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Mrs. Powers from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wanted: Middle School Page Turners

My students need copies of a wide variety of great fiction and memoir titles for our classroom library.

  • $567 goal

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Remember that one special book - the one that stole you away from the TV, that kept your bedroom light on all night, or the one that made you miss your subway stop? Sadly, many of my eighth graders have yet to find that book. In my English class, we follow our state's mandate that students read 25 books by the end of the school year. Our city asks that students be given thirty minutes a day to read independently. When eighth graders have the perfect book, these thirty minutes breeze by. Sadly, the thirty minutes can also be an exercise in torture for those students unable to form an attachment with any of the books in my library. In the past, my school has received classroom library books, but as funding shrinks each year, the amount of books we receive has dwindled down to zero. The books we do have are out of date, and they fail to engage my students, many of whom would be classified as reluctant readers.

My students' test scores dip toward the lower end of the spectrum. I know that the best way to improve my students' reading skills is to give them time to read. The only way to get them reading is to make exciting titles and engaging stories that I have previewed available to them. When I give my students a "teaser" introduction to a book, they are much more willing to try it. This has worked successfully in the past for them. My enthusiasm for an author's writing or a plot's suspense invades the room. I suddenly see hands raised high and voices shouting, "Can I read that one?" However, since this is my second year with the same group of students, we have exhausted my recommendations from the book room and my classroom library.

Therefore, we need new books to keep our reading momentum going. I've worked with the same students for the past year. I know their interests, their reading stamina, and their favorite authors. I've spent the summer reading over two dozen new titles that do not appear in our book room or classroom library. I would love to get copies of these popular and thought-provoking novels to place in my classroom library. Since they are all novels I have personally read, I will be able to pitch the novels to my students. As a result, I should have a happy group of readers, silently enjoying great works of fiction for their thirty minutes of independent reading each day. These additions to my library would not only benefit this year's eighth grade, but also my eighth grade classes to come.

Imagine a room full of raucous, hormonal adolescents filing into their English class. A few minutes later, each student is silent, eyes glued to his or her novel. A faint smile appears on one face. A concerned expression crosses the face of another. This silence, this concentration, and this enjoyment of the "reading zone" is only possible when students are able to connect with the right book. The more books we make available to students, the higher the chances that we will create a life-long reader. By contributing to this project, you will be putting a great book in the hands of a reluctant reader. As students meet with reading enjoyment and success, the text messaging stops, the TVs shut off, and my students' minds open up, one by one.

Mrs. Powers Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams Grades 6-8

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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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Girlhearts Norma Fox Mazer • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Silent to the Bone E. L. Konigsburg • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Heat Mike Lupica • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Legend of Buddy Bush Shelia P. Moses • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
First Part Last Angela Johnson • Barnes and Noble $4.44 2 $8.88
Heaven Angela Johnson, John Jude Palencar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Witness Karen Hesse • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies Sonya Sones • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38
Feathers Jacqueline Woodson • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 2 $16.18
Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher • Barnes and Noble $11.04 2 $22.08
145th Street: Short Stories Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives Sharon Flake, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38
Twisted Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Crackback Coy • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - The Good Parts Version William Goldman • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon • Barnes and Noble $11.20 1 $11.20
The Shadow Club Neal Shusterman • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Joy School Elizabeth Berg • Barnes and Noble $12.60 1 $12.60
Just Listen Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $3.98 2 $7.96
That Summer Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $0.00 1 $0.00
Someone Like You Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $3.98 1 $3.98
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Barack Obama • Barnes and Noble $11.96 2 $23.92
The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan • Barnes and Noble $12.00 1 $12.00
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Man Without a Face Isabelle Holland, Asabelle Holland • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
A Summer to Die Lois Lowry, Jenni Oliver (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38
Slam! Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Hoops Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
The Pigman Paul Zindel • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
If You Come Softly Jacqueline Woodson • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Money Hungry Sharon Flake, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Begging for Change Sharon Flake • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith, Foreword by Anna Quindlen • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie Jordan Sonnenblick • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Notes from the Midnight Driver Jordan Sonnenblick • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Flipped Wendelin Van Draanen • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Code Orange Caroline B. Cooney • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Vive la Paris Esme Raji Codell • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Sahara Special Esme Raji Codell • Barnes and Noble $4.77 1 $4.77
Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Reilly Giff • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Shooting the Moon Frances O'Roark Dowell • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Road to Paris Nikki Grimes • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$408.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $40.88

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$464.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.03

Total project goal

$566.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $566.84

8 Donors

-$566.84

Donations toward project cost

-$464.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.03

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