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Mrs. Leserman from Van Nuys CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Disability Awareness for Ninth Graders: Fantastic Fiction 6

My students need 25 copies of Terry Trueman's "Stuck in Neutral."

  • $295 goal

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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 am asking for 25 copies of Terry Trueman’s “Stuck in Neutral,” a fantastic teenage novel about a young man with cerebral palsy, and his family. I am requesting three class sets of fifty, so this proposal is divided into six parts to make it easier to fund (and this is Part 6). I would like to teach about disabilities using easy, accessible, realistic teen fiction. There are many novels that would be appropriate, but Mr. Trueman’s works are uniquely interesting and accessible for 9th graders. “Stuck in Neutral” is a fascinating novel about a young man with severe cerebral palsy – written from his perspective. His is unable to communicate or move well in the world but has a rich interior life. It is an interesting and realistic portrayal of the mind of a teenager whose mind is intact, but who cannot walk, talk, or control most of his body. This short, easy-to-read, age-appropriate book will give students a controlled platform to discuss controversial issues, while supporting literacy. It is taught early in the school year, and helps students build confidence for tackling more challenging works, later on. My high-school students are highly motivated kids living in a Los Angeles barrio. Every child at our school now qualifies to receive free meals, and the whole campus receives Title One funding (meaning, the community as a whole is really broke). The parents of our students absolutely cannot and will not provide any classroom “extras,” and sometimes not even the “necessities.” Without your help, this project absolutely will not happen. Thank you for helping these wonderful young people to achieve their academic, intellectual, and social best!

Mrs. Leserman
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stuck in Neutral • AKJ Books $7.84 25 $196.00

Materials cost

$196.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.60

Sales tax

 $14.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$241.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.07

Total project goal

$294.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $294.82

3 Donors

-$141.92

Donations toward project cost

-$120.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.05

match offer

-$147.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$120.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.48

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 $0.00

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