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By Emmie Meeks and Lexi Kinsey What was it about the Busload of Books project that made you decide to accept the offer to join the research team?  LK: Each person involved with the project demonstrates such multifaceted perspectives to the table, and it became my personal mission to get involved; as I could both learn from and contribute to elevated, constructive conversations. Busload of Books is an indelible project for the Washington College community, and having my name a

By Emmie Meeks   Welcome back to the Busload of Books Blog! After a (not-so-brief) hiatus from the blog, we are back with some exciting new developments.   Image courtesy of Robbi & Matthew We have a new member of the research team, Lexi, so be on the lookout for her introductory post coming soon! I have returned to the team from my student teaching internship, older and (maybe) wiser. You can expect to see an update on my experience in the classroom and how I translated my B

By Emmie Meeks On February 19th, the Busload of Books Research team, along with some colleagues from WAC’s Communication and Media Studies department traveled to Hilton Head, SC for the 48th Annual Conference of the Eastern Educational Research Association. Assisted by the BoB Research team and Secondary Education Coordinator, Prof. Erin Counihan, I had the opportunity to develop and present research on survey data regarding the benefits and challenges of author/illustrator v

By Brooke Thomas From February 19 to February 22, the Busload of Books Research Team (and some additional Washington College friends!)...

By Emmie Meeks Welcome back Busload of Books Research Blog readers! We want to thank you for following along with us through another...