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Ms. Pignataro from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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High-Interest Books for All Readers

My students need high-interest books for readers, including Deadly, Kicked Out, and Lockdown.

  • $312 goal

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My Students

This year's eighth graders are wild about reading. I find some of them reading at every moment possible -- at the beginning of class, between activities, and sometimes even during group work they are supposed to be participating in!

These teens love books -- they love strong characters, action-filled plots, and killer endings (literally and figuratively).

There are so many great, new books being released, but they are not always at the levels of our readers. Most of the new young-adult literature is written at a high level, while books for middle-grade kids are often, well, written for kids, not teens.

My Project

It's important to me to have books for every reader. Included in this project are a number of high-interest books that are written at an accessible level for readers of all levels but especially those who may be struggling just a bit. These books are about teens with realistic conflicts that teenagers can relate to. In the past, having these type of books in my classroom library have made a tremendous difference for those who can not yet read the longer, more difficult books.

Helping to fund this project will increase the selection of books available to all students but especially to those students who need just a bit more practice before moving on to the higher level books.

Ms. Pignataro MS 443 New Voices School Grades 6-8

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

60 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kicked Out (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Crash (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Disconnect (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Beyond Repair (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Cheat (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Night Terrors (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Deadly (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Last Ride (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Tell (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Bang (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Responsible (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Kicker (Orca Sports) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Above All Else (Orca Sports) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Maverick Mania (Orca Sports) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Cobra Strike (Orca Sports) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Titan Clash (Orca Sports) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Chat Room (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
FaceSpace (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Maxed Out (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Juice (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Pyro (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Oracle (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Tagged (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.95 1 $8.95
Living Rough (Orca Currents) • Amazon $8.60 1 $8.60
Lockdown (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.41 1 $8.41
Truth (Orca Soundings) • Amazon $8.21 1 $8.21

Materials cost

$231.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$264.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.72

Total project goal

$311.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $311.48

5 Donors

-$130.74

Donations toward project cost

-$111.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.61

Matching donations from our partners

-$180.74

Match offers toward project cost

-$153.63

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.11

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 $0.00

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