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

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Building a Love for Reading with Novel Series and Bookshelves

Help me give my students bookcases and novels in a series that they have been requesting nonstop!

  • 2 donors
  • $188 goal

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My Project

As a high school English teacher, I am always looking for creative ways to engage my students in reading. Many of my students are reluctant readers, but I have found that providing them with novels in a series helps spark their interest and encourages a love of literature. With a collection of engaging novel series and small bookshelves for classroom organization, I hope to create an inviting reading space that fosters independent reading.

These books will provide my students with exciting, relatable stories featuring adventure, perseverance, identity, and personal growth—themes that resonate with their experiences and challenges.

Having a diverse selection of novel series will allow students to follow characters over multiple books, building deeper connections to reading and encouraging sustained engagement with literature.

To enhance our reading experience, we also need small bookshelves to store and display these books, making it easier for students to browse and select stories that interest them. At the end of the semester, students will complete an independent reading project using the novels, allowing them to analyze themes, characters, and personal connections to the stories they’ve read.

Your generous support will help provide my students with engaging, high-interest book series and the classroom resources needed to foster a love of reading. Thank you for helping me create a space where all students can find stories that speak to them!

Mrs. Serpas West Harrison High School Grades 9-12

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Furinno Pasir 3-Tier No Tool Assembly Open Shelf Bookcase, White • Amazon Business $17.99 3 $53.97
Shatter Me Series 6-Book Box Set: Shatter Me, Unravel Me, Ignite Me, Restore Me, Defy Me, Imagine Me • Amazon Business $37.00 1 $37.00
Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy) • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59

Materials cost

$119.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$159.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.18

Total project goal

$187.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $187.87

1 Donor

-$93.94

Donations toward project cost

-$79.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.09

match offer

-$93.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$79.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.09

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 $0.00

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