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Mrs. Barnett from Humble, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Silent Sustained Reading: Students Need Engaging Novel Choices

Help me give my students high interest books to keep them engaged and reading!

  • $311 goal

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Mrs. Barnett has another project! Donate to Turning Pages, Sparking Minds! High-Interest Books for Independent Reading to help her classroom.

$300 - complete this project and be a hero

My Project

Silent sustained reading (SSR) plays a pivotal role in our Reading English Language Arts (RELA) curriculum within my district. Research consistently indicates that students who engage in daily independent reading of self-selected texts experience notable advancements in their reading proficiency over time.

While the concept is sound in theory, the effectiveness of SSR can be compromised when students lack access to compelling and engaging titles.

Because of this, it becomes imperative for educators to curate a diverse collection of high-interest books, thereby ensuring that students make the most of their SSR time. While I am able to provide some books for my students, I am unable to offer a sufficiently varied selection.

I kindly request your support in contributing these sought-after, high-interest titles to our classroom library. Your assistance in enhancing our literary resources would greatly benefit my students' reading experiences and overall academic development.

Thank you for considering this request.

Mrs. Barnett Timberwood 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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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

170 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Warriors Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6: The Complete First Series (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin) • Amazon Business $27.98 1 $27.98
Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II • Amazon Business $13.86 1 $13.86
Allies • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Then (Once Series, 2) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (a Hunger Games Novel) (Hunger Games) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Code of Honor • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 15) • Amazon Business $9.48 1 $9.48
The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #11) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.22 1 $9.22
Big Shot Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 16 • Amazon Business $9.04 1 $9.04
Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #10) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $8.64 1 $8.64
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18) • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Now (Once Series, 3) • Amazon Business $8.58 1 $8.58
War Stories • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
The Secret of White Stone Gate (Black Hollow Lane, 2) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade • Amazon Business $7.94 1 $7.94
Once (Once Series, 1) • Amazon Business $7.74 1 $7.74
Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #4): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane, 1) • Amazon Business $7.04 1 $7.04
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 17) • Amazon Business $5.13 1 $5.13

Materials cost

$230.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$264.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.64

Total project goal

$310.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $310.93

4 Donors

-$287.14

Donations toward project cost

-$264.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.78

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