neat living room, Charlie spread out on the sofa and sighed dramatically.

  • Profile Picture of Charlie in Angela

    Charlie

    “I’m so hungry,”

  • Angela (Narrator)

    she said.

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  • Profile Picture of Charlie in Angela

    Charlie

    “I haven’t eaten since last night.”

  • Angela (Narrator)

    Judy and Becky gasped in unison— and also in admiration.

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  • Charlie was one of those limelight-loving kids with parents who were so hipster, they decided to give their daughter a boy’s name.

  • Patting her stomach, if you could even call it a stomach, Charlie demanded a sandwich.

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    Angela

    “I have turkey,”

  • Angela (Narrator)

    I offered.

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  • Profile Picture of Charlie in Angela

    Charlie

    “No, no.

  • I don’t eat meat.

  • Do you have tuna?”

  • Angela (Narrator)

    So there I was, two minutes later, at the doorway to the even smaller kitchen.

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  • The girls’ fast-paced chatter, despite being only two yards behind me, seemed to fade away.

  • Instead, the kitchen’s dingy white walls and oak brown cupboards pressed intensely into my vision.

  • Oh gosh, the kitchen.

  • Angela (Narrator)

    Ma wouldn’t be home for another two hours.

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  • It should be okay, right?

Welcome to Literal!

Books on Literal are a little different, they look like a group chat. Characters have profile pictures and each sentence becomes a chat bubble.

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Speaking Character

Reading

There are 4 different ways to experience reading: Auto Play, Audio Support, Tap To Read, and Free Scroll.

Tap “Next” to learn more.

Auto Play

Auto Play is the default reading mode. With Auto Play, text message bubbles load automatically.

You can play, pause, or skip forward at any time.

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Audio Reader

Turning on Audio Reader adds unique audio voices for each character. Just like with Auto Play, each bubble loads automatically.

Tap the speaker icon in the control bar to turn enable Audio Support.

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Tap to Read

If you want to control when every bubble appears, simply tap the skip forward icon. Doing so will automatically pause Auto Play or Audio Reader.

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Free Scroll

At any time you can scroll/swipe. We’ll automatically pause Auto Play or Audio Reader if you scroll/swipe while either are playing.