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Ms. P. from Ontario, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Real Life, Real Books

My students need 5-10 copies of 8 books that involve real-life teen situations as their themes.

  • $588 goal

This project expired on September 1, 2008.

This project expired on September 1, 2008.

Ms. P. Ontario High School
Ontario, CA Grades 9-12

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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.

"I want to read about REAL life!" This is the comment most often made by my high school Reading students looking for books to read. Most of my students come from low-income homes, where they have seen more "real-life" troubles than most adults I know. Reading about real life situations makes it easier for teenagers to handle the difficult situations they encounter in their own lives. Being able to relate to characters in books engages students and keeps them interested in reading. This proposal will bring copies of eight books for teenagers that deal with the real life situations teens are faced with everyday. Themes range from a teenage boy confronting his abusive father in "Breathing Underwater" to a young woman overcoming anorexia and bulimia in "Wasted." Such books allow students to confront difficult topics in a safe space and become educated on issues not often addressed in schools or homes. Having access to these "real- life" books will not only increase my students' reading levels, but will also increase their awareness of their world and offer them positive ways to handle the pressures of being a teenager. Thank you for helping me give my wonderful students the education they deserve!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

40 students impacted
Ms. P. Ontario High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Ontario, CA View local requests

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

40 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bottled Up Jaye Murray • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
You Don't Know Me David Klass • Barnes and Noble $7.19 7 $50.33
Breathing Underwater Alex Flinn • Barnes and Noble $8.09 10 $80.90
Sold Patricia McCormick • Barnes and Noble $12.79 5 $63.95
Go Ask Alice Anonymous • Barnes and Noble $8.09 5 $40.45
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Marya Hornbacher • Barnes and Noble $12.55 5 $62.75
It Happened to Nancy: A True Story from the Diary of a Teenager Beatrice Sparks (Editor), Foreword by Dathan Sheranian • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Treacherous Love: The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager Anonymous, Beatrice Sparks (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 5 $26.95

Materials cost

$388.23

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.82

Sales tax

 $28.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$482.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.80

Total project goal

$587.80

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