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Ms. Zhavoronkova from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Hunger Games........

My students need a class set (24 copies) of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

  • $243 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

There is nothing quite so exciting as the feeling of reading a book so intently you can't put it down! Introducing Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games into my classroom has the potential to transform my students' lives.

I teach a remedial reading class, and all of my students, without exception, struggle with reading.

On average, they read several grade levels behind their suburban, middle-class peers. None read at grade level. They live in a high-poverty area, their school is at risk of failing, and, as a result, they are at risk of failing in more ways than one. Due to upcoming federal budget cuts to education, they are also facing the prospect of highly diminished resources for the rest of the year and the years to come. Nevertheless, these students are creative and bright, and they are capable of incredible academic achievement.

My Project

With a class set of The Hunger Games, my students will not only learn and develop essential reading skills, but they will learn to love reading and further an innate love of learning. Reading will become a pleasure, not a struggle. My students will explore a world outside of their neighborhood and their classroom walls. They will employ hypothetical, abstract thinking. I hope that this book will serve as a "gateway book" - a book that will inspire students to keep reading.

By supporting this project, you are supporting students that deserve a better future.

Education is a resource, and, today, it is not distributed equally. Please consider this request and help close the achievement gap. My students will thank you!

Ms. Zhavoronkova Lawson 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.

More about Ms. Zhavoronkova

Houston, TX 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

23 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hunger Games (PB) • AKJ Books $7.01 24 $168.24

Materials cost

$168.24

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$205.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.31

Total project goal

$242.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$242.07

5 Donors

-$121.03

Donations toward project cost

-$102.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.15

match offer

-$121.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$102.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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