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Mrs. Santos from Gulfport, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Requested by Boys: Adding Engagement with Adventure!

Help me give my students books with male narrators to fill the genre gap we are missing in our high school classroom bookshelf!

  • 3 donors
  • $168 goal

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My Project

Many of our students struggle with finding books that engage them, particularly my male students. The boys have been very vocal (to say the least) about what they want to read, and the fact we barely have any books in the genre categories they are drawn to, if any at all!

By focusing on novels that feature strong male protagonists with action-packed plots, we’re giving students access to stories they can relate to or get excited about.

We have laughed that our bookshelf is majority "frilly" books, and they specifically want something "western or adventurous" to read. Fulfilling their specific book requests would not only get them reading, but would make them feel heard, important, and appreciated! I would love to make this happen for the boys in our classroom!

Mrs. Santos West Harrison High School Grades 9-12

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Gulfport, MS View local requests

Nearly all 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

200 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Quicksilver • Amazon Business $15.44 1 $15.44
The Butcher (Fifth Republic Series) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant and the Villain, 2) • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Assistant to the Villain (Assistant and the Villain, 1) • Amazon Business $13.13 1 $13.13
Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal) • Amazon Business $13.04 1 $13.04
Beartown: A Novel (Beartown Series) • Amazon Business $10.78 1 $10.78
The River (A Hatchet Adventure) • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Northwind • Amazon Business $7.14 1 $7.14
Woods Runner • Amazon Business $7.03 1 $7.03

Materials cost

$103.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.13

Total project goal

$167.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $167.56

2 Donors

-$83.08

Donations toward project cost

-$71.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.26

match offer

-$83.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$70.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.41

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 $0.00

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