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Ms. Clapsadl from Kearns, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse + Captivating Student Novels

Help me give my students access to books that they show interest in. They deserve to see themselves reflected in the pages of the books they have access to.

  • $503 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

As an English teacher, I have always struggled to get students engaged in reading and writing. After the past few years of pandemic-style learning, I have found it even more difficult to get students excited about reading books. Many of my students do not have access to books at home, and feel unsure of themselves when it comes to visiting the library. As this pandemic continues, so does the drastic drop in students' reading abilities. Re-sparking student interest in English is critical to their success in my class, their other classes, and in the world outside of school.

My Project

These books will help my students to take interest in the books we have on our classroom shelves. They crave literature that is relatable and enticing, but as a teacher I lack the resources to provide them with said materials. Having access to book topics that they are interested in would help them to engage in reading more often, which would naturally lead to an increase in their reading abilities across the board. The pandemic has set them back in more ways than one, but they need to be caught up in their reading skills if they are to continue to aim for success in their academic careers.

Ms. Clapsadl
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) • MahoganyBooks $44.99 1 $44.99
Call Us What We Carry • MahoganyBooks $22.49 1 $22.49
We Belong • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Red, White, and Whole • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Insiders • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Rez Dogs • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Fox & Little Tanuki, Volume 1 (1) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Birth of Kitaro • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Anyone's Game (Cross Ups, Book 2) • Amazon Business $12.37 1 $12.37
Unsettled • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
El Deafo • Amazon Business $11.28 1 $11.28
Lupe Wong No Baila: (Lupe Wong Won't Dance Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
Darius the Great Is Not Okay • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
To Night Owl From Dogfish • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Feathers • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Amal Unbound • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Last Cherry Blossom • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Whispers • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Night Diary • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Concrete Kids • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Front Desk (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Other Words for Home • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 (1) • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba--Stories of Water and Flame • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Savvy • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
Ghost Boys • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Listen, Slowly • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
The Land of Forgotten Girls • Amazon Business $4.59 1 $4.59

Materials cost

$384.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$427.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.41

Total project goal

$502.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $502.76

1 Donor

-$502.76

Donations toward project cost

-$427.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.41

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