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Ms. Foran from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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4th Graders Dream of New Series Books and Graphic Novels!

My students need exciting series books and graphic novels for independent reading - and book pouches so they can take home what they check out.

  • $608 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Do you remember getting hooked on books as a child? Think of the anticipation and excitement you felt waiting for and then finally reading the next installment in Harry Potter or Goosebumps. You can see the moment a child gets hooked on books. They start to sneak their book into every class, they read in the hall, they share their book with friends, and then they turn to me and ask, "Do you have anymore books like this one?"

My students are HUNGRY to read exciting, funny, scary, colorful, fantastical, and interesting new books.

This is true of all of our readers--from English Language Learners who are new readers, to readers with learning disabilities, to readers blazing through Rick Riordan's "The Lightning Thief." They all crave exciting books--and when they get them, they READ and make rapid progress.

My students attend a zoned public school in Brooklyn. By the numbers, 94% of them qualify for free lunch. For many students, our community school is a main source of healthy meals, after school care, dental care, eyeglasses, and of course, quality reading material.

My Project

The goal of this project is to supply our hardworking and deserving readers with books that they can check out for independent and home reading. And not just any books -- the books that they have been wishing for. The books that "hook" kids. In addition, each student will receive their own see-through "book pouch" that will help them safely keep the books they check out. This will help us support our reading community both at school and at home.

By donating to this project, you are helping our 4th graders grow into strong, motivated, lifelong readers.

For the past year I've been building a classroom library that speaks to our student's interests--and that is accessible to all kinds of readers. I use Scholastic, used book stores, Amazon, First Book Marketplace, Project Cicero, and lots of my own funds to make sure our students have accesss to books like Dog Man, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the Princess in Black, and the Amulet Series -- the books that make kids excited to read. The growth of our small classroom library has been outpaced by our students' reading appetites--which is great, but it means we need new titles!

This project is to fill out our small but growing collection with the newest installments in series the students love, and new titles by authors who are class favorites--and it will supply students with book pouches that will support the care and keeping of checked out books.

Ms. Foran PS 59 William Floyd Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Foran

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

50 students impacted 12donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG834X - See & Store Book Pouch - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $46.39 5 $231.95
Dork Diaries Box Set (Book 1-3): Dork Diaries; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3 • Amazon Business $29.03 1 $29.03
Surf's Up, Creepy Stuff! (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King • Amazon Business $11.85 1 $11.85
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
The Last Kids on Earth • Amazon Business $10.63 1 $10.63
The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade • Amazon Business $10.53 1 $10.53
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
5 Worlds Book 2: The Cobalt Prince • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Thea Stilton Special Edition: The Journey to Atlantis: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Return of Zita the Spacegirl • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
Supernova (Amulet #8) • Amazon Business $8.80 1 $8.80
The Maze of Bones (39 Clues, No. 1) • Amazon Business $8.73 1 $8.73
Zita the Spacegirl • Amazon Business $8.65 1 $8.65
Thea Stilton Special Edition: The Secret of the Fairies: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure • Amazon Business $8.57 1 $8.57
The Sword Thief (The 39 Clues, Book 3) • Amazon Business $7.80 1 $7.80
Plants vs. Zombies Volume 1: Lawnmageddon • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5) • Amazon Business $7.08 1 $7.08
Plants vs. Zombies Volume 2: Timepocalypse • Amazon Business $7.08 1 $7.08
One False Note (The 39 Clues, Book 2) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Night of the Zombie Zookeeper (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Scary Library Shusher (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Bad Guys in Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?!: Special Edition (The Bad Guys #7) • Amazon Business $5.93 1 $5.93
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #4) • Amazon Business $5.14 1 $5.14
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Video Vultures from Venus (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #3) • Amazon Business $4.53 1 $4.53
Secret of the Water Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #3) • Amazon Business $4.47 1 $4.47
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #2) • Amazon Business $4.34 1 $4.34
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #1) • Amazon Business $4.09 1 $4.09
Power of the Fire Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #4) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Saving the Sun Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #2) • Amazon Business $3.61 1 $3.61

Materials cost

$479.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.12

Total project goal

$607.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $607.48

10 Donors

-$467.48

Donations toward project cost

-$397.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.12

match offer

-$140.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.00

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