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Classroom Library- Creating a Community of Lifelong Readers

The cost of over 50 different books from Barnes and Noble for this proposal is $450, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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Adolescence can be a tough period in a child's life. Unfortunately, many of the students that I work with have no outlet to escape from the everyday pressures of becoming a teenager. Between pressures from school, home, and friends, my students become overwhelmed. I want to help them progress through this phase of their life successfully. Reading is an outlet that is helpful in progression of becoming a teenager and eventually an adult. However for me, I never realized how reading can help to get past a difficult period in one's life until I became an adult. Unfortunately, it is difficult to get the idea across of using reading as "therapy" when you are faced with a group of students who have no interest in reading. I believe that this is due partly to the fact that my students have not come in contact with a book that has captured them to the point where they decide to make the commitment to become lifelong readers. The other part is the fact that the books that are currently in my very limited library, simply do not interest my students. Many times I have heard the students say "there is nothing here I want to read" or "these books are wack!" After taking an informal survey of the books students like, and their interests, I have managed to compile a list of books that the should capture each and everyone of my students. However, without the funds necessary to purchase these books, I am afraid that my students will never experience the joy that a "great" book can bring to them

Mrs. Franklin PS 308 Clara Cardwell Grades 6-8

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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

HBCU Alum 120 students impacted 7donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction Sharyn November, Nancy Farmer, Meredith Ann Pierce • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
The House of the Scorpion Nancy Farmer • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Lincoln: A Photobiography Russell Freedman • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
To Be a Slave Julius Lester, Tom Feelings (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Monster Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Stop Pretending: What Happened when My Big Sister Went Crazy Sonya Sones • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
What My Mother Doesn't Know Sonya Sones • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1) Philip Pullman • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman, Phillip Pullman • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The River Between Us Richard Peck • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Bad Boy: A Memoir Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Girl Named Disaster Nancy Farmer • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
All-American Girl Meg Cabot • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East Naomi Shihab Nye • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials Ann Rinaldi • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Secret of Sarah Revere Ann Rinaldi • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Giver Lois Lowry • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Gathering Blue Lois Lowry • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Face on the Milk Carton Caroline B. Cooney, Berridge • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Goddess of Yesterday Caroline B. Cooney • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
A Single Shard Linda Sue Park • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
When My Name Was Keoko Linda Sue Sue Park • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Chocolate War Robert Cormier, Beverly Horowitz (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Catherine, Called Birdy Karen Cushman • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Series #2) Philip Pullman • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Summer To Die Lois Lowry, Jenni Oliver (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Silent Boy Lois Lowry • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
I Am the Cheese Robert Cormier, Craig Virden (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman, Bryan Leister (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Never Mind!: A Twin Novel Avi, Rachel Vail • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Ballad of Lucy Whipple Karen Cushman • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Moves Make the Man Bruce Brooks • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Glory Field Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Hoops Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Brian's Winter Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Hatchet Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Brian's Return Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories Richard Peck • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Slam! Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Something for Joey Richard Peck, Jerry McNeely • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Are You in the House Alone? Richard Peck • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
When She Was Good Norma Fox Mazer • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Finding Katie: The Diary of Anonymous, A Teenager in Foster Care Beatrice Sparks • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Out of Control Norma Fox Mazer, Ellen Thompson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida Victor Martinez, Steve Scott (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
What Janie Found Caroline B. Cooney • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Miracle's Boys Jacqueline Woodson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Habibi Naomi Shihab Nye • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Whatever Happened to Janie? Caroline B. Cooney • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Spellbound Janet McDonald • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39

Materials cost

$311.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$369.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.00

Total project goal

$450.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $450.00

6 Donors

-$426.15

Donations toward project cost

-$369.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.85

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