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Mr. Baer from Van Nuys, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books That Turn Struggling Readers Into Voracious Readers

My students need 50+ books like Boot Camp and The Vampire's Assistant that speak to them and are accessible.

  • $606 goal

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My Students

Many of my students are just beginning to discover and love book that capture their imagination. I'm hoping this will be the year that forever changes them into lifetime readers.

My students come from extremely diverse backgrounds.

There are students who have fled war-torn countries such as the Ukraine, to first generation Mexican-Americans, to students dealing with Asbergers and even a student who is in the advanced stages of Muscular Dystrophy. Through all their struggles they are extremely resilient and come to school every day with hopes of a better future.

My Project

Many of my students are struggling readers and are not reading at grade level. The only way I have ever found to foster a love of reading for young adults is to put books in their hands I know they will love. My students need 50+ books like Boot Camp and The Vampire's Assistant that speak to them and are accessible. I am a voracious reader of young adult novels, and I am almost always able to find books for even the most reluctant reader. Former students who used to hate books are constantly coming to me for recommendations and to borrow books. Through this donation for books that my students love, I hope to continue to be a resource to students who are waiting for the right book that speaks to them and makes them see that reading (instead of being just another boring activity that is a necessary skill for the job market) provides a universal experience and helps us to understand more about humanity.

Over the years I have seen student after student claim to hate reading, and then a fire is lit after the right book is placed in their hands.

For many kids this is all they need to keep the reading fire burning the rest of their lives.

Mr. Baer Daniel Pearl Magnet 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.

More about Mr. Baer

Van Nuys, CA 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 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Criminal Minded • AKJ Books $11.67 3 $35.01
Audrey, Wait! • AKJ Books $6.56 5 $32.80
CRANK: Crank and Glass Ellen Hopkins • AKJ Books $14.59 2 $29.18
Paper Towns • AKJ Books $7.29 4 $29.16
Every Day • AKJ Books $7.29 4 $29.16
Every Day • AKJ Books $7.29 4 $29.16
Little Brother • AKJ Books $8.75 3 $26.25
If I Stay - PB • AKJ Books $8.02 3 $24.06
Will Grayson, Will Grayson • AKJ Books $7.29 3 $21.87
Go Ask Alice • AKJ Books $7.29 3 $21.87
The Spectacular Now • AKJ Books $6.56 3 $19.68
Story Of A Girl • AKJ Books $5.84 3 $17.52
Boot Camp • AKJ Books $5.83 3 $17.49
Give A Boy A Gun • AKJ Books $5.10 3 $15.30
Bottled Up Jaye Murray • AKJ Books $5.10 3 $15.30
Smack • AKJ Books $7.29 2 $14.58
Cirque Du Freak #1: A Living Nightmare • AKJ Books $6.57 2 $13.14
Cirque Du Freak #3: Tunnels Of Blood • AKJ Books $6.57 2 $13.14
The Vampire''s Assistant • AKJ Books $6.56 2 $13.12
The Vampire''s Assistant • AKJ Books $6.56 2 $13.12
Go Ask Alice • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29

Materials cost

$438.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $40.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$514.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.86

Total project goal

$605.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $605.73

4 Donors

-$601.32

Donations toward project cost

-$514.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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