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Ms. Toll from Fairfield, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reviving Reluctant Readers

My students need more books that target male reluctant readers such as boxed sets like Ender's Game, Fablehaven, Beyonders, Game of Thrones, and Maximum Ride to get them excited and hooked on reading!

  • $330 goal

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My Students

My students come from all walks of life, creating a diverse classroom where they learn from one another on a daily basis. I want them to grow up to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners who are compassionate, empathetic and cognizant of anyone and everyone. The students that I have the pleasure of teaching are absolutely amazing. I may be partial, but they are thoughtful teenagers who are going to change the world!

It is time to invest in their futures now, by bringing them the best educational tools to help them succeed in their current and future endeavors.

I try to do this everyday, but it really does take a village!

My Project

Reading is one of the most important life skills for students to master. I have done a pretty good job at reaching most of my students; however, I have noticed that I have a group of reluctant readers that are predominately male. They have the ability; they just don't have the access to books that interest them.

With this project, I would literally be able to put a book in their hands that I know they would love, which would improve their reading skills, critical thinking skills, and hopefully, create lifelong readers (my goal).

Books are the windows to our souls. They allow us to imagine different worlds, think critically, analyze and evaluate different situations and empathize with others. They make us laugh and cry within only a couple of pages. They allow us to escape the reality of life and they say the things that we didn't even know that we wanted to say. This classroom library will provide books that are more diverse and pique the interest of my most reluctant readers.

Ms. Toll
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Divergent Series Four-Book Paperback Box Set: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four • Amazon Business $29.05 1 $29.05
The Heroes of Olympus Paperback Boxed Set • Amazon Business $28.26 1 $28.26
A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast of Crows / A Dance with Dragons • Amazon Business $27.90 1 $27.90
Fablehaven Complete Set (Boxed Set): Fablehaven; Rise of the Evening Star; Grip of the Shadow Plague; Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary; Keys to the Demon Prison • Amazon Business $25.74 1 $25.74
Gregor the Underland Chronicles (5 Volume Set) • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
The Ender Quartet Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind (The Ender Quintet) • Amazon Business $20.55 1 $20.55
Maximum Ride Box Set (Maximum Ride, School's Out Forever, Saving the World) • Amazon Business $19.37 1 $19.37
Beyonders The Complete Set: A World Without Heroes; Seeds of Rebellion; Chasing the Prophecy • Amazon Business $17.76 1 $17.76
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (the Hobbit / the Fellowship of the Ring / the Two Towers / the • Amazon Business $17.19 1 $17.19
The Kane Chronicles: The Complete Series • Amazon Business $16.45 1 $16.45

Materials cost

$226.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.47

Total project goal

$329.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $329.82

4 Donors

-$306.29

Donations toward project cost

-$263.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.94

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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