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Mrs. Lux from Roebuck, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Honors Students Love to Read Challenging Young Adult Novels

My students need 31 young adult novels written on a challenging level and an organizer caddy to be able to transport the books easily among the teachers teaching honors.

  • $414 goal

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My Students

Do you remember what is was like to read the books you WANTED to read? Our honors students are constantly having books thrust at them and told "you must read this book." I want to give my students fun, yet challenging, books to read to encourage them to read more on their own.

Each year I teach a small number of honors students--students who read on or above the 9th grade level.

Because I also teach students who read on or below the 6th grade level, the majority of the books in my classroom library are high interest, low lexile books. They are not meant to be read by someone who is reading on grade level.

My Project

My honors students need to be challenged while reading books by authors they may recognize or books published within the past few years. Reading books intended for lower reading levels will not help prepare them for the rigor of college-level literature. By engaging their minds with novels they might find interesting, I hope to encourage them to pick up books on a more regular basis. The books I have chosen are all written on or above the 9th grade level. Two sets of trilogies are included in the list to encourage the students to continue reading once they have begun. I intend for my students to use these books with a double-entry journal reflecting on what they have read and applying what they have learned with the classics we use during the semester.

No matter how smart the student, every student needs to read.

So many of my honors students refuse to do so because the books in our library are not challenging to them. Providing them with the higher-lexile books will hopefully encourage them to pick up books more often.

Mrs. Lux Dorman High - Freshman Campus Grades 9-12

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card • AKJ BOOKS $9.91 1 $9.91
Virals Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs • AKJ BOOKS $9.39 1 $9.39
The Perfect Shot Elaine Marie Alphin • AKJ BOOKS $11.59 1 $11.59
Girl Overboard Justina Chen Headley • AKJ BOOKS $6.83 1 $6.83
Revolution Jennifer Donnelly • AKJ BOOKS $10.54 1 $10.54
Evermore (Immortals Series #1) Alyson Noel • AKJ BOOKS $8.50 1 $8.50
Blue Moon (Immortals Series #2) Alyson Noel • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
Heat Mike Lupica • AKJ BOOKS $3.40 3 $10.20
Summer Ball Mike Lupica • AKJ BOOKS $3.40 1 $3.40
Love That Dog Sharon Creech • AKJ BOOKS $5.12 1 $5.12
The Batboy Mike Lupica • AKJ BOOKS $12.30 1 $12.30
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Harry Potter Series) J. K. Rowling, J. K. Rowling (Illustrator), Mary GrandPre (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $8.88 1 $8.88
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (Sterling Unabridged Classics Series) Howard Pyle, Scott McKowen (Illustrator), Arthur Pober (Afterword) • AKJ BOOKS $8.50 1 $8.50
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Sterling Unabridged Classics Series) Howard Pyle, Scott McKowen • AKJ BOOKS $8.50 1 $8.50
The Lantern Bearers Rosemary Sutcliff • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho • AKJ BOOKS $9.77 1 $9.77
The English Patient Michael Ondaatje • AKJ BOOKS $10.40 1 $10.40
Wizard's Daughter Barbara Michaels • AKJ BOOKS $7.51 1 $7.51
Purple Hibiscus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • AKJ BOOKS $10.22 1 $10.22
Rendezvous Rock Rickey Bray, Patti S. Bray (Editor), Designed by Barbara Kruger • AKJ BOOKS $15.55 1 $15.55
Stardust Neil Gaiman • AKJ BOOKS $5.97 1 $5.97
A Singular Hostage Thalassa Ali • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76
A Beggar at the Gate Thalassa Ali • AKJ BOOKS $6.50 1 $6.50
Companions of Paradise Thalassa Ali • AKJ BOOKS $11.70 1 $11.70
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Peter Cameron • AKJ BOOKS $8.89 1 $8.89
The Beet Fields: Memories of a Sixteenth Summer Gary Paulsen • AKJ BOOKS $5.55 1 $5.55
The Looking Glass Wars (Looking Glass Wars #1) Frank Beddor • AKJ BOOKS $5.11 1 $5.11
ArchEnemy (Looking Glass Wars Series #3) Frank Beddor • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
Seeing Redd (Looking Glass Wars Series #2) Frank Beddor • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
Cruel Summer Alyson Noel • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Mirjam Pressler, Erik J. Macki (Translator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76
ORGANIZER CADDY LARGE SCHOOL SMART • ABC School Supply, Inc $12.34 1 $12.34

Materials cost

$290.81

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.23

Sales tax

 $20.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$351.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.10

Total project goal

$414.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $414.00

2 Donors

-$95.75

Donations toward project cost

-$83.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.45

match offer

-$316.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$268.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.25

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