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Mrs. Hollick from Saint Petersburg, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Choose Your Own Adventure Books for Low-Income Students

My students need access to hi-lo (high-interest, low-level) books that engage them in reading. I believe these Choose Your Own Adventure books will help them become interested in reading.

  • $189 goal

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My Students

A large majority of my students come from low-income families. Most of them are reading below grade level; some are even reading at an elementary level.

They need access to books that are high-interest but at a level that they can comprehend.

The more they read, the better they will get at reading. However most of the time, they get frustrated when they read a text, which causes them to give up on reading altogether.

They have high aspirations for their futures, but they will only accomplish their goals if they become better readers and writers.

My Project

Having access to hi-lo books will develop reading skills that my student are lacking. Because they have difficulty with reading, everything they do in school (content classes, standardized tests, etc) is difficult for them.

Engaging students in reading is imperative to their success!

They need to build their reading stamina and interest levels. We all know that the more they read, the better readers they will be.

By putting themselves into the story (and choosing what happens next), I believe the Choose Your Own Adventure Books will help them develop their skills and become better readers. Once they see their reading skills improve, their confidence will improve as well.

Mrs. Hollick Lealman Innovation Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Saint Petersburg, FL 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 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lost on the Amazon/Prisoner of the Ant People/Trouble on Planet Earth/War with the Evil Power Master (Choose Your Own Adventure 9-12) (Box Set 3) • Amazon Business $18.69 1 $18.69
Mystery of the Maya/House of Danger/Race Forever/Escape (Choose Your Own Adventure 5-8) • Amazon Business $11.93 1 $11.93
The Abominable Snowman/Journey Under the Sea/Space and Beyond/The Lost Jewels of Nabooti (Choose Your Own Adventure 1-4) • Amazon Business $11.93 1 $11.93
Search for the Mountain Gorillas (Choose Your Own Adventure #25) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Silver Wings (Choose Your Own Adventure #23) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Tattoo of Death (Choose Your Own Adventure #22) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Moon Quest (Choose Your Own Adventure #26) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Inca Gold (Choose Your Own Adventure #20) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Forecast From Stonehenge (Choose Your Own Adventure #19) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Terror on the Titanic (Choose Your Own Adventure #24) • Amazon Business $6.64 1 $6.64
Struggle Down Under (Choose Your Own Adventure #21) • Amazon Business $6.18 1 $6.18
Cup of Death (Choose Your Own Adventure #13) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Brilliant Dr. Wogan (Choose Your Own Adventure #17) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Case of the Silk King (Choose Your Own Adventure #14) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Beyond Escape! (Choose Your Own Adventure #15) • Amazon Business $5.74 1 $5.74
Secret of the Ninja (Choose Your Own Adventure #16) • Amazon Business $3.80 1 $3.80
Return to Atlantis (Choose Your Own Adventure #18) • Amazon Business $3.66 1 $3.66

Materials cost

$128.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$160.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.28

Total project goal

$188.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $188.53

1 Donor

-$94.26

Donations toward project cost

-$80.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.14

match offer

-$94.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.13

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.14

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