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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Getting to the Bottom of Flatulence

I’m Trying to Love Farts by Bethany Barton

February 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you know me, I was drawn to Bethany Barton’s book because I already like farts, so I wanted to see how the girl in I’m Trying to Love Farts (or Flatulence) (due in November 2025; read via an online reader) book would make others convert, too. Our main character is a young girl who loves science. So, she loves the way that there is a science behind farts. Her younger brother just likes farting. There are a lot of gags (and not just due […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bethany Barton, biology, Body, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:111 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bethany Barton, biology, Body, Science & Nature ·
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Rocks matter, too!

I’m Trying to Love Rocks by Bethany Barton

September 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was that kid who liked looking at rocks. Not geodes (though I had a few) or anything special, I just liked rocks. I figure it was the shapes, and colors (though I’m sure my family would say they matched the ones in my head). I have always been a visual person. When older I liked crystals (hey! It was the 90’s… for those who were there, you get it), but never got into the science of rocks. Not until I was much older was […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bethany Barton, Earth Sciences - Rocks & Minerals, Geography, geology, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:502 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bethany Barton, Earth Sciences - Rocks & Minerals, Geography, geology, Science & Nature ·
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