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Mrs. Mihailovic from Danville, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books to Spark Student Interest in Reading

Help me give my students high interest classroom library books so they have a wide selection to choose from.

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My Project

In our community, many students strive for academic success but struggle to connect meaningfully with the texts they are tasked to read in the English classroom. Many of these canonical novels students are asked to read do not reflect the current experience of a teen’s life. Students struggle to find meaning and relevance in these texts, beyond completing an assignment and earning an “A” in their English class. Many students do not read these canonical texts and look for information online to satisfy their workload.

At SRV, our English department hopes that, by encouraging students to choose texts of their choice, we can cultivate an appreciation and love of reading for our students.

In addition to canonical texts we read as a class, students choose “choice books” to read throughout the year. At the beginning of the school year, students reflect on genres and topics that they find exciting and research texts that fulfill their interests.

After surveying my students’ reading preferences, I found that even the most reluctant readers had a book genre or title they were interested in reading. My students have filled out a list of titles of books they want to read the most. As a new teacher at our school, I have a sparse, but spacious library. I hope to fill my library with books that captivate my advanced and more reluctant readers.

Mrs. Mihailovic San Ramon Valley High School Grades 9-12

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Danville, CA View local requests 166 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Boxed Set (Books 1-3): THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, PATRIOT GAMES, and THE CARDINAL OF THE KREMLIN • Amazon Business $29.97 1 $29.97
Every Summer After • Amazon Business $10.00 2 $20.00
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, 1) • Amazon Business $19.40 1 $19.40
The Lord of the Rings 3-Book Paperback Box Set • Amazon Business $19.29 1 $19.29
Happy Place • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
One of Us Is Back (ONE OF US IS LYING) • Amazon Business $15.73 1 $15.73
The Magician King: A Novel (Magicians Trilogy) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Stardust • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
New Moon (The Twilight Saga) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Twilight (The Twilight Saga) • Amazon Business $13.26 1 $13.26
The Magician's Land: A Novel (Magicians Trilogy) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
The Silent Patient • Amazon Business $11.11 1 $11.11
Heart Bones: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Malibu Rising: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.92 1 $10.92
Ender's Game (The Ender Saga, 1) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
The Song of Achilles: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Without Merit: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.34 1 $10.34
One True Loves: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.34 1 $10.34
It Starts with Us: A Novel (2) (It Ends with Us) • Amazon Business $10.16 1 $10.16
Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Book Lovers • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Confess: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
One of Us Is Next: The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
November 9: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.63 1 $9.63
Reminders of Him: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.57 1 $9.57
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $9.11 1 $9.11
Caged Warrior • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Layla • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.86 1 $8.86
Beach Read • Amazon Business $8.81 1 $8.81
Regretting You • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Paper Towns • Amazon Business $7.68 1 $7.68

Materials cost

$427.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$503.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.81

Total project goal

$592.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $592.09

1 Donor

-$503.28

Donations toward project cost

-$503.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$88.81

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 $0.00

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