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Mrs. Gleason from Worcester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Graphic Novels Are an Amazing Gateway to Better Readers

Help me give my students high interest novel and graphic novels to keep them reading!

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My Students

A typical day in my classroom means working with three groups of twenty five very diverse learners from different background abilities, and walks of life. All of these different backgrounds result in various reading abilities, and levels. However, for each of them literally is the building block to becoming successful, lifelong learners. It is my hope that I can provide more opportunities for students to attain a variety of books and supplies to meet these needs.

I teach inner city students that include low income, special education and English Language Learners who would love to have access to high quality reading material among multiple reading levels.

My students need high interest novels and graphic novels to keep them inspired and reading. My classroom library is for 75 students to use both at school and home to enable daily reading. The new book selection will help increase my students vocabulary and reading comprehension across all subject areas.

My Project

My students need to get hooked on reading for academic success across all subject areas. Students in my classes struggle with vocabulary and diverse subject matters due to some socioeconomic disadvantages. My school library has very limited supply of high interest and graphic novels so I would like to have options available in my classroom.

Graphic novels grab the attention of struggling readers with all the visuals within and will then help them read more and advance.

These books offer a bridge for readers to better their skills and get hooked on reading. The more they read, the stronger their vocabulary and comprehension becomes across curriculum.

Mrs. Gleason Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Worcester, MA View local requests

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

75 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Middle School Treasure Hunters Series Collection 5 Books Set by James Patterson • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Hilo: Out-of-This-World Boxed Set • Amazon Business $26.13 1 $26.13
The Wild Robot Hardcover Gift Set • Amazon Business $21.65 1 $21.65
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 • Amazon Business $19.22 1 $19.22
Crumbled! (The Misadventures of Nobbin Swill) • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
Down with the Dance (Middle School Mayhem) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Camp (A Click Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
President of the Whole Fifth Grade (President Series) • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Fitting Out: The Friendship Experiment • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
App of the Living Dead (Gamer Squad 3) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! (Middle School (2)) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind (Gamer Squad 2) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Attack of the Not-So-Virtual Monsters (Gamer Squad 1) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
One Crazy Summer • Amazon Business $6.17 1 $6.17
As Brave As You • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Pax • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Inside Out and Back Again • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79

Materials cost

$221.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.01

Total project goal

$300.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.07

1 Donor

-$150.03

Donations toward project cost

-$127.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

match offer

-$150.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.51

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