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

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Can't Help Falling for These Books!

My students need new books for our classroom library. Book titles such as Maximum Ride, Twilight, Stick Dog, and Artemis Fowl will encourage even the most reluctant readers.

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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.

My Students

Many of my students are first or second generation Americans. Some are learning to read English for the first time. Others are just turned off to reading because of the difficulties they have with it or their inability to find interesting books. Reading is not a priority in many of their households and many students don't even own a library card. The only exposure they have to reading is in my classroom.

My students need access to books they love!

Since a little more than half of the students at my school receive free or reduced lunch, they may have limited access to the books they love and want to read at home. Their primary source for getting books to read is our school library. They work hard every day to learn what is required and then some. Reading for pleasure is an important part of becoming a lifelong reader. These books are what they "enjoy" reading. Please help me instill a love of reading in my students.

My Project

My students will check these books out from the library every day. My students will know how much fun it is to read books that make you laugh out loud. With these books in my classroom library, I can make independent reading in class a time which students look forward to, instead of one which they try to get through with "fake" reading. With these books, I hope to teach my students that there is a book for everyone and that they can become lifelong readers. The end result will be excitement for reading.

Students who rarely complete homework assignments or independent reading will pounce on these new titles and devour them within a day or two (I've seen it happen with book donations before).

If you love to read, and would like to help future generations discover the joy of reading, then please help by donating to this project and bringing my students the resources they need.

Ms. A. PS 102 Bayview Grades 6-8

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Elmhurst, NY 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

95 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Duplicity • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Promposal • Amazon Business $12.43 1 $12.43
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4 • Amazon Business $12.26 1 $12.26
Stick Dog • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel (The Descendants) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Gotham Academy Vol. 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy (The New 52) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 5 • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22
Ready Player One: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.03 1 $10.03
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Stick Dog Tries to Take the Donuts • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
Because I Am Furniture • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Pregnancy Project: A Memoir • Amazon Business $8.03 1 $8.03
Burned • Amazon Business $7.92 1 $7.92
Fallout (Crank) • Amazon Business $7.92 1 $7.92
Sweet • Amazon Business $6.80 1 $6.80
Kristy's Great Idea: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1) • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
Sisters • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
The Novice: Summoner: Book One (The Summoner Trilogy) • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
Claudia and Mean Janine: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #4) • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) • Amazon Business $6.52 1 $6.52
Frosting and Friendship • Amazon Business $6.07 1 $6.07
Twisted • Amazon Business $5.88 1 $5.88
The Worst Witch Strikes Again • Amazon Business $5.20 1 $5.20
The Worst Witch at Sea • Amazon Business $5.20 1 $5.20
Counting by 7s • Amazon Business $3.90 1 $3.90
The Worst Witch • Amazon Business $3.60 1 $3.60

Materials cost

$225.35

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$258.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.66

Total project goal

$304.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$304.39

3 Donors

-$304.39

Donations toward project cost

-$258.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.66

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$0.00

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