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Ms. Stork from Forrest City, AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stephen King Novel for Literature Circles!

My students need a class set of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King and the audiobook.

  • $353 goal

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"Can't we read something that isn't so touchy-feely?" The males in my literature classes tend to enjoy the tales we read such as "Tuesdays with Morrie" and "Fire from the Rock," but I still hear complaints from students craving action and adventure. I have realized that the best way to meet this demand is to offer literature from one of the creepiest authors around. My students love reading in small groups and have grown to know their literature circle as a second family. As the students become more familiar with the format of group readings and discussion, I would like to offer them the chance to read novels independently from other groups. In past years my 10th graders have sponged up King's spell-binding descriptions and vivid imagery depicting the confusion and hallucinations of a lost and terrified girl. While this is the typical reaction of students at high-achieving high schools, my students rarely have even finished a whole book when they enter my classroom. The greatest gift I can give my students is the ability to connect with literature in a similar way to their higher-achieving and economically better-off peers. While our school is consistently listed as in "academic distress" and is considered poverty-stricken, we are working steadily to improve our state test scores and the learning experiences of all our students. While my students have rarely completed reading an entire book by their mid-teens, I know this situation can change. My students deserve to love literature, just as any other student does. My school is limited in resources and is unable to supply a classroom set of this novel. My students need a class set of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King. With additional copies I would be able to assign this novel to separate literature circles, allowing them to experience the novel in a personal way in their own space. Personal copies of the literature also allow students to show the novel to others, thus spreading a love of books and increasing my students' analytical abilities when others ask them questions. Please help my students to develop an interest in reading this year. Your generosity will help empower these students to identify with literature and will help hook them into becoming life-long readers.

Ms. Stork Forrest City High School Grades 9-12

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

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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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Forrest City, AR View local requests

Nearly all 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Stephen King • Barnes and Noble $7.19 30 $215.70
Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Stephen King, Read by Anne Heche • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost

$229.19

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.92

Sales tax

 $13.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$289.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.44

Total project goal

$352.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $352.44

3 Donors

-$170.00

Donations toward project cost

-$144.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.50

match offer

-$170.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$139.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.22

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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