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

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Make Our Library Wimpy? Yes Wimpy!

My students need high interest books that struggling readers will want to read.

  • $422 goal

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My Students

For six years the library at our school was shuttered due to severe budget cuts. Now, a year after its re-opening, students are rushing in on their breaks, eager to get books. Hurrying to see if a new book was returned, because there just aren't enough of those to go around.

My students attend a Title 1, inner-city Los Angeles middle school with 740 students, 99% of whom are minorities.

Ninety-one percent of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunches. Nearly a quarter of the students are learning English.

Reading scores are low at our school, but we are on a mission to change that, by getting every kid a chance to find that "one good book" that will hook him/her on reading.

My Project

In an effort to stop the traditional reading slide that occurs in middle school and in a last ditch effort to turn non-readers into readers, sixth graders come to the school library regularly to select books of personal interest.

Inevitably, students rush to the Humor section eager to grab a Diary of the Wimpy Kid book but face disappointment as they view an empty shelf.

Then they shut down, refusing to consider other books.

We are on a mission, to make sure every student who wants a Diary of the Wimpy Kid book can get one. And once they have that book, then we want to offer them other high interest books to keep them motivated and keep them reading.

Ms. Schlatter Johnnie Cochran 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

720 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diario de Greg/ Diary of a Wimpy Kid • AKJ Education $10.21 2 $20.42
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8 - Hard Luck • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 7 The Third Wheel • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 6: Cabin Fever • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 2 - Rodrick Rules • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 1 • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #9 The Long Haul • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 5 The Ugly Truth • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 4 - Dog Days • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 3 - The Last Straw • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Old School • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived #12) • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 • AKJ Education $10.77 1 $10.77
Big Nate Blasts Off • AKJ Education $10.21 1 $10.21
Big Nate In the Zone • AKJ Education $10.21 1 $10.21
Big Nate Flips Out • AKJ Education $10.21 1 $10.21

Materials cost

$296.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$358.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.25

Total project goal

$421.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $421.64

6 Donors

-$421.63

Donations toward project cost

-$358.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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