We serve a diverse group of middle-school students from our neighborhood and the surrounding communities. Our students apply to earn a spot in our school. Our students are motivated learners. They think critically, work collaboratively and seek a challenge. We are a community of learners and are all seeking to better ourselves.
Our students are young leaders.
Our school is a community of learners, leaders, and world-changers. We never settle. We want to read, write and discuss thought-provoking, relevant, and timely literature.
My Project
ELA students have a rigorous choice reading requirement each year. To keep their interest in reading, our classroom library needs to have current titles that are popular with young adults. The Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award (Blue Spruce Award) has been recognizing the most popular books among middle and high school students in the State of Colorado since 1985. The award is unique in being entirely nominated and voted for by teens. Inclusion on the nominations list does not imply endorsement by any adult as this is a program of entirely student-selected titles. Each year teens in grades 6-12 are free to nominate their favorite titles; a list of 12-15 titles is then compiled by the Blue Spruce Award committee based on number of nominations received.
Having access to popular literature will encourage more choice reading and a love of learning!
Red Queen 2-Book Paperback Box Set: Red Queen, Glass Sword
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The Marvels
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How to Be Well: The 6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life
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Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book
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Open the Door: How to Excite Young People about Poetry
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Honeybee: Poems & Short Prose
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Calm
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King's Cage (Red Queen)
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365 Reasons for Smiling: In Thoughts and Pictures
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The Knowing
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I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
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Malala's Magic Pencil
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Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King)
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Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners
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Warcross
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The ABC's of LGBT+
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Lone Stars
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Kill All Happies
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Nyxia (The Nyxia Triad)
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10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
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Thank You Potpourri - 36 Thank You Cards - 6 Designs - Blank Cards - Gray Envelopes Included
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
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The Sky Is Everywhere
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Caraval
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Champion
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Wax
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We All Looked Up
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For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)
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The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
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Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out
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The Forgetting
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The Kindness Project: A 30 Day Challenge Workbook/Journal for Kids to Encourage Living Kind
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Daughter of the Pirate King
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Materials cost
$398.09
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$25.48
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.97
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$459.54
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$81.10
Total project goal
$540.64
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$540.64
7 Donors
-$540.64
Donations toward project cost
-$459.54
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