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Mr. Gillard from Manitou Spgs., CO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give Kids Access to Reading via Graphic Novels!

Help me give my students an entry to reading through expanding my classroom library's offerings of graphic novels.

  • $637 goal

This project expired on June 27, 2024.

This project expired on June 27, 2024.

My Project

Reading is a fundamental skill that kids need for life. Literacy is directly correlated to success late in life. And kids need to know that they can read and that reading can be joyful! Graphic novels allow them to do so, especially for learners who are reluctant to read or who arrive in high school thinking that they are not good readers or that reading is too hard or never fun.

I want to reignite joy for students in reading, and finding books that are exciting and non-threatening to kids as that find gateways into the wider world of literacy so that they can engage the world with empathy and critical thinking.

I want reading to be fun, a choice, and not a chore. Having a robust classroom library of graphic novels can help facilitate that.

Mr. Gillard Manitou Springs High School Grades 9-12

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Manitou Spgs., CO View local requests

More than a third 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

127 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Generic Percy Jackson Graphic Novels Set • Amazon Business $64.92 1 $64.92
3 Graphic Novels: HOOKY Volumes 1-3 (paperback book set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $50.00 1 $50.00
I Survived Series Graphic Novels Collection (6 Books) • Amazon Business $48.90 1 $48.90
Capstone Press Sports Illustrated Kids: Action Packed Graphic Novels Level K- Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $42.26 1 $42.26
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $27.87 1 $27.87
Run: Book One (hardcover graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $25.00 1 $25.00
Wings of Fire #1-#4: A Graphic Novel Box Set (Wings of Fire Graphic Novels #1-#4) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $23.90 1 $23.90
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $19.70 1 $19.70
They Called Us Enemy (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
When Stars Are Scattered (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
The Kite Runner Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $16.06 1 $16.06
Stormbreaker: the Graphic Novel (Alex Rider) • Amazon Business $12.68 1 $12.68
Redwall: the Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $11.47 1 $11.47
Legend: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Illegal: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Monster: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.78 1 $10.78
Coraline: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Miles Morales: Stranger Tides (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Winter Turning: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #7) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Wings of Fire: The Brightest Night: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #5) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Invisible: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.78 1 $8.78
Moon Rising: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #6) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $8.31 1 $8.31
Twilight of the Gods: A Viking Graphic Novel (Norse Myths: A Viking Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$498.49

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$540.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.47

Total project goal

$636.44

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