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Ms. Kimberly from Massillon, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Mashup of Characters, Themes, and Genres for Teen Readers

Help me give my students a kaleidoscope of books to choose from, as I continue growing a classroom library and a room full of readers.

  • $167 goal

This project expired on July 9, 2024.

This project expired on July 9, 2024.

My Project

I love to see books in the hands of my students, and I work to introduce students to a variety of genres, writing styles, themes, characters, and authors throughout the year. I have gathered a collection of books for my classroom library throughout the years, but I would love to add a selection of fresh titles and diverse genres and authors beyond those I currently have available. My students complete independent reading projects for class to give them opportunities to explore books of their choosing. I'm always astounded by their interests, their choice of books, and insights throughout their reading exploration.

Since storytelling acts as a mirror with which we view ourselves and the world around us, I want to offer my students a buffet of book options in my classroom; through stories, my students can try on the lives and experiences of others.

They can explore aspects of diversity, acceptance, history, tolerance, morality, and identity.

I have chosen each of these titles based on student feedback and recommendations, as well as a personal recognition that my current small classroom library has holes with missing genres and a lack of diverse authors. I'd like to expand the book options and, in turn, the horizons of my students.

Ms. Kimberly R.G. Drage Career Technical Center Grades 9-12

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Massillon, OH View local requests

More than a third of 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

140 students impacted

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mexican Gothic • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Parable of the Sower (Parable, 1) • Amazon Business $11.63 1 $11.63
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Where the Sidewalk Ends Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems: Poems and Drawings • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Gods of Jade and Shadow • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
The Agathas (An Agathas Mystery) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
All My Rage • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
The Buddha in the Attic (Pen/Faulkner Award - Fiction) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Patron Saints of Nothing • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Stories of Your Life and Others • Amazon Business $7.38 1 $7.38
When the Emperor Was Divine • Amazon Business $6.85 1 $6.85

Materials cost

$109.71

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$141.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.95

Total project goal

$166.31

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