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Ms. Riley from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Build Our Classroom Library with Variety!

My students need a wide variety of reading materials that will engage various interests and reading levels.

  • $730 goal

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My Students

Help us build our classroom library with a wide variety of books, so that all of my students will learn to love reading, Many of my students have had negative experiences in reading, and have all but given up. I know they just need to meet the right book!

While many of my students have books at home and make regular trips to the library, many more do not.

I have noticed that my struggling readers gravitate toward non fiction topics, such as soldiers and war, animals, and disasters. They love adventure stories as well as graphic novels. I have had the pleasure of watching them read a graphic novelization of a classic, such as Treasure Island, then check out the book at the library or ask their parents to buy it for them! My students attend a small, Title I school in California, where a high percentage of the students qualify for a free or reduced price lunch. Many are from single-parent families. In spite of the many obstacles my students face, they are eager to succeed and hungry to learn as much as they can.

My Project

Imagine children, even reluctant readers, choosing books, sharing them with friends, then discussing the books, all on their own and of their free will. In my classroom, I have seen this happen every single year. A rich, full library with a variety of topics of interest to boys and girls provides the opportunity for every child to find a book they'll want to read. I have seen students choose books and share them over and over again with each other. This is possible because I have worked hard to provide a wide variety of choices and topics in my classroom library, so that every student can find something they want to read. Books and other reading materials must be replenished often, however, and this is why I need your help.

This project is so important, because it's the struggling readers who will fall further and further behind as they progress through school.

We cannot let our children fall through the cracks, and the more books and resources we have in the classroom, they more interested and engaged they will be. Books of all kinds and the love of reading are the keys to lifelong success.

Ms. Riley Rockdale Elementary School Grades 3-5

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 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

82 students impacted 29donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wolves • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Natural Disasters • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Hurricane Katrina • AKJ Books $6.62 1 $6.62
Hurricane Katrina and the Devastation of New Orleans 2005 (L • AKJ Books $22.16 1 $22.16
Into the Firestorm • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Grade 5 - Fiction • AKJ Books $56.61 1 $56.61
Grade 5 - NonFiction • AKJ Books $47.32 1 $47.32
Grade 6 - Fiction • AKJ Books $51.53 1 $51.53
Grade 6 - NonFiction • AKJ Books $48.80 1 $48.80
NEW! Graphic Classics • AKJ Books $33.26 1 $33.26
NEW! Graphic Universe • AKJ Books $33.12 1 $33.12
Holocaust • AKJ Books $33.26 1 $33.26
Mythology • AKJ Books $25.78 1 $25.78
Behind the Secret Window • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift''s "Chocolate P • AKJ Books $14.02 1 $14.02
Eyewitness World War II Simon Adams, Andy Crawford (Photogra • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Four Perfect Pebbles • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Hiroshima • AKJ Books $14.05 1 $14.05
Holocaust Angela Gluck Wood, Dan G. Stone, Contribution by D • AKJ Books $22.19 1 $22.19
I Am a Star: Child of the Holocaust • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Key Battles of World War II • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Life and Death in the Camps • AKJ Books $7.02 1 $7.02
The Horse Lover''s Book (We Both Read Series) Stephanie Ledu, • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
Wolves Sandra Markle • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
Babe Ruth (Matt Christopher Legends in Sports Series) Matt C • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Body Check Matt Christopher, Robert Hirschfeld • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Catch That Pass! Matthew F Christopher, Harvey Kidder, Matth • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Catcher with a Glass Arm Matthew F Christopher, Foster Cadde • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Football Nightmare • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Great Moments in Basketball History Matt Christopher • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Halfback Attack Matt Christopher, Karen Meyer, unknown (Illu • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Ice Magic • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Karate Kick Matt Christopher, Stephanie Peters • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Long-Arm Quarterback Matt Christopher • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69

Materials cost

$528.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $48.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$620.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.41

Total project goal

$729.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $729.42

25 Donors

-$364.71

Donations toward project cost

-$310.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.70

match offer

-$364.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$310.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.71

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