Many students graduate from high school and head off to college, blissfully pursuing a career. Sadly many students quickly realize they do not truly understand their chosen career. Job shadowing is the little known secret that allows students to get hands on, real life experience in their career of interest. Here are five reasons why…
Year: 2018
FBI Task Force (series review)
FBI Task Force series by DiAnn Mills I love this author! As I recently told a friend, DiAnn Mills writes Christian suspense fiction I can trust. Her suspense and mystery will be accurate, but not over the grotesque or horribly violent. Her romance is intriguing and sweet, with heroic men and strong women, but never…
Uncommon Education: A StraighterLine Review
StraighterLine 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Distance learning is a fairly new, but quickly growing, method earning your college education. Obviously CLEP exams and DSST exams are some of the more typical routes for earning distance credit, but the college scene is changing rapidly and there are some new and exciting methods now available. There are typically two walls…
Calico Joe
Calico Joe by John Grisham. This book came across my desk because as required summer reading for Mississippi State (the university Mr. Grisham attended. I’m not attending State, but my brother is, and he arrived home with Calico Joe from orientation. And, because I don’t let words in the house without reading them, added another…
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Uncommon Student is under construction right now. The site may change a lot over the next month while I play with some things, thank you for being patient!
My Soapbox and Francine Rivers’ “The Masterpiece”
I find that in today’s circle of Christian fiction there is a hard balance to find between necessary details and inappropriate intensity. By this, I am specifically referring to creating a romantic plot-line or developing an antagonist. Romance may need to be more than the cliche “side hug,” and certainly a king of the underworld…
March Elevator Reviews
Are you looking for some good books for you, a friend, your children, or a family member? Are you too busy to read a full review? Do you ever think, “I don’t need all the little details. Just tell me whether or not it is good!” Then Elevator Reviews are for you. Pretend you and…
Bookshelf Highlight: Dangerous Illusions
Dangerous Illusions by Irene Hannon In a Nutshell: Age Appropriateness: 16 and above Genre(s): Fiction, Suspense, Romance Suspense/Violence: Moderate suspense Romance: Moderate romance Language: None Would I Recommend It? Yes! The Nitty-Gritty Suspense/Violence: Dangerous Illusions is certainly suspenseful. I considered it moderate suspense. There was nothing graphic or unexpected. Ms. Hannon writes mystery fiction, so…
Flesh and Blood Humanity
I feel the need to write sometimes. To get it all out, finally, and see it organized neatly on a page. Sometimes I can, and sometimes that ability eludes me. A few years ago when I was struggling… in so many ways… it would be so hard to verbalize my pain and emotions. Writing was…
February Elevator Reviews
Are you looking for some good books for you, a friend, your children, or a family member? Are you too busy to read a full review? Do you ever think, “I don’t need all the little details. Just tell me whether or not it is good!” Then Elevator Reviews are for you. Pretend you and…