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Ms. C. from GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Paradise of Books!

My students need the full Bluford Series and 59 other books, such as graphic novels, humor and biographies, to have a wide variety of interesting books for our classroom library.

  • $800 goal

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My Students

"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him." - Maya Angelou

I teach at a small rural high school serving an interesting and diverse student body.

"Everybody knows everybody," one of my students explains. But while our community is close-knit, it cannot provide as many opportunities for our students as a large school would.

My Project

Each day, my students begin the period by reading a book that they have chosen from our classroom library. I have worked hard to put together a collection of interesting books. However, it is still a small collection and there are so many more wonderful books I'd like to include! I want to offer my students as many opportunities to find a book that is "just right" for them as I possibly can. In order to make that happen, I am requesting a wide variety of books - novels and nonfiction at varying reading levels - for our classroom library.

As with any other skill, the more you read, the better you get at reading.

Students who read are more likely to do well in school and in life. Please help my students connect with books they will love!

Ms. C.
Grades 9-12
  • Lafayette High School
  • La Fayette, GA
    • More than half 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

    This project will reach 100 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Houdini • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Full Bluford Series (15 Books) • AKJ Books $18.00 1 $18.00
Coraline Graphic Novel • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Albatross • AKJ Books $7.76 1 $7.76
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson • AKJ Books $15.59 1 $15.59
A Walk In The Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson, Foreword by G. B. Trudeau, • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
All over but the Shoutin'' • AKJ Books $11.66 1 $11.66
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
The Arrival • AKJ Books $15.59 1 $15.59
American Born Chinese • AKJ Books $14.00 1 $14.00
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood • AKJ Books $10.88 1 $10.88
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return • AKJ Books $10.10 1 $10.10
Chinese Cinderella • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electri • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
Code Talker • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Dave Barry''s Book of Bad Songs • AKJ Books $7.76 1 $7.76
Always Postpone Meetings With Time Wasting Morons • AKJ Books $8.54 1 $8.54
A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue Park • AKJ Books $12.48 1 $12.48
Freakonomics • AKJ Books $12.47 1 $12.47
Graceling • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler''s Shadow • AKJ Books $15.56 1 $15.56
Kids on Strike • AKJ Books $7.76 1 $7.76
Black Potatoes • AKJ Books $7.76 1 $7.76
Pride of Baghdad - Graphic Novel • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
How the Other Half Lives • AKJ Books $15.35 1 $15.35
Kaffir Boy • AKJ Books $12.44 1 $12.44
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Joh • AKJ Books $10.92 1 $10.92
Last Lecture • AKJ Books $17.12 1 $17.12
Life in Prison • AKJ Books $5.39 1 $5.39
Mao''s Last Dancer • AKJ Books $13.26 1 $13.26
Motherland • AKJ Books $10.92 1 $10.92
Nelson Mandela • AKJ Books $15.56 1 $15.56
The Omnivore''s Dilemma for Kids • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Jay Leno''s Police Blotter • AKJ Books $7.76 1 $7.76
Bloody Jack • AKJ Books $7.01 2 $14.02
A Wreath for Emmett Till • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Zazoo • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Just One Wish Janette Rallison • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
The Stonekeeper''s Curse (Amulet Series #2) Kazu Kibuishi • AKJ Books $8.57 1 $8.57
The Cloud Searchers (Amulet Series #3) Kazu Kibuishi • AKJ Books $8.57 1 $8.57
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd Holly Black (Editor), • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
Peeps • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
Love Is Hell • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Magic Under Glass • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Define "Normal" • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Dragon Flight • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Princess of Glass • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Princess of the Midnight Ball • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Schooled • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Princess Bride, • AKJ Books $6.98 1 $6.98
Hoopster Alan Lawrence Sitomer • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez Alan Lawrence Sitomer • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
Homeboyz Alan Lawrence Sitomer • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
Hip-Hop High School Alan Lawrence Sitomer • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
The Odyssey • AKJ Books $19.49 1 $19.49

Materials cost

$594.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $41.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$679.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.93

Total project goal

$799.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $799.55

1 Donor

-$96.00

Donations toward project cost

-$81.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.40

match offer

-$703.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$598.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.53

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