BC3 @ LindenPointe student, 20, writes novel

A straight-A student who is pursuing three associate degrees at BC3’s additional location in Hermitage completed a 237-page novel chronicling three young meerkats’ expedition across the African desert to save the life of their snake-bitten older brother. Her characters’ humanlike behavior is based on what Ellaura Shoop said she has learned in BC3 psychology courses.

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