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Ms. p. from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give the Gift of Reading!

My students need 50 high interest books to keep my independent reading library thriving and replenished!

  • $546 goal

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Ms. p. has another project! Donate to Make Our End of Year BBQ the BEST ! to help her classroom.

$1,192 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

Neil Gaiman once said, "A books is a dream that you hold in your hand." I find that some of my most reluctant students will respond to reading if they are able to choose their own books.

My students come from all 5 boroughs of New York City and all varying family and educational backgrounds.

Although we always have class texts we are reading and analyzing together, I feel it is important to reinforce the value of reading for pleasure and reading constantly. While they are not in my class, I expect them to be reading on their own, and that is why having exciting, high-interest titles help to ensure that my students will in fact read on their own.

My Project

My students read twice a week in class as part of an independent reading program (25 minutes increments), and they also must finish at least 5 books by the end of the semester. By having students read more words than their peers, this helps them catch up and overcome some significant deficits in reading that they come to me with. The books I am requesting cover a variety of subjects-- from sports, to biography to fiction. Through exposing my students to a wide array of authors and stories, I can help them understand both reading, as well as the world better. The independent reading program will help them make vast gains in their reading levels, as well as help them to make connections, set goals, and understand people and places unlike anything they've ever been exposed to.

I rely on the generosity of donors across America who care about our youth and the education they receive.

A great education starts with great teaching and adequate resources. Donors Choose allows me to stock my classroom with a rich variety of books, a resource my students deserve. I thank you in advance for caring about my classroom and my kids.

Ms. p. Essex Street Academy Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than 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

100 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Everything I Never Told You: A Novel • Amazon $15.22 1 $15.22
Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life • Amazon $13.79 1 $13.79
Falling into Place • Amazon $13.70 1 $13.70
I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson • Amazon $13.17 1 $13.17
I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond • Amazon $13.05 1 $13.05
Jump Attack: The Formula for Explosive Athletic Performance, Jumping Higher, and Training Like the Pros • Amazon $12.99 1 $12.99
When I Get Older: The Story behind "Wavin' Flag" • Amazon $12.56 1 $12.56
Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop • Amazon $11.80 1 $11.80
100 Questions You'd Never Ask Your Parents: Straight Answers to Teens' Questions About Sex, Sexuality, and Health • Amazon $11.52 1 $11.52
High School DxD: Asia & Koneko's Secret Contract!? • Amazon $11.17 1 $11.17
Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton • Amazon $11.05 1 $11.05
Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity • Amazon $10.96 1 $10.96
Heart Over Height • Amazon $10.79 1 $10.79
Sex: A Book for Teens: An Uncensored Guide to Your Body, Sex, and Safety • Amazon $10.71 1 $10.71
The Girl from the Well • Amazon $9.99 1 $9.99
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) • Amazon $9.94 1 $9.94
Panic • Amazon $9.25 1 $9.25
Copper Sun • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
The Beginning of Everything • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide • Amazon $8.82 1 $8.82
Boy's Guide to Girls: 30 Pointers You Won't Get From Your Parents or Friends • Amazon $8.78 1 $8.78
Asylum • Amazon $8.62 1 $8.62
Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around the World • Amazon $8.57 1 $8.57
Kevin Durant: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Small Forwards • Amazon $8.09 1 $8.09
Mr. Terupt Falls Again • Amazon $7.99 1 $7.99
Red Rain: A Novel • Amazon $7.99 1 $7.99
Basketball: The Math of the Game (Sports Math) • Amazon $7.95 1 $7.95
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul • Amazon $7.75 1 $7.75
The Big Time: Kevin Durant • Amazon $7.66 1 $7.66
The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) • Amazon $7.37 1 $7.37
Romiette and Julio • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Beware! • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Pay It Forward: Young Readers Edition • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Ask the Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
A Little Something Different • Amazon $6.31 1 $6.31
Where Things Come Back • Amazon $6.19 1 $6.19
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women • Amazon $6.00 1 $6.00
Because of Mr. Terupt • Amazon $6.00 1 $6.00
STAT #4: Schooled (Stat: Standing Tall and Talented) • Amazon $5.99 1 $5.99
STAT #3: Slam Dunk: Standing Tall and Talented • Amazon $5.99 1 $5.99
STAT: Standing Tall and Talented #2: Double Team • Amazon $5.99 1 $5.99
STAT #5: Most Valuable (Stat: Standing Tall and Talented) • Amazon $5.99 1 $5.99
Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror • Amazon $5.99 1 $5.99
The Sky Is Everywhere • Amazon $5.21 1 $5.21
STAT: Standing Tall and Talented #1: Home Court • Amazon $4.89 1 $4.89
I Survived #7: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
I Survived #10: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
I Survived #9: I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08

Materials cost

$427.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$463.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.86

Total project goal

$545.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $545.71

9 Donors

-$528.24

Donations toward project cost

-$463.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.47

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