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

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Ms. C.'s classroom raised $281

Reading For Real!

My students need a diverse set of 20 interesting books for our classroom library.

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Ms. C.
Grades 9-12

"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him." - Maya Angelou I teach at-risk sophomores in a rural area that has been hammered by the economic recession. Many of my students struggle academically because they are poor readers, and they are poor readers because they Hate to practice. They see reading as something impractical - even useless. I am thrilled that the administration at school has supported my decision to encourage "choice reading." Research shows that reading more leads to higher achievement in both reading and writing, and the gains continue throughout high school and into college - even beyond! The key to getting students to read more is connecting them with books they Want to read.

Through generous donations and lots of work, I've been able to create a classroom library with lots of interesting novels. My next goal is to include more "practical" books. I'd really like to have a variety of good non-fiction. That will help me reach some of my toughest cases - the ones who see reading as a waste of time.

But it's a lot harder to find engaging nonfiction for high school students. Most of the nonfiction books I've had donated or found at the used bookstore are written at a fairly low level, and I want to avoid having that section be the "dummy books."

By providing them with books they like that are challenging and interesting, you can help me change that. Help my students go from "dummy readers" to academically successful, college-bound scholars!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

80 students impacted 5 donors
Ms. C. Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

80 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly Gail Carson Levine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini Sid Fleischman • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
The New Way Things Work David Macaulay, David Macaulay (Illustrator), Contribution by Neil Ardley • Barnes and Noble $28.00 1 $28.00
The King's Shadow Elizabeth Alder • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food Eric Schlosser, Charles Wilson • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Russell Freedman • Barnes and Noble $10.36 1 $10.36
Navajo Code Talkers Nathan Aaseng, Foreword by Roy O. Hawthorne • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Historic Haunted America Michael Norman, Beth Scott • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah • Barnes and Noble $9.60 1 $9.60
Building Big David Macaulay • Barnes and Noble $10.36 1 $10.36
unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity...and Why It Matters David Kinnaman, Gabe Lyons • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University Kevin Roose • Barnes and Noble $19.99 1 $19.99
Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Nic Sheff • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Robert Pattinson: Eternally Yours Isabelle Adams, Robert Pattinson, Amy Howe (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
...I Never Saw Another Butterfly...: Children's Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp 1942-1944 Hana Volavkova (Editor), Vaclav Havel (Afterword), Foreword by Chaim Potok • Barnes and Noble $14.80 1 $14.80
They Cage the Animals at Night Jennings Michael Burch • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks Mick Foley, Wwf, Mankind • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Mary Roach • Barnes and Noble $11.16 1 $11.16
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Barack Obama • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls • Barnes and Noble $12.00 1 $12.00

Materials cost

$209.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$229.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.45

Total project goal

$280.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $280.27

3 Donors

-$140.13

Donations toward project cost

-$114.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.22

match offer

-$140.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$114.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.22

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