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Ms. Au from Half Moon Bay, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Joy of Reading

My students need high-interest books to discover and maintain a love of reading. Our titles include Harry Potter, The Crossover, 39 Clues, Wonder, Falling Over Sideways and more.

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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

I teach at a socially-economically diverse school in the Bay Area. That means we have some students whose parents work at places like Stanford and Genentech, but we also have many students whose parents keep two or more jobs in order to provide for the family. Our school also differs from the rest of the Bay Area in the sense that 40% of the school population is white, a little over half is Latino, and the remaining small percentage consists of Asian/Pacific Islander and black students. Nearly a quarter of our students are long-term English language learners, and a third of our students come from low-income families. Our student population is pretty stable with some families having lived in our town for generations.

Despite any cultural or financial differences though, our school feels like a community.

I am so proud to have taught at this middle school for nearly five years now. Our students are some of the nicest, most compassionate, spirited kids I have ever met.

My Project

My classroom library consists of books inherited from retired teachers, donated from parents, purchased out-of-pocket from secondhand books sales, etc. Some are classics, many are older books, and a few are more recent favorites.

My students are encouraged to take these books home for independent reading, and if they really LOVE the book, they can keep it, particularly if they do not have their own set of books.

This diminishes my classroom library somewhat but serves to develop their passion for reading.

Many of my long-term English Language Learner students do not read for fun, but in order for them to become proficient at English, they need to read! The novels I am requesting will be used for daily independent reading at home. Our titles include Harry Potter, The Crossover, 39 Clues, Wonder, Falling Over Sideways and more.

Each week I ask students to read at least two hours and then write about their reading to practice critical thinking skills. I want to grow my classroom library to include relevant, high-interest books that will capture their attention and make this process easier. I have seen that students who read regularly are more academically successful than their counterparts who are deterred from reading. By offering more high-interest books students are more likely to read. While we have a decent school library open to students, two copies of Malala or five of Wonder for over 700 students simply doesn't suffice.

I want them to believe in the power of books and experience the joy of reading.

Ms. Au Manuel F Cunha Intermediate School Grades 6-8

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Half Moon Bay, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

130 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
39 Clues (11 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $106.92 1 $106.92
Wonder • AKJ Education $10.44 3 $31.32
Falling Over Sideways • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Last Man Out • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Ghost • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Booked • AKJ Education $12.40 2 $24.80
The Crossover • AKJ Education $12.40 2 $24.80
I Am Malala The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban • AKJ Education $11.68 2 $23.36
Fish in a Tree • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
The Hunger Games • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
The Isle of the Lost • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Counting by 7s • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Red Glass • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Tangerine • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
The One and Only Ivan • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
What the Moon Saw • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Heat • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
True Legend • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Shiloh • AKJ Education $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$464.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $42.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$544.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.05

Total project goal

$640.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $640.32

10 Donors

-$431.49

Donations toward project cost

-$387.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.47

match offer

-$185.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$157.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.83

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