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About Becky with the good flare

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After the tumultuous year that was 2017, here's to a new year of better stability, schedules, a return to regular reading.

Becky with the good flare's Reviews:

In Which I Learned A Lot More About Chemistry Than I Ever Did In School

April 20, 2018 by Becky with the good flare 1 Comment

First, a confession. I attended four different middle schools and three different high schools. I managed to take Earth Science, Environmental Science, and then Biology five times over before pursuing a liberal arts degree. I never learned much of anything about chemistry in school, so that bar may be artificially low. The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean is a wandering, at times rambling, collection of stories that winds along with the Periodic Table of Elements. Like a good liberal arts science class, the book does […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: chemistry, history, Non-Fiction, pop science, science, Seam Kean

Becky with the good flare's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: chemistry, history, Non-Fiction, pop science, science, Seam Kean ·
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I Didn’t Mean to Read This Whole Book

January 6, 2018 by Becky with the good flare 2 Comments

As many people are aware, 2017 was on the whole, a bit nuts. My personal and professional life decided to follow suit, and while I may appreciate the travel miles and hotel points that racked up, I’m looking forward to a more stable (personally) 2018. I started at new job with the new along with the new year, and while I’m searching for housing in a new area, I’ve been staying with family during the work week. Wednesday night, I sat down to read aloud […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Children, fantasy, Fiction, Kelly Barnhill, Newbery

Becky with the good flare's CBR10 Review No:1 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Children, fantasy, Fiction, Kelly Barnhill, Newbery ·
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