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November 11, 2022

REVIEW: Why Am I Taller? by Dave Williams and Elizabeth Howell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsastronaut / health / non-fiction / Roscosmos / science / spaceNo Comments

What happens in space that causes the body to change? Learn about life in space from astronauts Is the human body built for Mars? NASA’s studies on the International Space Station show we need to fix a few things before sending people to the Red Planet. Astronauts go into space ... more >

November 18, 2021

CONVERSATION: Protection and Birth Control in the Romance Genre

JanineConversationsbirth control / Contemporary / health / Historical / Paranormal / pregnancy / protection / risk / SFR46 Comments

READERS PLEASE NOTE: When we discuss the risk of pregnancy here, we are referring to individuals who can become pregnant, but not necessarily to M/F cis couples alone. Janine: I’ve been pondering sex scenes in nineteenth-century historical romances and how it bothers me that birth control so frequently isn’t deployed ... more >

January 6, 2021

REVIEW: The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Ballerina / family relationships / First-Person / health / middle grade / Native American / POC / POC author / school / Washington StateComments Off on REVIEW: The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

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In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author of I Can Make This Promise tells the story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It’s been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg ... more >

January 1, 2021

REVIEW: Do Not Let Your Dragon Spread Germs by Julie Gassman, illustrated by Andy Elkerton

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / Dragon / dragons / health / picture booksComments Off on REVIEW: Do Not Let Your Dragon Spread Germs by Julie Gassman, illustrated by Andy Elkerton

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Your dragon loves to hug and high-five and shake hands and sing and blow bubbles and share happiness everywhere she goes. Dragons want to spread joy to everyone! But some of those actions are also spreading germs. It’s time to wash your hands, mask up, and teach your dragon how ... more >

April 2, 2020

REVIEW: Am I Dying?! by Christopher Kelly, M.D. and Marc Eisenberg, M.D.

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsDoctor / health / medicine / non-fictionComments Off on REVIEW: Am I Dying?! by Christopher Kelly, M.D. and Marc Eisenberg, M.D.

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Featured on CBS This Morning, Men’s Health, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, and The Dr. Oz Show Two top doctors present a comprehensive, light-hearted guide for the hypochondriac in all of us. Christopher Kelly, MD, and Marc Eisenberg, MD, FACC, are both highly accomplished physicians and health experts from UNC Health ... more >

August 23, 2019

End of the Week Good News Bits

JayneMiscanimals / education / health / news / public good6 Comments

Let’s start the weekend off right. Donations for Pets and Education – This might help make paying off those parking fines a little easier. There were too many kittens in the animal shelter, just as there had been last year and the year before that. Like other shelters that swell ... more >

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