Ruhl's accomplishments in the theater and in her writing alone are more than extraordinary; the fact that she achieved them with often severe and chronic illness and while raising three children is near miraculous. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis.

With a play opening on Broadway, and every reason to smile, Sarah Ruhl has just survived a high-risk pregnancy when she discovers the left side of her face is completely paralyzed. A deeply moving, absorbing book; I'd expect nothing less from Sarah Ruhl, and I'm grateful to have read it. making connections among all kinds of thinkers as she works to make sense of what's happened to her.Soon after, a major earthquake hits San Francisco, but Raina’s family only suffers temporary power loss. The SMILE approach to learning has strengthened pupil voice and given children the confidence to take risks in their own learning by choosing how they like to learn.

All working mothers find it tough, much tougher than she does since most of us don't have the incomes of a Broadway dramatist and a doctor. Though she makes some missteps, such as standing up a boy at a dance, it's her process of correcting those missteps that makes this such a relatable and true-to-life story. They criticize Smile for centering a white, middle-class family that interacts mostly with people who share their background. I'm sure that others suffering from Bell's Palsy will find hope within the pages of this book, and I think it's a good read for everyone to gain a better understanding of the struggles that people go through.Mostly I enjoyed the writing, the expression of feeling and emotion, the explanation of how regular life presents problems a person without the condition has ever considered. But my story has been so slow, so incremental, the nature of the chronic, which resists plot and epiphany. but she mostly stayed hidden and away from her usual crowd until it was gone and we just heard about it in the aftermath story.

Raina's experiences with her teeth as she goes through middle and high school serve as an excellent metaphor for her life: Her teeth will never be perfect, but with a little work, they get a lot better. Following the success of the implementation of pupil SMILE books and to ensure clarity in understanding of the Curriculum for Wales, I decided to trial the SMILE book format myself, to record my planning.This helped me to develop greater depth of knowledge and understanding of the Four Purposes, Cross-Curricular Links, Pedagogical Principles and the What Matters Statements for each of the AoLEs.

As a working mom, I love to see someone achieve so much despite the naysayers in a competitive field.

What does it mean to have such a precarious difficult relationship with one's body/face, and asymmetry? It's this ordinariness and the realistic depiction of how Raina overcomes her difficulties that make this graphic novel stand out. Because a smile mostly involves the mouth, the lips are the most important facial features to include in a description. The investment of time in medium-term planning enables staff to focus on skills development in short-term planning time. I admire him and Sarah both for opening up about their illnesses and so others with them won’t feel so alone and will have more information.