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Ms. Wiegand from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Expand Our Classroom Library

My students need a larger variety of 23 books for our classroom library.

  • $224 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.

Please help my 8th grade students develop a love of reading by providing new books for our classroom library! I teach 8th grade reading and writing at a Charter school in a low income community.

Many of my 8th graders are reading below grade level. I am having trouble engaging my lowest readers in literature because most of what is written at their current level is geared towards younger students.

I want to make my classroom library accessible and enjoyable for all students by adding books with teenage content that are written at a wider range of reading levels. These new books will help me make sure that ALL of my students leave my class this year as avid readers.

Your help will make it possible for all of my students to find books that they enjoy and can learn from!

Ms. Wiegand Acero Charter School - Daniel Zizumbo Elementary School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Wiegand

Chicago, IL 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

45 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $4.98 1 $4.98
Prom Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Say Good-Bye (Vet Volunteers Series) Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Nothing to Lose Alex Flinn • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
See No Evil Diane Young • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Goats Brock Cole, Brock Cole (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected from American Folklore Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected and Retold from Folklore Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
When Jeff Comes Home Catherine Atkins • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Hit and Run Lurlene McDaniel • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Breathless Lurlene McDaniel • Barnes and Noble $8.79 1 $8.79
Shot and Framed: Photographers at the Crime Scene Diane Webber • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Fight for Life (Vet Volunteers Series #1) Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Halloween Party (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Killer's Kiss (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Fear Street: First Date (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
All-Night Party (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Things Not Seen Andrew Clements • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Things Hoped For Andrew Clements • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Death Wind William Bell • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Grind Eric Walters • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Thunderbowl Lesley Choyce • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Battle of the Bands K. L. Denman • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$155.94

Vendor shipping charges

$15.59

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$182.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.14

Total project goal

$223.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$223.01

9 Donors

-$223.01

Donations toward project cost

-$182.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.11

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$0.00

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