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Ms. Silinsh from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Silinsh's classroom raised $214

The Library Of My Discontent

My students need 16 independent reading books from a variety of genres.

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Ms. Silinsh The Mott Hall School
New York, NY Grades 6-8

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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.

My Students

Tattered, yellow pages, crumbling covers, and 80's haircuts. These are just a few of the symptoms of my ailing and pitiful classroom library. My school has no central library and many of my students have no safe way to visit the public library in their neighborhood.

They are group of active and avid readers.

The only thing that's missing is engaging material for them to sink their teeth into. My school is located in a high-poverty district where 100% of students qualify for free lunch. Primarily, my students learned English as a second language, but have excelled in reading and writing despite this obstacle.

My Project

With a good classroom library, my students will have the opportunity to develop greater vocabulary skills, enhance comprehension, and improve their writing. Finally, reading a variety of books will help them to develop skills to improve their performance on state assessments, allowing them greater opportunities in their future.

I cannot calculate the difference that your donation will make.

I come into my classroom every day and look at the library with a heavy heart. We currently have 120 books to share among my 75 students. Of these, maybe 30 are developmentally appropriate. I hope that you will be the one to make a difference for my students.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

75 students impacted 3 donors
Ms. Silinsh The Mott Hall School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New York, NY 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

75 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Linger (Wolves of Mercy Falls Series #2) Maggie Stiefvater • Barnes and Noble $9.22 1 $9.22
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls Series #1) Maggie Stiefvater • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $8.19 1 $8.19
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $6.84 1 $6.84
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Series #1) Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $9.99 1 $9.99
Mockingjay (Hunger Games Series #3) Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $9.99 1 $9.99
Catching Fire (Hunger Games Series #2) Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $9.99 1 $9.99
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Boxed Set Ann Brashares • Barnes and Noble $15.30 1 $15.30
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $7.17 1 $7.17
The Book Thief Markus Zusak • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
Pretty Little Liars Box Set Sara Shepard • Barnes and Noble $16.66 1 $16.66
The Truth about Forever Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $3.40 1 $3.40
Eighth Grade Bites (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series #1) Heather Brewer • Barnes and Noble $3.40 1 $3.40
Eleventh Grade Burns (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series #4) Heather Brewer • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Tenth Grade Bleeds (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series #3) Heather Brewer • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Ninth Grade Slays (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series #2) Heather Brewer • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Materials cost

$144.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$181.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.07

Total project goal

$213.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $213.78

2 Donors

-$213.78

Donations toward project cost

-$181.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.07

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