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Ms. Aglialoro from Charlotte, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader

Help me give my students these amazing best-selling titles to continue fostering their love for reading. I am dedicated to making sure students find solace and enjoyment in reading.

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My Students

This year, I will be teaching in one of the largest high schools in North Carolina. I will be teaching a Foundations of English II course as well as two standard English II classes.

In English II, students are faced with a huge task- passing their End-of-Content (EOC) exam.

This tends to stress and scare most of them as they know that this is what they've been working towards for two years. The worst part of this exam is the fact that it's four hours long and requires students who don't normally read on a regular basis to concentrate and read multiple passages that are extremely long and challenging.

In an effort to boost their reading levels and inspire a love for reading that will translate to conquering this exam, I have challenged my students this year with an Independent Reading Challenge of two books of their choice per quarter. They were so relieved when I told them they were able to pick the book themselves and that has spurred me on to getting them anything (and everything) they want to get their hands on!

My Project

Every year, I hear students say how much they hate to read. It's boring. There's nothing that interests them. They'd rather just watch the movie because they didn't even know it was a book first.

These best-selling novels will be used to foster a love for independent reading.

Students will have the opportunity to read engaging, hand-picked material that fosters their interests and shows them that reading is not something that is boring or a forced punishment. With this project, I hope students will find answers and a plethora of information within the pages of whatever book they choose.

Ms. Aglialoro South Mecklenburg High School Grades 9-12

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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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Charlotte, NC View local requests

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

100 students impacted 16donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cross Her Heart: A Novel • Amazon Business $17.70 2 $35.40
The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor: Part One by Kirkman, Robert, Bonansinga, Jay (2013) Hardcover • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Search and Destroy (The Walking Dead Series) • Amazon Business $18.35 1 $18.35
The Silence of the Girls: A Novel • Amazon Business $18.27 1 $18.27
Educated: A Memoir • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons Series) • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
The Last Time I Lied: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.16 1 $15.16
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.57 1 $14.57
The Anomaly • Amazon Business $13.81 1 $13.81
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $13.40 1 $13.40
The Adoption: A Psychological Thriller • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
#MurderTrending • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
Red Queen • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Turtles All the Way Down • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Norse Mythology • Amazon Business $11.23 1 $11.23
The Rules of Magic: A Novel (The Practical Magic Series) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Genuine Fraud • Amazon Business $10.53 1 $10.53
Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel • Amazon Business $9.33 1 $9.33
P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before) • Amazon Business $9.21 1 $9.21
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Wrong Girl (Return to Fear Street) • Amazon Business $7.40 1 $7.40
You May Now Kill the Bride (Return to Fear Street) • Amazon Business $7.40 1 $7.40
Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before) • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Because of Mr. Terupt • Amazon Business $6.71 1 $6.71
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town • Amazon Business $5.92 1 $5.92
Once Upon a Dream: A Twisted Tale • Amazon Business $4.44 1 $4.44

Materials cost

$395.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$462.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.55

Total project goal

$543.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $543.68

15 Donors

-$525.96

Donations toward project cost

-$462.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.72

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