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Mrs. O'Meara from Tucson, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Leaders Out of Readers

My students need 31 new books with titles from "The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future" to "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" to start the new school year and hit the ground reading.

  • $494 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

Have you heard the saying "Readers become leaders"? I firmly believe this is true, but not all kids have the opportunity to get books in their hands. My kids have limited resources and often their school library is the place they rely on to get them started on their journey.

My students are a wonderful group of kids ranging from Kindergarten to 5th grade who face a unique set of challenges.

The majority are from low income homes and a large percentage of them live in foster care or other out of home placements. A lot of these kids don't have money for books or a means to get to the public library. Many of them have no permanent home and can fit all their belongings in a duffel bag. They want to succeed and they want to read but many are lacking access to current, interesting books and others are reading below grade level so they feel that reading just isn't for them. Unfortunately, our school library has received no money to buy new books for the second year in a row. I want to give these kids some new, eye catching books to prove to them that they can be readers and to show them that we believe they're worth the effort and resources it will take to help them become leaders.

My Project

I've tried to create a book list with something for everyone. I've chosen some graphic novels which will inspire even the lowest level readers to pick up a book. I've also included the high interest, low level chapter books which are stepping stones for students, particularly boys, who think they can't read a whole novel. I've also chosen a wonderful supply of the newest titles in picture books. These are great for story times which are important because, once I've read the book to them and discussed it with them, they often have the confidence to pick it up and tackle it themselves. The non-fiction titles on my list will help them explore their world in a visually stunning way, especially the popular Steve Jenkins animal books, and I've included wonderful biographies that explore a wide variety of cultural experiences to inspire these kids to reach for their dreams even if their current circumstances discourage them.

These children are so special but, through no fault of their own, they have been dealt with really challenging circumstances.

They deserve the best we can give them, including a current library with clean, undamaged books to help them develop into lifelong readers. Your donations will provide them with new, modern books that will catch their interest and bring the power of reading and knowledge within their grasp. Readers become leaders and these kids deserve a chance to become exactly that.

Mrs. O'Meara
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Todd's TV James Proimos (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
Crow Call Lois Lowry, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Gracias/Thanks Pat Mora, John Parra (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.27 1 $12.27
Young Zeus G. Brian Karas • Barnes and Noble $14.61 1 $14.61
Thunder-Boomer! Shutta Crum, Carol Thompson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.94 1 $10.94
Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess George O'Connor • Barnes and Noble $4.99 1 $4.99
The Mysterious Howling (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place Series) Maryrose Wood, Jonathen Klassen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Jacqueline Kelly • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.34 1 $15.34
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Phillip Hoose • Barnes and Noble $13.64 1 $13.64
Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea Steve Jenkins, Steve Jenkins (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.62 1 $11.62
How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships Robin Page, Steve Jenkins • Barnes and Noble $10.94 1 $10.94
Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember Steve Jenkins • Barnes and Noble $13.68 1 $13.68
Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum Meghan McCarthy, Meghan McCarthy (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer, Stacy Innerst (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.53 1 $14.53
The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth Kathleen Krull, Greg Couch (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Wild Things Clay Carmichael • Barnes and Noble $15.39 1 $15.39
Trickster: Native American Tales Matt Dembicki • Barnes and Noble $15.69 1 $15.69
Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters Rachel Vail, Matthew Cordell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life (and a Dog) Art Corriveau • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself Lincoln Peirce (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No Geoffrey Hayes (Artist), Geoffrey Hayes • Barnes and Noble $8.85 1 $8.85
Looking Like Me Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers • Barnes and Noble $12.98 1 $12.98
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken Kate DiCamillo, Harry Bliss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
The Doom Machine Mark Teague • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Flawed Dogs: The Shocking Raid on Westminster Berkeley Breathed, Berkeley Breathed (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Return to Sender Julia Alvarez • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
SPHDZ (Spaceheadz Series #1) Jon Scieszka, Shane Prigmore (Illustrator), With Francesco Sedita • Barnes and Noble $7.82 1 $7.82
The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future Dav Pilkey, Harold Hutchins, George Beard • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $7.81 1 $7.81

Materials cost

$363.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$429.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.18

Total project goal

$493.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $493.71

4 Donors

-$493.71

Donations toward project cost

-$429.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.18

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