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

More High-Interest Books for Independent Reading

My students need high-interest Non-Fiction and Fiction books for my classroom library to help support my students' independent reading interests.

  • $389 goal

This project expired on August 14, 2012.

This project expired on August 14, 2012.

My Students

The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss

I teach 5th grade students at a school that has only been opened for three years.

This is my fourth year of teaching, so my materials for my students are very minimal. For the first time, several students of mine have finally found a passion for reading. With this passion comes a variety of interest in genres. In my classroom library, I have some books that meet my students' interests, but I do not have enough books at their level that are of interest to them.

My Project

Just as the Dr. Seuss quote stated, the more my students read, the more things they will know. The more that they learn, the more places they will be able to go. My students need high-interest non-Fiction and fiction books for my classroom library to help support my students' independent reading interests. With all of these high-interest books, my students will be able to have more books to choose from for their independent reading at school and at home.

The donations of these books will make a huge difference in my students' independent reading, and will help their reading interest grow.

They need more books to choose from that will help them grow academically. I want my students to love to read. I don't want them to read because they have to read. Thank you for your support!

Ms. Solesbee
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Skeleton Creek • AKJ Books $11.09 10 $110.90
Grade 5 - Fiction • AKJ Books $56.61 1 $56.61
Grade 5 - NonFiction • AKJ Books $47.32 1 $47.32
Grade 6 - Favorites • AKJ Books $54.98 1 $54.98

Materials cost

$269.81

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$329.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.22

Total project goal

$388.13

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