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Mrs. Cabrera from Clarksville, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A RoomWithout Books is Like a Body Without a Soul

My students need over twenty books,a variety of novels and non-fiction books to improve their literacy and motivation to read, for example The Uglies, American Born Chinese, The Hunger Games series and National Geographic.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cabrera's classroom raised $345

This project is fully funded

My Students

"A room without books is like a body without a soul" - Cicero His words are of interest, especially when there can be a lack of interest in reading. An environment conducive to inspiring young readers needs a number of diverse books and novels that help with creating a positive environment.

Our school is considered a Title I school because of the low socioeconomic area.

More than half of the student body is on free and reduced lunch. To assist our students, the administration and faculty of this school have developed several programs to assist: a Food Bag program (students receive food for weekends and extended breaks), Angel Tree for Christmas, clothes and shoes as needed to name a few. Also, as a way to encourage positive student behaviors over negative, the school supports School Wide Positive Behavior Support, which positively rewards students' behavior with "money" to purchase items they would like. Our school does as much as they can to make sure that when students come to school, they feel safe and motivated to learn.

My Project

My students need over twenty books,a variety of novels and non-fiction books to improve their literacy and motivation to read, for example The Uglies, American Born Chinese, The Hunger Games series and National Geographic. These books will greatly improve our classroom library by having a wide range of genres that will entertain my students during break and scheduled reading times. My hope is that struggling readers will find a book that will capture their attention and inspire them to continue reading, and giving more options for students who love to read.

These donations will help improve my classroom by providing my classroom library with a diverse selection of genres and stories to better engage all readers.

It will change my students' lives for the better by giving them more resources to engage their interest in reading and, hopefully, more of an outlet to pursue their interests.

Mrs. Cabrera New Providence Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Clarksville, TN View local requests 100 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bugged: How Insects Changed History • Amazon $13.27 1 $13.27
National Geographic Kids Everything Volcanoes and Earthquakes: Earthshaking photos, facts, and fun! • Amazon $11.05 1 $11.05
Doll Bones • Amazon $9.87 1 $9.87
National Geographic Kids Mission: Wolf Rescue: All About Wolves and How to Save Them • Amazon $9.35 1 $9.35
National Geographic Kids 125 True Stories of Amazing Pets: Inspiring Tales of Animal Friendship and Four-legged Heroes, Plus Crazy Animal Antics • Amazon $9.35 1 $9.35
National Geographic Kids Everything Weather: Facts, Photos, and Fun that Will Blow You Away • Amazon $9.32 1 $9.32
Extras (The Uglies) • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Specials (The Uglies) • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) • Amazon $8.91 1 $8.91
The Fault in Our Stars • Amazon $8.15 1 $8.15
Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games) • Amazon $8.07 1 $8.07
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) • Amazon $7.86 1 $7.86
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix • Amazon $7.86 1 $7.86
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire • Amazon $7.86 1 $7.86
Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) • Amazon $7.40 1 $7.40
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Pretties (The Uglies) • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban • Amazon $6.88 1 $6.88
An Abundance of Katherines • Amazon $6.68 1 $6.68
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets • Amazon $6.64 1 $6.64
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) • Amazon $6.59 1 $6.59
Thirteen Reasons Why • Amazon $6.28 1 $6.28
The Hunger Games (Book 1) • Amazon $6.24 1 $6.24
Uglies (The Uglies) • Amazon $6.09 1 $6.09
Looking for Alaska • Amazon $5.94 1 $5.94
Paper Towns • Amazon $5.72 1 $5.72
Divergent • Amazon $5.69 1 $5.69
American Born Chinese • Amazon $5.64 1 $5.64
Monster • Amazon $5.64 1 $5.64
Speak • Amazon $5.64 1 $5.64
The Diamond of Darkhold (Ember, Book 4) • Amazon $5.33 1 $5.33
The Prophet of Yonwood (Ember, Book 3) • Amazon $4.96 1 $4.96
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) • Amazon $4.61 1 $4.61
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5) • Amazon $4.61 1 $4.61
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) • Amazon $4.51 1 $4.51
The People of Sparks: The Second Book of Ember (Books of Ember) • Amazon $4.22 1 $4.22

Materials cost

$258.56

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$292.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.61

Total project goal

$344.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$344.05

1 Donor

-$344.05

Donations toward project cost

-$292.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.61

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$0.00

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