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

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All Dressed Up With Nothing to Read!

Help me give my students nooks that will keep them coming back for more reading!

  • $1,314 goal

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My Project

Reading is an integral part of academic growth. But most students think reading is boring! Could you imagine? That’s where I come in. My hope as a middle school English teacher is to foster a lifelong love for reading, but in order to do so, I need the right materials. My students need books that will engage, challenge, and make them want more. My students struggle to get to local libraries because of obligations at home. Many of my students are children of parents from other countries, hoping to give their children more opportunities here in the United States.

Ms. Morello Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck Grades 6-8

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.

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Jamaica, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

120 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Mortal Instruments (6 bk set) • AKJ Education $78.80 1 $78.80
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set: Books #1-7 • AKJ Education $63.46 1 $63.46
Chronicles of Narnia (7 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $48.82 1 $48.82
Shadow Children (7 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $44.09 1 $44.09
Favorite Author Study - Julia Alvarez (4 Books) • AKJ Education $40.93 1 $40.93
Twilight (4 bk set) • AKJ Education $40.19 1 $40.19
Divergent (3 bk set) • AKJ Education $39.40 1 $39.40
Pretty Little Liars (4 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $37.03 1 $37.03
Favorite Series Sampler - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (3 Books) • AKJ Education $35.46 1 $35.46
Maximum Ride (4 bk set) • AKJ Education $34.67 1 $34.67
Jason Reynolds & Track Series Paperback Collection • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $32.00 1 $32.00
Favorite Author Study - Raina Telgemeier (3 Books) • AKJ Education $30.73 1 $30.73
The Lord of the Rings (4 bk set) • AKJ Education $28.35 1 $28.35
Run: Book One • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $25.00 1 $25.00
New Kid and Class Act: The Box Set • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $23.00 1 $23.00
Ain't Burned All the Bright • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Thirst • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Long Way Down The Graphic Novel • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Before the Ever After • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
When Stars Are Scattered • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
When You Trap a Tiger • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
This One Summer • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Anya's Ghost • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Look Both Ways • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Odyssey • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Booked • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Black Inventors 15 Inventions that Changed the World • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Amal Unbound • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Wonder • AKJ Education $10.30 1 $10.30
The Bridge Home • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Harbor Me • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Native Americans in History A History Book for Kids • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Monster • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Merci Suarez Changes Gears • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00
Ghost Boys • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00
Black Brother, Black Brother • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00
Other Words for Home • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00
Cirque Du Freak #1: A Living Nightmare • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
The Crossover • AKJ Education $8.45 1 $8.45
Heart of a Champion • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Brown Girl Dreaming • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Flying Lessons and Other Stories • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 1 $8.00
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 1 $8.00
The House on Mango Street • AKJ Education $7.48 1 $7.48
The Giver • AKJ Education $6.98 1 $6.98
When You Reach Me • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Unstoppable • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Travel Team • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Hobbit • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
The City of Ember • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Fish in a Tree • AKJ Education $6.28 1 $6.28
Speak • AKJ Education $6.14 1 $6.14
Crenshaw • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Among The Hidden • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
The One and Only Ivan • AKJ Education $5.49 1 $5.49
Full Court Pressure • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Kickoff Blitz • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Quarterback Scramble • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Battle for Home Plate • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Hoop Rat • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25

Materials cost

$1,065.57

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,116.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$197.04

Total project goal

$1,313.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,313.59

1 Donor

-$1,313.59

Donations toward project cost

-$1,116.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$197.04

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