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

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Ms. Jessup's classroom raised $401

Aren't YOU a Little Curious?

My students need a class set (30 copies) of "The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime."

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Ms. Jessup Eugene Ashley High School
Wilmington, NC Grades 9-12

Everyone becomes a little curious at times. Sometimes this can land us in sticky situations, or even lead us to a door we never thought would open for us. I teach a year-long ninth grade English class full of curious students.

They are a great group of kids filled with special needs and modifications. Many of them struggle at staying motivated and give up on themselves too easily. Sometimes it is difficult for them to pay attention when we work on a novel, but this all changed when we read "Flowers for Algernon". My students were fascinated by seeing the world through someone else's thoughts.

I would like to get one class set of "Curious Incident" so that we can read it together in class, like we did with "Flowers". I would like to share "The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime" because the story is told through the eyes of a student with Asperger's syndrome close to their own age. The narrator describes his fears and limitations and find ways to overcome them.

This is an empowering story that is universally applicable to my students that find it difficult to stay motivated. They all have the ability to overcome their own obstacles and I hope that seeing themselves in the narrator will help them see this as well. Your donation would give my students insight in the mind of a special needs student as well as help them see the opportunities they have in front of them today.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

85 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Jessup Eugene Ashley High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Wilmington, NC View local requests

More than half 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

85 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon • Barnes and Noble $10.08 30 $302.40

Materials cost

$302.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$328.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.17

Total project goal

$400.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $400.96

1 Donor

-$328.79

Donations toward project cost

-$328.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$72.17

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 $0.00

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