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Ms. Butler from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Am Malala Book Club Set

My students need a set of 14 copies of the book "I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban" for our Book Club.

  • $195 goal

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My Students

I teach seventh grade English language arts at a Title One school in the neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. Most of my students are English language learners and are eager to improve their reading and writing skills. Many do not have access to books outside of school.

My students are eager to learn, and they inspire me every day with their enthusiasm.

They often come into school dealing with challenging situations at home (many of them face challenges of poverty, inadequate housing, violence and fractured families). Despite their challenges, however, they work hard in school and dedicate themselves to their studies. For the majority of my students, English is not their first language, but they work hard to build up their reading and writing skills in English. They are always looking for new books that will help them improve but will also transport them to different worlds and introduce them to new experiences. They also like reading about characters with whom they can connect.

My Project

Last year I began a voluntary Book Club during lunch, and I was amazed at the number of students who were thrilled to spend their lunch period eating and reading with me. This year my students have asked for Book Club again. I have a group of students who have chosen to participate, and they would like to read the book "I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban." They are interested in reading the inspiring true story of a girl their own age, told in her own words. We will use these books during Book Club to read together and discuss Malala's story, and the students will guide the discussions as they make connections to their own lives as well as what they are learning in school.

This project will foster my students' love of reading.

It will expose them to a world that is unfamiliar to them, but will hopefully strike a chord within them and inspire them to take charge of their own learning and fight for what they believe in just as Malala has done. Through reading this book, the students will improve their English reading and writing skills and will open their minds. I am eager to read with them and learn with and from them as we explore this memoir together.

Ms. Butler IS 218 Salome Urena Grades 6-8

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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Nearly all 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Am Malala • AKJ Books $9.50 14 $133.00

Materials cost

$133.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$165.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.12

Total project goal

$194.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $194.12

5 Donors

-$97.05

Donations toward project cost

-$82.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.55

match offer

-$97.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$82.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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