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Mr. Schoonmaker from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bronx Middle Schoolers Want to Read!

My students need 40+ graphic novels, including 21 "Naruto" titles and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series books.

  • $634 goal

This project expired on July 5, 2010.

This project expired on July 5, 2010.

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Mr. Schoonmaker Urban Assembly Math & Science
Bronx, NY Grades 6-8

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 teach 6th grade humanities (literacy and social studies) in one of the poorest school districts in the country. My students are a truly wonderful and appreciative group of students, and would love the opportunity to read books that meet their interests.

My students currently do not have the opportunity to read books of their choice for a variety of reasons. In school, most of their readings are required readings, which many love. In addition, many of my students do not have someone at home who regularly takes them to the library. It goes without saying that they rarely have the opportunity to purchase books at the bookstore. However, my students love to read and love to learn. Their interests are wide ranging, and I would like to provide them with the opportunity to make those interests a real part of their lives, and something they can carry and take with them.

I have selected a variety of graphic novels plus many selections from the popular Japanese anime series, Naruto. The books I do have in class not only fly off the shelves ... they have waiting lists! If these resources somehow make themselves to my classroom, it will bring a true, real smile to the faces of my students. I know, because I have have experienced it, that students will be lining up to sign out that new book they have heard all about. As an educator, there is nothing greater than providing a student with a learning opportunity that they want to experience for themselves.

Without the Donors who are continually gracious, many students would not have the learning opportunities they do. Donors have made it possible to bring a richer learning environment into so many classes, making students have a memorable experience. My students love to learn, unconditionally. They are always interested, always asking questions, always looking for more. With your donation, they will get that and a lot more. My students will have a chance to extend their learning and love of reading outside of the class. Learning, and especially reading, are both very personal and are things that must be experienced and felt. My students are at that point, and now all they need is that opportunity ... that chance that could forever make them love the magic of storytelling.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

75 students impacted
Mr. Schoonmaker Urban Assembly Math & Science Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Bronx, NY View local requests

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

75 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Naruto, Volume 29 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Hour of the Outlaw Maiya Williams • Barnes and Noble $5.35 2 $10.70
A Study in Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novel (Illustrated Classics) Arthur Conan Doyle, I.N.J. Culbard (Illustrator), Adapted by Ian Edginton • Barnes and Noble $11.21 1 $11.21
Nevermore: A Graphic Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories (Illustrated Classics Series) Edgar Allan Poe, Produced by Metro Media • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Graphic Novel (Illustrated Classics Series) Oscar Wilde, Ian Edginton, I.N.J. Culbard (Illustrator), Produced by Metro Media • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Graphic Novel (Illustrated Classics Series) Robert Louis Stevenson, Andrzej Klimowski (Illustrator), Danusia Schejbal (Illustrator), Adapted by Danusia Schejbal, Produced by Metro Media • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Crime and Punishment (Illustrated Classics) Fyodor Dostoevsky, David Zane Mairowitz, Alain Korkos (Illustrator), Produced by Metro Media • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Marvel Illustrated: Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper, Roy Thomas, Steven Kurth (Artist), Denis Medri (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Marvel Illustrated: The Man in the Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas, Roy Thomas, Hugo Petrus (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Three Musketeers (Marvel Illustrated edition) Roy Thomas, Alexandre Dumas, Hugo Petrus (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49
Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick Herman Melville, Roy Thomas, Pascal Alixe (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series) Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $4.98 1 $4.98
Pride and Prejudice (Marvel Illustrated Edition) Nancy Butler, Hugo Petrus (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $10.99 1 $10.99
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Marvel Illustrated Edition) Eric Shanower, Skottie Young (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $16.49 1 $16.49
Persepolis Boxed Set Marjane Satrapi • Barnes and Noble $20.72 1 $20.72
Tales from the Crypt Boxed Set: Vol. #5 - 8 John L. Lansdale, Joe R. Lansdale, Greg Farshtey, Stefan Petrucha, Fred Van Lente • Barnes and Noble $23.96 1 $23.96
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy Series #3) Stieg Larsson • Barnes and Noble $16.17 1 $16.17
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon David Grann • Barnes and Noble $12.76 1 $12.76
The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $11.21 2 $22.42
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $8.76 2 $17.52
Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad Homer, Roy Thomas, Miguel Angel (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $19.99 1 $19.99
Naruto, Volume 47 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Naruto, Volume 46 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Naruto, Volume 43 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 41 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 45 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 44 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 40 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 42 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Golden Hour Maiya Williams • Barnes and Noble $5.35 2 $10.70
Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 Stephenie Meyer, Young Kim (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.99 3 $35.97
Naruto, Volume 39 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 38 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 37 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 35 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 34 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 36 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 30 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 31 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 33 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 28 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto, Volume 32 Masashi Kishimoto, Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Naruto: The Official Fanbook Masashi Kishimoto • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$508.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$551.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.36

Total project goal

$633.54

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