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

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High-Interest Novels for our Classroom Library

My students need high-interest novels

  • $1,009 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

A typical day room 112 consists of a 15-minute writing session, 20 minutes of reading and discussion, a 10 minute mini-lesson on relevant aspects of literary analysis, grammar, or vocabulary, and 5 minutes of bookkeeping and classroom logistics.

Honestly, I'm lucky to be teaching these particular kids.

They are self-motivated and intellectually curious. They are readers and thinkers and writers. And they are as diverse as any group in the country. They bring a whole spectrum of experiences and insights. They are tolerant and accepting of differences. Some are still learning the language. They remind me that there is indeed hope for the future.

My Project

These books will be used to build a USEFUL, RELEVANT, HIGH-INTEREST classroom library. Students will participate in reading circles, book clubs, and discussions groups. The ultimate goal is to have them leave my room in June with a love of books and an appreciation for the value of reading. Reading is particularly important for our English Language Learners.

I love where I teach.

We have excellent students, involved parents, strong faculty, and competent administrative leadership. That's honestly all true! What we don't have is money. As teachers, we have to rely on parent groups and other outside funding sources to get us the supplies we need. This set of contemporary Young Adult novels will be used to supplement the core reading curriculum of fiction and non-fiction "classics".

Mr. Westhoff
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Skin I'm in • Amazon Business $16.99 3 $50.97
Esperanza Rising • Amazon Business $15.59 3 $46.77
Ready Player One • Amazon Business $15.57 3 $46.71
Red Rising • Amazon Business $14.88 3 $44.64
All American Boys • Amazon Business $10.58 4 $42.32
Playlist for the Dead • Amazon Business $14.05 3 $42.15
Coraline • Amazon Business $11.47 3 $34.41
Legend • Amazon Business $11.39 3 $34.17
Sabriel (Abhorsen) • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
Eleanor & Park • Amazon Business $11.20 3 $33.60
Looking For Alaska • Amazon Business $11.13 3 $33.39
Morning Star: Book III of The Red Rising Trilogy • Amazon Business $16.09 2 $32.18
Red Queen • Amazon Business $10.70 3 $32.10
Milkweed (Readers Circle) • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Howl's Moving Castle • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
The Age of Miracles: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.07 3 $30.21
Ender's Game (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Ender Wiggin Saga) • Amazon Business $14.81 2 $29.62
Paper Valentine • Amazon Business $13.90 2 $27.80
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $13.41 2 $26.82
More Happy Than Not • Amazon Business $11.16 2 $22.32
The Truth About Alice: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.67 2 $21.34
Golden Son: Book II of The Red Rising Trilogy • Amazon Business $8.92 2 $17.84

Materials cost

$747.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $68.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$856.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$151.22

Total project goal

$1,008.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,008.11

2 Donors

-$937.52

Donations toward project cost

-$856.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$70.59

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