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

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Low and High End Middle School Reading Materials

My students need 20+ low level graphic novels to get into reading.

  • $684 goal

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My Students

Many students enter the eighth grade with second grade reading levels. I need to have them read as much as possible as quickly as possible. That is why high-interest books are necessary. These materials will greatly benefit these students, giving them the opportunity to accelerate.

My students attend junior high school in an economically impoverished neighborhood.

I mostly teach 8th grade but also impact 7th grade as well. I have 100 students per year, and these materials will help students for years to come. Every year I face the same challenge: helping low-level readers read at higher levels.

My Project

Students will become avid readers as they accelerate through this reading program, but the initial resources are necessary to get them going. I lack many high-interest books to get them started. If students can overcome low reading levels, then they can enter high school and be successful. I believe these materials will help stop students from dropping out.

This project will benefit many children at my school, not only this year, but in years to come.

This will enable low readers to reach their potentials. These books will make students ready for high school and ultimately college.

Mr. Molinaro Dr Mary McLeod Bethune 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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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

100 students impacted 28donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Captain America: Stars, Stripes, and Spiders! Todd Dezago • AKJ Books $16.86 1 $16.86
Spider-man Set 4 • AKJ Books $67.43 1 $67.43
The Avengers Set 2 • AKJ Books $67.43 1 $67.43
Fantastic Four • AKJ Books $16.86 1 $16.86
His Latest Flame • AKJ Books $16.86 1 $16.86
The Apple Doesn''t Fall Far! • AKJ Books $16.86 1 $16.86
The Abomination! • AKJ Books $16.86 1 $16.86
Marvel Age Hulk: Big Green Men Mike Raicht • AKJ Books $16.86 1 $16.86
Iron Man Set 3 • AKJ Books $67.43 1 $67.43
X-Men, First Class The Bird, the Beast and the Lizard • AKJ Books $16.86 1 $16.86
Beauty and the Beast • AKJ Books $17.75 1 $17.75
Graphic Novel: Jack and the Beanstalk • AKJ Books $17.75 1 $17.75
Snow White • AKJ Books $17.75 1 $17.75
The Road to Revolution! • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Sons of Liberty (Turning Points Series) Marshall Poe, Leland • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Creepy Creatures (Goosebumps Graphix Series #1) R. L. Stine, • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Scary Summer: (Goosebumps Graphix Series #3) R. L. Stine, Ky • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Terror Trips (Goosebumps Graphix Series #2) R. L. Stine, Jil • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
The Adventures of Hercules • AKJ Books $19.72 1 $19.72
Perseus and Medusa • AKJ Books $19.72 1 $19.72
Theseus and the Minotaur • AKJ Books $19.72 1 $19.72
Jason and the Golden Fleece • AKJ Books $19.72 1 $19.72

Materials cost

$493.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$580.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.46

Total project goal

$683.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $683.07

25 Donors

-$341.53

Donations toward project cost

-$303.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.48

match offer

-$341.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$290.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.23

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