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

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Graphic Novels to Ignite a Passion for Reading!

Help me give my students new graphic novels and young adult novels for our classroom library to spark their interest in independent reading!

  • $329 goal

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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.

My Students

I teach co-taught Language Arts and Reading to a passionate group of 8th grade students. This means I work with a special education teacher to support each of our student's needs and learning styles. The majority of our students come from low-income households, speak English as a second language, and read far below grade level (many of whom have learning disabilities or IEPs). Hence, our students often lack confidence within themselves when they walk into the classroom at the beginning of the year. With the support of my co-teacher, we work hard to not only establish a safe, welcoming, and silly space for our students to grow, but we also work tirelessly to find engaging and relevant material for our students to find the joy in reading or writing.

Our students truly begin to let their guard down and find their voice when given a book relevant to their own lives and interests.

My Project

Each school year, my students ask me the same question: can we add more graphic novels to the classroom library? My biggest goal this year is to help my students find a book they love and establish a culture of independent reading in our class. Reading at least 20 minutes a day not only yields greater gains in reading abilities, but also increases students' success in high school and beyond! I firmly believe that everyone can find a joy in reading and get lost in a story--you just need to find the right book! Bringing in some of the newest, most captivating graphic novels and young adult novels will help our students get excited about reading and give them a larger variety to explore their own interests. Our students with learning disabilities or struggling readers will be able to find a book that is both interesting and accessible to them! I aspire for our students to dive deep into their books in class, and hopefully fuel that interest outside of the classroom.

Ms. Cudnowski Unity Junior High School Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. Cudnowski

Cicero, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Voces Sin Fronteras: Our Stories, Our Truth (Bilingual) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
I Am Alfonso Jones • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
This One Summer • Amazon Business $14.57 1 $14.57
Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal • Amazon Business $12.71 1 $12.71
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 • Amazon Business $12.55 1 $12.55
Booked (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $11.43 1 $11.43
Monster: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.52 1 $10.52
Anya's Ghost • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
Paper Girls Volume 1 • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1 • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
They Both Die at the End • Amazon Business $8.56 1 $8.56
The Graveyard Book • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Fence Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Goodbye Days • Amazon Business $8.42 1 $8.42
The First Part Last • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life • Amazon Business $7.53 1 $7.53
Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey • Amazon Business $7.53 1 $7.53
I Hunt Killers (Jasper Dent) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life • Amazon Business $6.80 1 $6.80
Scythe (1) (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $6.58 1 $6.58
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $5.80 1 $5.80
Deadly Class Volume 1: Reagan Youth • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69

Materials cost

$245.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$278.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.21

Total project goal

$328.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $328.09

4 Donors

-$160.00

Donations toward project cost

-$143.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.50

match offer

-$159.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$135.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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