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Ms. Stifler from Atlanta, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Stifler's classroom raised $760

Read, Read, Read!

My students need 35 copies each of three different novels, "Gold Cadillac", "Nightjohn", and "Bud, Not Buddy".

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Ms. Stifler KIPP Ways Academy
Atlanta, GA Grades 3-5

Do you remember the feeling of a brand new book? How crisp the pages were, the way it smelled, how proud you were to carry it around and call it your own? I teach 5th grade reading in Georgia at a high-needs community charter school where success is our top priority. Students attend school daily from 7:30 am until 5:00 pm and they also attend school on 2 Saturdays every month.

Without a doubt, my students put everything into their education and it is my hope that I may give them everything possible in return. Being a school in a high-needs area means that many of my students, at 11 years old, have seldom or never had the opportunity to call a brand new book their own. Their interest in a subject exponentially grows when they can bring a book home each night to continue their reading. Our classroom discussions are more rigorous and my students come in each day excited to share what they read at home.

For my next unit entitled "Finding Freedom" I need 35 copies each of 3 different texts, "Gold Cadillac", "Nightjohn", and "Bud, Not Buddy". While each book is based upon the same central theme, students in my classes will be divided into three different groups based upon their reading levels. It is for this reason that I need copies of all three novels. The students will be working with these novels daily, furthering their reading skills, reading comprehension skills, and rigorous literature discussions. My students' interest levels will skyrocket when they realize they get to have complete ownership of this book throughout the unit.

Your help will ensure that my students are receiving the best possible reading education. Not only will they be discussing in class and learning new reading comprehension skills, but they will be given the opportunity to take the book home with them and further their skills by continuing their practice at home. You will make it possible for my students to enjoy learning and focus on their learning all throughout their day, not just at school. Your contribution will ensure that my students truly value their own learning.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

90 students impacted 10 donors
Ms. Stifler KIPP Ways Academy Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

90 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $4.41 35 $154.35
Nightjohn Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $5.39 35 $188.65
Gold Cadillac Mildred D. Taylor, Michael Hays (Illustrator), Max Ginsberg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 35 $188.65

Materials cost

$531.65

Vendor shipping charges

 $53.17

Sales tax

 $21.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$623.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$136.77

Total project goal

$759.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $759.82

8 Donors

-$759.82

Donations toward project cost

-$623.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$136.77

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