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Ms. Large from South San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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High-Interest Books for 7th Graders!

My students need eye-catching books that make them want to read!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Large's classroom raised $564

This project is fully funded

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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

Most of my students do not own books. Many are English Language Learners and are socio-economically disadvantaged. A classroom library is like a home library in their home-away-from-home.

They are beginning to cozy up to books like "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and "Dork Diaries" and Percy Jackson.

Let's give them more of these. They want to read. Let's get books in their hands!

Thanks to prior donations, I am well on my way to having a robust classroom library of high-interest titles!

My Project

Too often, struggling readers stop reading in middle school. They are too old for picture books, many struggle to read at grade-level, and they lose interest. When I taught high school, I would ask my kids when they last really read a book (not pretending to read one), and many said elementary school.

Let's change that!

Nowadays, there are some great graphic novels and other high-interest books that grab the attention of middle years' kids. Let's get them reading again, and keep them reading.

Now that I am three weeks into the school year, I have a better idea of the kinds of books my students like. They want graphic novels like "Ghost" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and series like Percy Jackson. Let's make that happen for them!

Ms. Large Parkway Heights Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

90 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dork Diaries Books 1-11 (Plus 3 1/2): Dork Diaries 1; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3; Dork Diaries 3 1/2; Dork Diaries 4; Dork Diaries 5; Dork Diaries ... Diaries 9; Dork Diaries 10; Dork Diaries 11 • Amazon Business $98.83 1 $98.83
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (Books 1-10) • Amazon Business $82.47 1 $82.47
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Hardcover Boxed Set • Amazon Business $56.32 1 $56.32
Smile • Amazon Business $23.74 2 $47.48
The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13) • Amazon Business $8.66 5 $43.30
Ghosts • Amazon Business $18.28 2 $36.56
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Legend of the Star Runner: A Timmi Tobbson Adventure (Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries for Kids 8-12) • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78

Materials cost

$405.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$478.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.52

Total project goal

$563.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $563.45

9 Donors

-$501.68

Donations toward project cost

-$427.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.75

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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 $0.00

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