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Ms. Liles from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wanted: New, Challenging, and Exciting BOOKS!!

My project needs a fresh supply of fiction and non-fiction titles for picky teens and pre-teens. I am requesting 25 new books to jump start our classroom library.

  • $421 goal

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Last year, I taught three sections of sixth grade literacy in a very under resourced school in Brooklyn, NY. Throughout the year, I struggled to find enough copies of quality independent reading books to support my 70 readers and writers. I was constantly desperate to find books that would interest my students and were appropriate for their various reading levels. This is difficult, but it is particularly difficult during the middle school years. The students refuse to read "baby" books, yet certain students need to choose books on a lower level. This year, I "looped," teacher-speak for moving up with a group of students to the next grade. These students are some of the most intelligent, driven kids I have ever encountered. They love to read, but they know what they like. My meager selection of books cannot satisfy their appetite for reading. I have a small library of about 500 books for my students to choose from. While I have plenty of books appropriate for sixth graders, my seventh grade class have little to choose from. I am desperate to update my library with new, interesting, seventh grade appropriate reading material. I want nothing more than to supply my students with the books they want to read. The books that I am requesting will be invaluable tools that will truly benefit my students. Please help me to help my students to become better readers.

Ms. Liles MS 88 Peter Rouget 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 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

65 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism Georgia Byng • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Real Lucky Charm Charisse K. Richardson, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Molly Moon Stops the World Georgia Byng • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Tanglewreck Jeanette Winterson • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
In the Company of Crazies Nora Raleigh Raleigh Baskin, Henry P. Raleigh (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.20 1 $15.20
Behind the Curtain (Echo Falls Mystery Series #2) Peter Abrahams • Barnes and Noble $15.20 1 $15.20
Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini Sid Fleischman • Barnes and Noble $15.19 1 $15.19
The Nobodies N. E. Bode, Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Discovering Walt: The Magical Life of Walt Disney Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Walt Disney • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Only You Can Save Mankind (Johnny Maxwell Trilogy Series #1) Terry Pratchett • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.99 1 $13.99
Werewolf Rising R. L. LaFevers • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly Gail Carson Levine • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls, Vol. 1 Elise Primavera, Elise Primavera (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Part of Me Kimberly Willis Willis Holt • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
Horns and Wrinkles Joseph Helgerson, Nicoletta Ceccoli (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.80 1 $12.80
That Girl Lucy Moon Amy Timberlake • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
The End: Book the Thirteenth (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Travel Team Mike Lupica • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery Peter Abrahams • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
How to Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell, Emily McCully (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Anybodies N. E. Bode, Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Hilary Duff: A Not-So-Typical Teen Nancy Krulik • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Mary-Kate & Ashley: Our Story: The Official Biography Ashley Olsen • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49

Materials cost

$291.41

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.14

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$345.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.73

Total project goal

$420.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $420.73

1 Donor

-$405.88

Donations toward project cost

-$345.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.85

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