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Mrs. Wakeman from Pasco, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Novels: The Key to a Lifelong Learner

Help me give my students novels that they want added to our classroom library!

  • $182 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Teaching in a high-poverty district has quite a few challenges. From large class sizes to not having enough classroom materials for everyone, the students face many obstacles. It is my job to ensure that they don't feel the impact of being in a low-income district. That can sometimes be a hard task.

Above it all, my kiddos strive to do their best and are the entire reason I am passionate about teaching.

Without their positive energy every single day, I would find it difficult to do what I do. They make it all possible. I want to give back to them and make sure they have above the very basics of a classroom. I want them to be able to have luxuries other districts may have. I want to keep their positive spirit alive and ensure they love coming to school, keep learning, and keep growing as individuals. It is hard to do this as one person, but as a community of giving and thoughtful individuals who want to invest in the education of our kids, it is an easier task.

My Project

My students have time to read in class almost every day. They enjoy reading, but it can be a struggle to get the books they want at a low cost. They want to read books that are modern.

We need these new novels because starting off the year with high-interest books is the key to having avid readers all year long!

I have received brand new novels from the gracious donors of Donors Choose and it is amazing how much new books change the classroom environment. They are so excited to read the books and when the new ones are checked out they are so bummed and can't wait until they're checked back in so they get a chance to read them! I would absolutely love to keep this love and excitement for reading alive in my classroom!

Students become better learners overall when they keep reading. Their test scores improve, they focus more in class, and they are eager to keep reading. It is an amazing thing to see and with access to these books, I know they will want to read not just inside the classroom, but at home as well.

Mrs. Wakeman
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Islands of the Blessed (Sea of Trolls Trilogy (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
The Land of the Silver Apples (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Paperback)) • Amazon Business $11.05 1 $11.05
The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls Trilogy (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Everafter War (The Sisters Grimm #7): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Council of Mirrors (The Sisters Grimm #9): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm #1): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
The Unusual Suspects (The Sisters Grimm #2): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
The Problem Child (The Sisters Grimm #3): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Once Upon a Crime (The Sisters Grimm #4): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tales from the Hood (The Sisters Grimm #6): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Inside Story (The Sisters Grimm #8): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Magic and Other Misdemeanors (The Sisters Grimm #5): 10th Anniversary Edition (Sisters Grimm, The) • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79

Materials cost

$112.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$154.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.18

Total project goal

$181.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $181.22

1 Donor

-$181.22

Donations toward project cost

-$154.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.18

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