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Ms. Bellows from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing a Love of Reading

Help me give my students books that they will love to read so much that they WANT to read!

  • $388 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Our school is a small middle school in Downtown Los Angeles. Most students are from socioeconomically challenged communities,and may be the first in their families to attend college someday. Middle school is a rough time, as most of us know, and it is our jobs as teachers, to not only teach them through subject matter, but also guide them through the intricacies of these middle grades.

One of the biggest challenges in our society today is that students are not reading enough outside of school; there is a big focus on technology and social media, but not on the development of a love for reading.

In order to develop a love of reading, students, first and foremost, need books they WANT to read. I want my students to have a selection of books that are relevant to them, that are interesting to them, and that don't ask for them to read deeply for enjoyment. This project is to foster a love for reading, which may in turn inspire a lifetime appreciation of reading books.

My Project

This project will bring 20+ books to my classroom that are at grade level and are interesting to read. The more variety they have to choose from, the more likely the students are to find something (or more than one) that they will enjoy reading, and potentially guide them on the path to becoming people who like to read!

I often hear my students, and many young people who are not my students, say that they don't read because there are supposedly no books worth reading!

I would like to solve that problem by bringing more books into my classroom that I know are good books, with strong messages, themes, and characters.

Ms. Bellows Para Los Ninos Middle Charter School Grades 6-8

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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Los Angeles, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pretty Little Liars (4 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $32.89 1 $32.89
Anne Frank's Diary : The Graphic Adaption • AKJ Education $18.21 1 $18.21
The Hate U Give • AKJ Education $13.29 1 $13.29
Brown Girl Dreaming • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History • AKJ Education $11.17 1 $11.17
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Wonder • AKJ Education $9.78 1 $9.78
The House of the Scorpion • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Uglies • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Punch Like a Girl • AKJ Education $9.45 1 $9.45
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • AKJ Education $9.12 1 $9.12
The Fault in Our Stars • AKJ Education $8.58 1 $8.58
Paper Towns • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Shooter • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Book Thief • AKJ Education $6.94 1 $6.94
Feed • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Graveyard Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Slam! • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Code Talker • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Skin I'm In • AKJ Education $5.98 1 $5.98
Novio Boy • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics) • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Stargirl • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Rules • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Maniac Magee • AKJ Education $5.60 1 $5.60
Because of Winn-dixie • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Freak the Mighty • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Hoot • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
It Ain't All for Nothin' • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Call It Courage • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Island of the Blue Dolphins • AKJ Education $4.39 1 $4.39

Materials cost

$270.27

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.07

Total project goal

$387.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $387.12

4 Donors

-$382.71

Donations toward project cost

-$329.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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