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Trying to Tempt With the Teens Top Ten Nominees

My students need a selection of books from the 2012 Teens' Top Ten Nominations in order to actively participate in Teen Read Week.

Mrs. Gist Oakhurst Intermediate School

Clarksdale, MS Grades 6-8

My Students

"If you think reading is boring, you're doing it wrong!" I'm constantly trying to overcome the 'books = boring' mindset of our students. I desperately want to change their opinion of reading. Reading should be FUN, not a torture device teachers use on students to get them to pass tests!

In our Mississippi Delta middle school, reluctant readers make up most of our 6-8 grade population.

Many of these pre-teens and young adults do not come from backgrounds which emphasize the importance of reading. With 98% of the students receiving free or reduced lunches, our school struggles to adequately fund basics such as textbooks; a proper library with adequate shelving and books is low in priority. So much emphasis is placed on test scores in our area, but students increasingly fail to develop a love of reading at a young age, which inevitably leads to low scores on mandated tests.

My Project

Teen Read Week is a nationwide attempt to celebrate reading. I want to offer my students selections from the list of Teens' Top Ten nominations so that they can read and actively participate in TRW by voting for their favorites. I want to offer them books they can connect to and give them a chance to participate in an event specifically geared toward them. I would love for them to be able to connect with teens across the nation and realize that reading CAN be fun!

By donating selections from the Teens' Top Ten Nominations, you will enable my reluctant readers to experience the joy of reading.

These struggling readers will have a larger selection of books that have been chosen for teens, by teens. They will be able to actively participate in Teen Read Week, developing a love of reading and a sense of community. The more children that are reading, the more successful our school will be! Thank you in advance for considering my proposal.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

450 students impacted 5 donors

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Clarksdale, MS
Grades 6-8
Literacy
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Gist Oakhurst Intermediate School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Clarksdale, MS 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

450 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Tempest • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

Divergent • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

Cinder • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

Across the Universe • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

A Monster Calls • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57

Between Shades of Gray • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

The Scorpio Races • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

Abandon • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

Wither • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39

The Fault in Our Stars • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

Materials cost			$153.06
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$10.71
3rd party payment processing fee			$2.30
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$201.07
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$35.48
Total project goal			$236.55
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$236.55
4 Donors			-$236.55
Donations toward project cost			-$201.07
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$35.48
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Trying to Tempt With the Teens Top Ten Nominees

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