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Mr. Thompson from Blacksburg, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Classroom Library Choices Allow All Students To Feel Relevant

My students need more independent novel choices that allow them to see themselves in the literature.

  • $303 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Many of my 9th grade students came in this year claiming they are not readers. They were definitely reluctant, and were not used to having the opportunity to choose what they read. They have discovered through independent reading and choice that they are readers.

Some have even admitted they have read their first book from beginning to end this year.

My students are considered at-risk, and struggle with reading, but they are eager to try and take chances, and they are always willing to talk about the next book they want to read, or the book they've just started reading.

My Project

My students started the year openly admitting they were not readers With the small classroom library I have started to develop and the help of our school librarian, I began matching the right book with the right student. Realizing that when students see themselves in books they are more eager to read and become involved in the narrative. Now, in February, I have self-proclaimed readers. I have chosen YA novels that address topics of race, gender, poverty, sexuality, - novels I know my students will be able to relate too and will continue building a class and school culture of readers.

Mr. Thompson
Grades 9-12
  • Blacksburg High School
  • Blacksburg, VA
    • 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

    This project will reach 45 students.

    6 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis • Amazon Business $15.10 1 $15.10
Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Allegedly • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $12.55 1 $12.55
Far from the Tree • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Rebound • Amazon Business $11.70 1 $11.70
Calling My Name • Amazon Business $10.80 1 $10.80
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
The Rest of Us Just Live Here • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
The Upside of Unrequited • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Every Last Word • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
Queens of Geek • Amazon Business $8.56 1 $8.56
Girl Mans Up • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
All the Bright Places • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
When Dimple Met Rishi • Amazon Business $8.02 1 $8.02
Awkward • Amazon Business $7.88 1 $7.88
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe • Amazon Business $7.78 1 $7.78
American Street • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
The Way I Used to Be • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
When We Collided • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda • Amazon Business $6.69 1 $6.69
All American Boys • Amazon Business $6.37 1 $6.37

Materials cost

$223.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$257.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.37

Total project goal

$302.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $302.49

4 Donors

-$265.00

Donations toward project cost

-$228.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.75

match offer

-$33.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$28.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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