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I love sharing book titles with close friends, so I'm happy you are here! I want to share a book that you must add to your to-be-read list. Ruth Ayres has a brand new book titled  Enticing Hard-To-Reach Writers   published by Stenhouse Publishers. It's another must read from Ruth. There are many professional development books available to learn about mastering our craft of teaching.   However, there are only a few that make a true impact -- and this is one book that weaves raw truth, research, practical ideas, and story all in one {cute} little package.  In  Enticing Hard-To-Reach Writers , Ruth allows her worlds to collide during the creation:  "In this book, I entwine my three story lines as educator, momma, and writer." (p. 6) And she does this in an amazing way through sharing stories of her family, adoption, children living in hard places -- and doing their best  -- and healing. She shares how we can use research ...

Slice of Life is  hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ I started reading Ruth Ayres' free preview of her new book ... Enticing Hard-To-Reach Writers   as a teacher ... and then her words spoke to me as ... A writer. You see, Ruth and I go way back. (She maybe doesn't remember it.) 2011. My babies were not even a year old and one February day during nap time for my girls, I stumbled upon the TWT blog. Ruth enticed me then ... I started a blog. I started writing. I just started and didn't quite understand why because really, what new m...