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Mrs. Powers from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My students need 1-2 copies of 50+ engaging young adult literature titles.

  • $616 goal

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My Students

No bookmarks are required for these readers. My 7th graders are insatiable consumers of the written word, with the fastest readers averaging 2-3 books per week. To readers like these, no public school classroom library is big and varied enough to feed their voracious appetite for books.

My 7th graders and I take reading for pleasure and its benefits very seriously.

That is why we spend half of our English class engaged in silent reading and conferencing, and 30 minutes at home reading. We are eager to reach the state standard of reading at least 25 books this year. To do this, we have lists of books we would like to read, we create book recommendation illustrations for our walls, we form book clubs, we give book talks about our personal favorites, and we write letters to each other about what we’re reading and our reactions. These are students who walk in my door in the morning announcing a finished book, sharing a juicy part of a new read, or animatedly chatting about books with a friend. They write short stories and illustrate them on their own time. They are quirky, dramatic, curious, and ambitious. And sadly, they are attending a public school in an urban school system that is struggling to make ends meet. The school has not provided new books for many years.

My Project

The books on this list were chosen to appeal to my students. They are student and teacher-recommended, award-winning, varied in topic, and diverse in genre, reading level and main character backgrounds. These books will allow my students to continue to improve their reading stamina, their vocabulary, and their writing skills. They will also give my students access to important contemporary authors, as well as classic young adult titles. And most importantly, they will strengthen the resources of my classroom library so that each student will always be able to find a “just right” book.

We have become a community of readers eager to share our beloved reads with those around us.

As the leader of this reading community, it is my important task to make sure that as soon as a student returns a book to our classroom library, he or she is surrounded by engaging reads. If students come to the classroom library, pick through the shelves and bins, and walk away empty-handed, the reading momentum we have created will be lost.

Mrs. Powers Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Mrs. Powers

Bronx, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

70 students impacted 22donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
First Part Last Angela Johnson • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Heaven Angela Johnson, John Jude Palencar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Sweet, Hereafter Angela Johnson • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Buddha Boy Kathe Koja • Barnes and Noble $5.12 2 $10.24
Bang! Sharon Flake, Colin Bootman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives Sharon Flake, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 2 $13.66
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie Jordan Sonnenblick • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Zen and the Art of Faking It Jordan Sonnenblick • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
A Corner of the Universe Ann Martin • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne • Barnes and Noble $7.68 2 $15.36
Tunes for Bears to Dance To Robert Cormier • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Boot Camp Todd Strasser • Barnes and Noble $5.97 2 $11.94
Sahara Special Esme Raji Codell • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Hunger Games Trilogy Boxed Set Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $29.99 1 $29.99
Silent to the Bone E. L. Konigsburg • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Travel Team Mike Lupica • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
145th Street: Short Stories Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.55 1 $5.55
What My Mother Doesn't Know Sonya Sones • Barnes and Noble $6.83 2 $13.66
Stop Pretending: What Happened when My Big Sister Went Crazy Sonya Sones • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies Sonya Sones • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Olive's Ocean Kevin Henkes • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Vive la Paris Esme Raji Codell • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
The Book Thief Markus Zusak • Barnes and Noble $8.88 2 $17.76
Wintergirls Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them Erin Gruwell, With Erin Gruwell, Foreword by Zlata Filipovic • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25
Maus: A Survivor's Tale Volume 1: My Father Bleeds History Art Spiegelman, Tom Engelhardt (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $10.22 1 $10.22
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi • Barnes and Noble $9.53 1 $9.53
Rules Cynthia Lord • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time Lisa Yee • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Down a Dark Hall Lois Duncan • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Summer of Fear Lois Duncan • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, B.M. Mooyaart (Translator), Eleanor Roosevelt (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
The Shadow Club Neal Shusterman • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Messenger Lois Lowry • Barnes and Noble $6.41 1 $6.41
Love, Stargirl Jerry Spinelli • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It Sundee T. Frazier • Barnes and Noble $5.55 1 $5.55
When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
Tears of a Tiger Sharon M. Draper • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Darkness Before Dawn Sharon M. Draper • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Forged by Fire Sharon M. Draper • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Locked in Time Lois Duncan • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Lock and Key Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $3.40 1 $3.40
That Summer Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Cut Patricia McCormick • Barnes and Noble $6.83 2 $13.66
Need Carrie Jones • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
The House of the Scorpion Nancy Farmer • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
If I Grow Up Todd Strasser • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
The City of Ember (Books of Ember Series #1) Jeanne DuPrau • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Something Upstairs Avi • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Feathers Jacqueline Woodson • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
If You Come Softly Jacqueline Woodson • Barnes and Noble $6.83 2 $13.66
Accidental Love Gary Soto • Barnes and Noble $5.93 2 $11.86
Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher • Barnes and Noble $9.43 1 $9.43
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man Fannie Flagg • Barnes and Noble $10.26 1 $10.26
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.54 2 $17.08

Materials cost

$480.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$522.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.26

Total project goal

$615.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $615.06

17 Donors

-$615.06

Donations toward project cost

-$522.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.26

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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