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

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Graphic Novels for Middle Schoolers!

Help me give my students graphic novels. They always want to get their hands on a new graphic novel, and they love to read them!

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My Students

My sixth grade class is an integrated co-teaching model comprised of thirty students with and without disabilities.

My students are open-minded, kind, empathetic, compassionate, and excited to learn when they come into the classroom.

Books are transformative and greatly impactful to their lives. They love to read, and they are known for getting sucked into a good book. They are always hungry to get more great books to read, and are always asking for recommendations for what to read next!

My Project

My students absolutely adore graphic novels. They are huge fans of Raina Telgemeier, Gene Luen Yang, and Kazu Kabushi. They get so upset when they get to the end of a great graphic novel, and even more upset when they get to the end of an engaging graphic novel series.

Students, not just my own, are more motivated to read when they are interested in what they are reading.

We use the Teachers College Reading and Writing Curricula to teach literacy. This involves a lot of choice for students as per what they want to read in order to practice the strategies that we are teaching. I want to put more of what they are interested in on the shelf.

Ms. Gianna Caramanica Intermediate School 289 Budson River Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
They Called Us Enemy • Amazon Business $15.59 4 $62.36
Go with the Flow • Amazon Business $13.49 3 $40.47
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $9.89 4 $39.56
Camp (A Click Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Mooncakes • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Stargazing • Amazon Business $6.49 4 $25.96
Click (A Click Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $6.29 4 $25.16
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir • Amazon Business $11.69 2 $23.38
5 Worlds Book 3: The Red Maze • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
5 Worlds Book 2: The Cobalt Prince • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior • Amazon Business $8.86 2 $17.72
The Tea Dragon Festival • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Retelling of Little Women • Amazon Business $7.53 2 $15.06
The Tea Dragon Society • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Princess Princess Ever After • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
Aquicorn Cove • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69

Materials cost

$402.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$438.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.38

Total project goal

$515.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $515.89

4 Donors

-$282.94

Donations toward project cost

-$240.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.44

match offer

-$232.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$198.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.94

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 $0.00

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