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Mrs. Koeller from Kinderhook, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Just Read!

Help me give my students engaging books to help them reach their independent reading goals.

  • 8 donors
  • $484 goal

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Help Mrs. Koeller

Mrs. Koeller has another project! Donate to Check Out Our Diverse Book Club Books to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $114.
2X

My Project

In an attempt to meet CCSS, students are taught reading skills through our online curriculum in class. The curriculum is supplemented with novel sets, where I try to engage my students in higher-level, critical thinking skills through discussions, collaborative reasoning, and writing about reading. The students use these skills for book club discussions or while reading their independent novels. Furthermore, students are expected to meet personal goals in accelerated reading, so they are expected to read often at school and at home.

I want to put interesting books in their hands so they can get excited about reading.

Many of the novels I have chosen are newer releases with bright, updated covers that will catch their eyes. After teaching for 32 years, the most rewarding phrase I hear is, "I loved that book, but what should I read next?" Many of my classroom library books are outdated or in poor shape. Getting new books allows me to keep my students hooked on an author or series while fostering a love for reading.

My students' reading levels and interests cover a wide range. Due to limited funds, teachers do not receive assistance in purchasing novels for their classrooms. This DonorsChoose project will allow me to obtain books for my students of varied needs and levels.

Mrs. Koeller Western Junior High School Grades 6-8

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Kinderhook, IL 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

100 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Twin • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
Before the Ever After (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Genuine Fraud • Amazon Business $17.89 1 $17.89
The Million Dollar Race • Amazon Business $15.85 1 $15.85
Better Than the Movies - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Johnson, Varian - The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold) - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Rain Rising • Amazon Business $12.66 1 $12.66
The Love Wager • Amazon Business $12.54 1 $12.54
So Done - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Falling Short • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
This Side of Home • Amazon Business $12.08 1 $12.08
Jack's Run (Zach's Lie, 2) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Thieves' Gambit • Amazon Business $11.64 1 $11.64
Keep It Together, Keiko Carter: A Wish Novel • Amazon Business $11.46 1 $11.46
96 Miles • Amazon Business $11.26 1 $11.26
My Secret to Tell • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
The River King • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Ice Queen • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Out of the Easy • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Search For Big Lou • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Monster of Farallon Islands • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Awake • Amazon Business $9.44 1 $9.44
Zach's Lie (Zach's Lie, 1) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Beast • Amazon Business $8.82 1 $8.82
Betting on You - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.74 1 $8.74
The Do-Over - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.46 1 $8.46
Terror at Bottle Creek • Amazon Business $8.34 1 $8.34
Everything, Everything • Amazon Business $8.11 1 $8.11
All-american Girl - All-American Girl - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Lake • Amazon Business $7.66 1 $7.66
The Cellar • Amazon Business $7.07 1 $7.07
You Will Be Mine • Amazon Business $7.07 1 $7.07
The Summer of Broken Rules • Amazon Business $6.65 1 $6.65
The Cabin • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19

Materials cost

$375.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.48

Total project goal

$483.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $483.18

6 Donors

-$237.34

Donations toward project cost

-$206.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.73

match offer

-$240.11

Match offer toward project cost

-$204.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.02

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.73

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 $0.00

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