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Mr. Hayden from Worcester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's Reading Time

Help me give my students more books to choose from for independent reading.

  • $589 goal

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My Project

When my students finish their work early I ask them to take a book from my shelf and begin reading. My predicament is that most of the books on my shelf are my old books from college courses. Most 8th graders aren't interested in reading Siddhartha or an anthology of poetry from the British Romantic era. You can help me fix this by donating what you can so I can buy more books for the shelf that represent a diversity of topics, languages, and reading levels. Thanks for your help!

Mr. Hayden Dr Arthur F Sullivan Middle School 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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Worcester, MA View local requests

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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Last Kids on Earth: The Monster Box (books 1-3) • Amazon Business $35.19 1 $35.19
Zoology: Inside the Secret World of Animals (Dk Smithsonian) • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
Goosebumps Classic (Series 1) - 10 Books Set Collection R.L. Stine • Amazon Business $29.98 1 $29.98
Divergent Series Four-Book Paperback Box Set: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four • Amazon Business $24.30 1 $24.30
Smile, Sisters, and Guts: The Box Set • Amazon Business $22.98 1 $22.98
Holes (Holes Series) • Amazon Business $4.67 4 $18.68
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team • Amazon Business $17.29 1 $17.29
Una arruga en el tiempo (Novela gráfica /A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Los Juegos del hambre / The Hunger Games (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
Ghost (1) (Track) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Where the Red Fern Grows • Amazon Business $7.75 2 $15.50
El niño que domó el viento / The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
Skeleton Crew: Stories • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Artemis Fowl: el mundo subterráneo / Artemis Fowl (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Egito Antigo: Um Guia para os Misteriosos Deuses egípcios e para as Deusas: Amun-Ra, Osiris, Anubis, Horus & Outros (Livro dos Jovens Leitores e Estudantes) (Mitologia Cativante) (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $12.73 1 $12.73
Hatchet • Amazon Business $6.10 2 $12.20
The Visitor: A Graphic Novel (Animorphs #2) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Naruto, Vol. 1: Uzumaki Naruto • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1) • Amazon Business $9.48 1 $9.48
The Crossover (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Crossover Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Creepy Creatures (Goosebumps Graphix) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #4) (Revised edition): Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $8.83 1 $8.83
The Lion of Mars • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Last Gamer Standing • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dawn and the Impossible Three: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #5): Full-Color Edition (5) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
The Invasion: A Graphic Novel (Animorphs #1) (1) • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
O viajante e o Explorador (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $3.92 1 $3.92

Materials cost

$458.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.33

Total project goal

$588.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $588.89

1 Donor

-$117.77

Donations toward project cost

-$100.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.66

match offer

-$471.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$400.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.67

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