MSU Patterson Scholars give books to local elementary students as part of Personal Reading Stylist initiative

Kennedy Alverson, left, a Mississippi State senior elementary education major from Chattanooga, Tennessee, gives a book to Katie Wilson, a third-grade student at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School. Alverson is one of several James Patterson Teacher Education Scholars in MSU’s College of Education who personally selected books for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District students this month as part of MSU’s Personal Reading Stylist program. The scholars work one-on-one with students to learn about their interests and reading habits and then carefully choose a book specifically for each student. (Photo by Peyton Barber Grover)