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

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Expanding Horizons: A Class Library Overhaul

My students need access to young adult novels that are relevant and relatable for them. These are just some highly demanded choices (Divergent Series, Legend Trilogy and Red Rising) that I think could get them started!

  • $463 goal

This project expired on December 24, 2015.

This project expired on December 24, 2015.

My Students

I see 3/4 of all of the high school students at my school through my classroom every day. These kids need a chance to find books outside of the curriculum that will capture their hearts and imaginations. I want my "I hate reading" kids to end the year with "but I loved THESE books."

The school I teach in has around 400 students in it total between middle school and high school.

Thankfully, we have small classes as a result, which means I can connect with my students a lot more closely than other years. Unfortunately, it's not in the most privileged part of town in terms of access to education, literature, and other essentials. The whole school is on free lunch and many of my students don't have computers at home, making it all the more important that I introduce them to every opportunity possible to advance reading and writing and communicating skills. Thankfully, my students are very enthusiastic and eager to prove themselves!

My Project

My school library often has popular books in high demand, but low supply, so the books on this list ( (Divergent Series, Legend Trilogy and Red Rising) would belong exclusively to my class library where my students can access them at their convenience. I want my students to be able to re-read popular titles they loved, or ones they saw as a movie, and to expand their horizons further by reading similar titles and ones they would not have thought of looking over before, or may not have even known of. Easy access to relevant literature opens the doors for my students, who may or may not typically enjoy reading simply due to what literature they have been force-fed in curriculum past, to find a love for reading.

My students will be able to use materials that they choose to become stronger readers on their terms, rather than going by what the State Standards demand of them.

I want every student in my class to find a new favorite book, and I'm hoping that this selection will be an enticing bunch for them to open their minds to and explore.

Ms. Ryan
Never Before Funded Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Divergent Series Ultimate Four-Book Box Set: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four • Amazon Business $40.68 1 $40.68
Legend Trilogy Boxed Set • Amazon Business $32.21 1 $32.21
Matched Trilogy box set • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
The Giver Quartet boxed set • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Uglies: Uglies; Pretties; Specials; Extras • Amazon Business $26.39 1 $26.39
John Green Box Set • Amazon Business $25.67 1 $25.67
The Maze Runner Series (Maze Runner) • Amazon Business $24.07 1 $24.07
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $21.08 1 $21.08
The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Hunger Games / Catching Fire / Mockingjay • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Complete Persepolis • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
The Night Circus • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy • Amazon Business $11.30 1 $11.30
Golden Son: Book II of The Red Rising Trilogy • Amazon Business $9.72 1 $9.72
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $9.63 1 $9.63
The Kite Runner • Amazon Business $9.08 1 $9.08
Red Rising • Amazon Business $8.86 1 $8.86
Ready Player One: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.12 1 $8.12
A Better World (The Brilliance Trilogy) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Brilliance (The Brilliance Trilogy) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Perks of Being a Wallflower • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50

Materials cost

$358.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$393.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.43

Total project goal

$462.85

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