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

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Can I Take This Book Home?

My students need 12 books such as "Somewhere in the Darkness" by Walter Dean Myers to build our classroom library!

  • $148 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

"Just remember--you teach students, not books." This was the advice given to me by my assistant principal, right before I started my first year of teaching 10th grade English in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city. This sentence played in my head over and over during my first day, as I tried--and instantly failed--to get my students excited about reading. So I switched gears, and asked my students about themselves. Suddenly, they had a lot to say!

Even though almost none of my brilliant students would admit to ever reading books for fun, they didn't resist "Independent Reading," a fifteen-minute period at the start of every class where their directions were simple: Go to the bookshelf, grab a book, and READ! I had scoured the school building for books that would appeal to my ninety-two 10th graders, and had come up with about thirty titles. Every morning, my students jostle at the bookshelf, insisting that someone has stolen their copy of "Monster" or "The Gun." After the precious fifteen minutes of reading were finished, and I asked students to mark their books and return them to the shelf, I'd see at least one or two books getting slipped under the desks and into backpacks. I would have to gently remind the student that someone in Fifth Period was reading the same book, and take it away. "Miss, can I take this one home?" It's nearly impossible to say no to a fifteen year old boy holding up a paperback, asking his English teacher if he can read more.

My students need books--but not just any books. Over 90% of my students are male, and it's nearly impossible to get them to pick up a book with a female main character. They love reading about sports and violence, and "real problems." Increasing the size of our classroom library will allow them to take books home, to read on the bus instead of playing video games.

Giving my students these books will help their grades and test scores, but more importantly, it will allow books and reading to be a part of their lives. Next time you see a teenage boy, imagine him sticking a book into his back pocket, excited to read it when he gets home. You can make this happen!

Ms. Atwill Ua School for Careers Sports 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.

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Bronx, NY 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
All In Monique Polak • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
New Blood Peter McPhee • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Racing Fear Jacqueline Guest • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Split Lori Weber • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Cobra Strike Sigmund Brouwer • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Crossover Jeff Rud • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Scarlet Thunder Sigmund Brouwer • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Titan Clash Sigmund Brouwer • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Batista Unleashed Dave Batista, With Jeremy Roberts • Barnes and Noble $5.98 1 $5.98
Hoops Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
145th Street: Short Stories Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Somewhere in the Darkness Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39

Materials cost

$92.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.29

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$121.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.56

Total project goal

$147.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $147.56

3 Donors

-$142.35

Donations toward project cost

-$121.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.21

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 $0.00

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