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

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Books for Brooklyn

My students need high interest and engaging books. This year in particular, many of my students have requested graphic novels. Graphic novels are a great way to grab reluctant readers' attention.

  • $498 goal

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Ms. Candela has another project! Donate to Windows and Mirrors: Reading to Understand Others and Ourselves to help her classroom.

$877 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

I work at a small all girls high school in downtown Brooklyn. I call my students "my girls" because there is a special bond that we have at our small school. Most of the students at my school receive free or reduced lunch and struggle with reading.

Despite being struggling readers, my students love learning!

They love a good story and are intrigued by the world. Everyday students engage in silent reading. Therefore, it is imperative that the classroom has a high interest and plentiful library. I am creating this project on the behalf of my students to ensure they stay engaged in reading and grow as learners.

My Project

These books will ignite a love of reading in my students. Students will engage in book clubs to discuss stories and to make connections to relevant themes and to the world beyond the classroom. Students will be able to work on social emotional learning by reading these books with partners and in small groups. I know that if my students have a "good" book in their hands they will learn to appreciate reading and understand how reading enhances life. My goal is to get each of my students excited about reading and understand its importance in life. These high interest books will do exactly that!

Ms. Candela Urban Assembly Institute - M&S for Young Women Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Brooklyn, 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

80 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
How I Made It to Eighteen A Mostly True Story • AKJ Education $16.05 4 $64.20
Yummy The Last Days of a Southside Shorty • AKJ Education $12.37 4 $49.48
Uglies (4 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $35.89 1 $35.89
Drama • AKJ Education $8.02 4 $32.08
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower • AKJ Education $10.22 3 $30.66
Panic • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives • AKJ Education $6.56 4 $26.24
Ghostopolis • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Pinned • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Money Hungry (new cover) • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Hereville How Mirka Got Her Sword • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Teaching Stories • AKJ Education $12.41 1 $12.41
Begging for Change • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Bad Island • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Red Riding Hood The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Sleeping Beauty The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Hansel and Gretel The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Cinderella: The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34

Materials cost

$387.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$422.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.64

Total project goal

$497.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $497.61

5 Donors

-$497.61

Donations toward project cost

-$422.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.64

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 $0.00

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