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Mrs. Jessica Coffey from Statesboro, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Resurrection!

Help me give my students a newfound appreciation of and passion for literature. Allow me to help them find materials that appeal to their interests and/or life experiences.

  • $577 goal

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My Students

Our school is a Title 1 school, meaning that the majority of our kids come from households making less than the identified poverty line. My students are pretty typical of those in every medium-sized rural middle school across the southeast. They come to school to see their friends, have access to technology and sports, and eat breakfast and lunch. Somehow they also manage to learn a thing or two and/or build relationships with adults who try to guide or keep them on the right path. They don't necessarily know it, but that knowledge and those relationships will mean a lot to them one day. For right now, though, their seventh grade selves are far more interested in having fun and socializing.

I have a great mix of students: athletes, academics, gamers, artists, techies, and musicians - and this is what makes my classes great!

But these varying interests, along with social media, technology, athletics, and sleep, provide strong competition for the attention of our students - especially in the English/Language Arts classroom where reading and writing are seen as long, boring, and tedious processes.

My Project

Today's students are so inundated with external stimuli and technology that they often fail to nurture a connection with literature and the written word (unless it is found via social media or text). Having quality materials available to them will increase their access to literature that they can relate to and enjoy.

Help me to resurrect a passion for reading for pleasure!

I am convinced that there are so many other things to do, the opportunity to learn enjoyment through reading gets lost and/or students fail to determine what types of books interest them. These materials may just fix that!

Mrs. Jessica Coffey William James Middle School 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.

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Statesboro, GA 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

115 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math • AKJ Education $9.45 3 $28.35
All American Boys • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Ghost Boys • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Kindred • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
To Kill a Mockingbird • AKJ Education $10.51 1 $10.51
Claudette Colvin • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Catching Fire • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
The Hunger Games • AKJ Education $8.78 1 $8.78
Of Mice and Men • AKJ Education $8.76 1 $8.76
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
All American Boys • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
I Will Always Write Back • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Copper Sun • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
The House on Mango Street • AKJ Education $8.72 1 $8.72
Fahrenheit 451: A Novel • AKJ Education $8.28 1 $8.28
American Street • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Monster • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Maze Runner • AKJ Education $6.99 1 $6.99
The Lions of Little Rock • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sold • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Counting by 7s • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
We Beat the Street • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Code Talker • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Seedfolks • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Things Not Seen • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
A Long Walk to Water • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Tears Of A Tiger • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Fever 1793 • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Bud, Not Buddy • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Walk Two Moons • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
The Hobbit • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
The Phantom Tollbooth • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Chains: Seeds of America • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Lord of the Flies • AKJ Education $5.98 1 $5.98
Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Crenshaw • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Ungifted • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Earthquake Terror • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
My Brother Sam Is Dead • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Crispin • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Forged By Fire • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Witch of Blackbird Pond • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Peak • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
When You Reach Me • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Warriors Don't Cry • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Maniac Magee • AKJ Education $5.60 1 $5.60
The City of Ember • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Hoot • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Tuck Everlasting • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Living Up the Street • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
A Wrinkle in Time • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89
Island of the Blue Dolphins • AKJ Education $4.39 1 $4.39

Materials cost

$424.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.28

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$489.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.46

Total project goal

$576.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $576.42

6 Donors

-$288.21

Donations toward project cost

-$244.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.23

Matching donations from our partners

-$288.21

Match offers toward project cost

-$244.98

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.23

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