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Ms. Harelik from Bridgeport CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Students Seek Breathtaking Books

My students need 40+ literary titles, including multiple books from popular series such as "Chronicles of Narnia", "Harry Potter", "The Bone Series" and the "Goosebumps Series".

  • $492 goal

This project expired on March 6, 2009.

This project expired on March 6, 2009.

I teach 7th and 8th grade reading in a high-need community in Connecticut, at a public school that serves students in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.

I teach in a low-income community, where many students have not received the education that they deserve. As a result, some of my students have very low reading levels, and don't always feel that reading is valuable, especially amidst all the other concerns that they have to deal with on a daily basis. Many students also do not have access to independent reading materials that they will find interesting or worthwhile.

My students and I need high-interest books, so that each child can choose to read a book that will engage him or her. If students have access to materials that they want to read, they are far more likely to choose to read, which will help them to become better readers, and to prepare them for high school and beyond.

Your help will ensure that my students have every opportunity to improve their reading level, and graduate middle school ready to go on to high school, and then to college.

Ms. Harelik
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Forged by Fire Sharon M. Draper • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Twilight Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $9.89 1 $9.89
New Moon Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $9.89 1 $9.89
Eclipse Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $13.99 1 $13.99
Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $16.09 1 $16.09
Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPre (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $24.49 1 $24.49
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPre (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4) J. K. Rowling, Mary Grandpre (Illustrator), Mary GrandPr (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) J. K. Rowling, Mary Grandpre (Illustrator), Mary GrandPr (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Night of the Living Dummy (Classic Goosebumps Series #1) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
145th Street: Short Stories Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Slam! Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Beast Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6) J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPre (Illustrator), Mary GrandPr (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) J. K. Rowling, Mary Grandpre (Illustrator), Mary GrandPr (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPre (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Hatchet (Brian's Saga Series #1) Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $36.00 1 $36.00
Tears of a Tiger Sharon M. Draper • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Darkness Before Dawn Sharon M. Draper • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Romiette and Julio Sharon M. Draper, Adam Lowenbein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
View From Saturday E.L. Konigsburg • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Revenge of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps Horrorland Series #1) Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Goosebumps Series) Stine • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Ghost Beach (Goosebumps Series) Stine • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Werewolf Of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps Series) Stine • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Bone: Out from Boneville (Bone Series #1), Vol. 1 Smith, Jeff Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Bone: The Great Cow Race (Bone Series #2), Vol. 2 Smith, Steve Hamaker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected from American Folklore Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery Deborah Howe, James Howe, Alan Daniel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning (Chicken Soup for the Soul Series) Jack Canfield (Editor), Mark Victor Hansen (Editor), Kimberly Kirberger (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Michael Krugman, With Michael Krugman • Barnes and Noble $22.45 1 $22.45

Materials cost

$343.04

Vendor shipping charges

$34.30

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$403.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.46

Total project goal

$491.46

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