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Ms. Roche from Westerly, RI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Great Book, an Open Mind, a Powerful Student!

Help me give my students the books they need to grow their minds!

  • $1,110 goal

This project expired on June 4, 2024.

This project expired on June 4, 2024.

My Project

As a new middle school reading teacher, I find it challenging to engage my students with books. Having a variety of books in my classroom library will help my students have more to choose from and a more diverse selection.

Reading is the key to unlocking our future and potential.

Sparking an interest and excitement through literature is a challenging task but if accepted, well worth it!

Reading books seems to be secondary these days to video games, smartphones, and the internet. Bringing awareness and attention to the world of books and just how important, wonderful, and beneficial they can be, is something that is near and dear to my heart.

Books and knowledge are the key to the future!

Ms. Roche Westerly Middle School Grades 6-8 Westerly, RI View local requests

More than a third 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

Never Before Funded 35 students impacted

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Achieve It! Popular Book Series, Middle School Grades 6 to 8, Set of 25 - Grades 6-8 - Kids • School Specialty $542.99 1 $542.99
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set: Books #1-7 • AKJ Education $63.46 1 $63.46
The Crossover Series 3-Book Box Set: The Crossover, Booked, Rebound (paperback book set) • MahoganyBooks $25.19 1 $25.19
Long Way Down (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $10.79 2 $21.58
Ain't Burned All the Bright (hardcover graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Apple: Skin to the Core (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
They Called Us Enemy (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults) (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
We Are Not Free (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
Milkweed (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
I Will Always Write Back How One Letter Changed Two Lives (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Invisible: A Graphic Novel (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The Light in Hidden Places (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Number the Stars (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The Book Thief (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
All American Boys (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $11.70 1 $11.70

Materials cost

$834.01

Vendor shipping charges

 $66.86

Sales tax

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3rd party payment processing fee

$12.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$943.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$166.48

Total project goal

$1,109.86

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