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Ms. Doyle from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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African-American Teen Books for Library

My project needs multiple copies of popular African-American teen fiction.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Doyle's classroom raised $890

This project is fully funded

I am a librarian at a middle school in San Francisco, grades 6-8. We have about 500 students, mostly Asian-American, Latino, and African-American. About 70 percent qualify for free or reduced lunches. Most of my students are avid readers -- IF I can provide them with the types of books they like. However, my book budget is limited, and I can't always buy multiple copies of popular books. This is difficult because many students want to read the same books their friends are reading! We also have an achievement gap, where African-American and Latino students are not scoring as well as other students on the standardized tests. It is so important that these students find books that interest them, so that they will practice reading and increase their academic skills. As part of this particular project, I want to buy extra copies of the most popular African-American titles, so that I have them available for students when they visit the library to check out a book. This project will help me acquire those much-needed books and display them at the front of the library. I will also personally recommend them to students. It will mean so much to students to be able to find the books they want, and it will help them to improve their reading skills.

Ms. Doyle Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Begging for Change Sharon G. Flake • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Second Chance L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 3 $26.85
It Chicks Tia Williams, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 3 $24.27
Dymond in the Rough: Platinum Teen Series Precious Kashamba Williams, Kashamba Williams, Joanie Smith (Editor), Jahmya Ross (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 3 $18.87
Lost And Found (Bluford Series) Anne Schraff • Barnes and Noble $3.59 3 $10.77
Someone To Love Me (Bluford Series) Anne Schraff, Paul Langan (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 3 $10.77
Darkness before Dawn Sharon M. Draper, Michael Benabib • Barnes and Noble $5.39 3 $16.17
Secrets In The Shadows (Bluford Series) Anne Schraff, Paul Langan (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 3 $10.77
Payback Paul Langan • Barnes and Noble $3.59 3 $10.77
Blood is Thicker (Bluford High Series #8) Paul Langan, D. M. Blackwell • Barnes and Noble $3.59 3 $10.77
Forged By Fire Sharon Mills Draper • Barnes and Noble $5.39 3 $16.17
Tears of a Tiger Sharon Mills Draper • Barnes and Noble $5.39 3 $16.17
Monster Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Slam! Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.39 3 $16.17
Hoops Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.85 3 $17.55
Skin I'm In Sharon G. Flake • Barnes and Noble $5.39 3 $16.17
Bang! Sharon G. Flake • Barnes and Noble $15.29 3 $45.87
Street Love Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $14.39 3 $43.17
Flyy Girl Omar Tyree • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Hip-Hop High School Alan Lawrence Sitomer • Barnes and Noble $8.09 3 $24.27
Hoopster Alan Lawrence Sitomer • Barnes and Noble $5.39 3 $16.17
Tyrell Coe Booth • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives Sharon G. Flake, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Imani in Young Love and Deception: A Contemporarory Young Adult Novel Jackie Hardrick • Barnes and Noble $13.50 3 $40.50
Imani in Never Say Goodbye: A Contemporarory Young Adult Novel Jackie Hardrick • Barnes and Noble $13.50 3 $40.50
Drama High: Jayd's Legacy L. Divine, L. Devine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 3 $26.85
Fight L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 3 $26.85

Materials cost

$594.27

Vendor shipping charges

 $59.43

Sales tax

 $43.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$729.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$160.02

Total project goal

$889.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $889.02

5 Donors

-$769.41

Donations toward project cost

-$729.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$119.61

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