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Ms. Richman from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Beef Up Our Classroom Library

My students need exciting books to keep them reading! This is a group of books that has proven successful in wooing student into reading for fun.

  • $571 goal

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My Students

My urban school is 70% eligible for free or reduced price lunch. It is 95% children of color. 65% of students speak a language other than English at home. We welcome immigrants from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Tonga, Samoa, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Haiti. We also have a large African-American population, and a small number of Native students.

Despite our struggles with poverty and language barriers, the school culture is one of inclusivity, tolerance and kindness.

We set high academic standards for every child. We expect at least one year's growth from every student's individual starting point each year; 1.5 for students starting below grade level. The sign board on our busy street reads: "Choose Love." We do.

My Project

My classroom walls are lined with bookshelves, as my home was when I was a child. Research shows that the very most effective strategy for improvement in all academic areas is reading for pleasure. When students devour a book, it adds to fluidity and vocabulary, which in turn make harder books less challenging. Most of my students don't have a lot, or any, books at home. I try to provide a library that is varied and addresses all interests. However, there are certain books that are super popular, and since I let the kids keep books they love, I need to replenish!

My most important job as a teacher is to make sure all students are challenged at the appropriate level.

This is easy with compliant and motivated kids. On the other hand there are kids who are harder to reach, and for them I need to make sure I have books on hand that, despite their initial reluctance, will draw them in and insist on being read.

I am such a believer in reading for fun. It's only fun if students can find the just-right book. The titles on this list are perennial favorites that can tempt even the least motivated student.

Ms. Richman Franklin High School Grades 9-12

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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Seattle, WA View local requests

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

150 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
March: Book Two • Amazon Business $12.59 4 $50.36
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $9.92 5 $49.60
March: Book Three • Amazon Business $15.88 3 $47.64
March: Book One • Amazon Business $9.64 4 $38.56
Mexican WhiteBoy • Amazon Business $7.32 4 $29.28
The Coldest Winter Ever • Amazon Business $7.19 4 $28.76
I Will Save You • Amazon Business $6.88 4 $27.52
We Were Here • Amazon Business $6.48 4 $25.92
The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel (Large Print) • Amazon Business $16.20 1 $16.20
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $9.36 1 $9.36
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Pantheon Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $9.12 1 $9.12
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
A Matter of Trust (Bluford High Series #2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Secrets in the Shadows (Bluford High Series #3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Girls Like Me (Bluford High Series #21) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Survivor (Bluford High Series #20) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Brothers in Arms (Bluford High Series #9) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Blood Is Thicker (Bluford Series, No. 8) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
The Bully (Bluford High Series #5) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Lost and Found (Bluford High Series #1) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Breaking Point (Bluford High Series #16) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Pretty Ugly (Bluford Series #18) (Bluford High Series #18) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Schooled (Bluford High Series #15) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
The Test • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Shattered (Bluford High Series #12) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
The Fallen (Bluford High Series #11) (Bluford Series 11) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$412.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$484.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.53

Total project goal

$570.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $570.20

9 Donors

-$556.67

Donations toward project cost

-$484.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.53

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 $0.00

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