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Dr. Espinola from Tyngsboro, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Our Students Through Literature

Help me give my students their own copies of The Grace Year by Kim Liggett. This powerful story delves into themes of resilience, self-discovery, and social justice. The novel encourages critical thinking about gender roles, and societal expectations.

  • 3 donors
  • $201 goal

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My Project

I hope this message finds you well. I’m reaching out to share an exciting opportunity to enrich our students' learning experience with a thought-provoking novel, The Grace Year by Kim Liggett.

This powerful story delves into themes of resilience, self-discovery, and social justice.

It paints a vivid picture of a dystopian world where young women must survive a dangerous "grace year" to rid themselves of their supposed magic before returning to society. The novel encourages critical thinking about gender roles, societal expectations, and the strength that comes from unity and defiance of oppressive systems.

By providing copies of this novel to our students, we can spark meaningful conversations around these themes, helping them build empathy, self-awareness, and confidence to challenge norms. It also aligns with our goal of fostering a deep love for reading and helping students explore complex moral and ethical questions through literature.

Your support would be invaluable in making this happen. We’re aiming to provide each student with their own copy of The Grace Year so that they can fully engage with the text and reflect on its lessons at their own pace.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to help our students grow as readers and thinkers. Together, we can inspire a new generation to dream boldly and think critically about the world around them.

Dr. Espinola
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Grace Year: A Novel • Amazon Business $5.33 26 $138.58

Materials cost

$138.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$170.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.12

Total project goal

$200.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $200.78

2 Donors

-$167.19

Donations toward project cost

-$142.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.08

match offer

-$33.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$28.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.04

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