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Ms. p. from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Create Life-Long Readers!

My students need new books such as The List, Thirteen Reason, James Lebron and Working in College Sports for our independent reading library.

  • $671 goal

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Ms. p. has another project! Donate to Make Our End of Year BBQ the BEST ! to help her classroom.

$1,192 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

The kindness of strangers keeps my classroom going...and my kids reading! I am seeking your help to secure several new high-interest books to supplement my current classroom library. The books range from fiction, to non-fiction....memoir to self-help.

Our students are a diverse, kind-hearted and wonderful group of kids who have a variety of needs.

Since we are a Title I school, most of our students if not all qualify for free lunch, and they don't just rely on us for an education, but they also rely on us for life skills and habits. We take that challenge very seriously at our school, and my classroom is centered around fostering the love of reading.

My Project

My students need new books such as The List, Thirteen Reason, James Lebron and Working in College Sports for our independent reading library. My students read for an hour per week in class as well as for two hours weekly outside of the class. Reading has become a joy for my students because I let them pick their OWN independent reading books on a variety of topics. They may read about a famous NBA player, they may learn how to open a bank account, or they may read a mystery or love story. As long as they are reading, it is okay in my class!

This project will make all the difference for my kids because they need variety to stay engaged and invested in reading.

Although we read class texts together that may be more of the "classics", my independent reading program is really what fuels them to be life-long readers. I certainly cannot buy all these books myself, and nor can my school with the kind of budget we are working with. Your generosity in the form of good old fashioned books will go a long way in my classroom!

Ms. p. Essex Street Academy Grades 9-12

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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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More than half 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Working in College Sports (Careers Off the Field) • Amazon Business $23.95 1 $23.95
The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays • Amazon Business $18.39 1 $18.39
Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson • Amazon Business $17.68 1 $17.68
Tuff Juice: My Journey from the Streets to the NBA • Amazon Business $17.62 1 $17.62
Got to Give the People What They Want: True Stories and Flagrant Opinions from Center Court • Amazon Business $17.50 1 $17.50
WWE: It's good to be the King: The Jerry Lawler Story • Amazon Business $16.28 1 $16.28
LeBron's Dream Team: How Five Friends Made History • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
The 50th Law • Amazon Business $14.55 1 $14.55
WWE: ECW Unreleased Vol. 3 • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn't Know It Was Broken: From Photo Shoots and Sensational Stories to the WWE Network, Bill Apter's Incredible Pro Wrestling Journey • Amazon Business $14.33 1 $14.33
Teen Cyberbullying Investigated: Where Do Your Rights End and Consequences Begin? • Amazon Business $14.23 1 $14.23
I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told: Thirty-Six Incredible Tales From The Ring • Amazon Business $13.28 1 $13.28
From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens • Amazon Business $12.88 1 $12.88
PacMan: Behind the Scenes with Manny Pacquiao--the Greatest Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World • Amazon Business $12.54 1 $12.54
Mosquitoland • Amazon Business $11.82 1 $11.82
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B • Amazon Business $11.75 1 $11.75
The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
The Rest of Us Just Live Here • Amazon Business $10.58 1 $10.58
We Are All Made of Molecules • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36
Dumplin' • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
The Face on the Milk Carton • Amazon Business $5.06 2 $10.12
Stranger With My Face • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Attachments: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Best of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Kyrie Irving: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Most Versatile Point Guards • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Thing About Jellyfish • Amazon Business $9.42 1 $9.42
The Rose That Grew From Concrete • Amazon Business $9.04 1 $9.04
Don't Look Behind You • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Locked in Time • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Down a Dark Hall • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
James Harden: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Premier Shooting Guards • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Russell Westbrook: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Premier Point Guards • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Playground • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
The Running Dream (Schneider Family Book Award - Teen Book Winner) • Amazon Business $8.80 1 $8.80
Kevin Durant: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Small Forwards • Amazon Business $8.09 1 $8.09
Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters • Amazon Business $8.09 1 $8.09
The List • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Voice on the Radio • Amazon Business $7.80 1 $7.80
James, Lebron - King Of Kings • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
They Never Came Home (Laurel-Leaf Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Stealing Nazi Secrets in World War II: An Interactive Espionage Adventure (You Choose: Spies) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
War in Afghanistan: An Interactive Modern History Adventure (You Choose: Modern History) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
World War II Spies: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: World War II) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
World War II: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Spies of the American Revolution: An Interactive Espionage Adventure (You Choose: Spies) • Amazon Business $6.31 1 $6.31
World War II Pilots: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: World War II) • Amazon Business $6.13 1 $6.13
Thirteen Reasons Why • Amazon Business $6.11 1 $6.11
More Than a Game • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$531.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$569.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.52

Total project goal

$670.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $670.13

3 Donors

-$670.13

Donations toward project cost

-$569.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.52

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