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Ms. Clarke from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Best Books for the Best Scholars

Help me give my students more high interest books for our classroom library!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Clarke's classroom raised $597

This project is fully funded

My Project

This year, as a way to promote literacy in the classroom, we have implemented choice reading.

Choice reading is time set aside every day for scholars to read for the enjoyment of reading.

We call this choice reading because scholars read a book of their choice.

One of the ways that this is successful is by being able to offer scholars books of high interest. I have taken into account student requests and compiled a new list of books that students are sure to love.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my project.

Ms. Clarke University of Chicago Charter School - Woodlawn Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

120 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wings of Fire: The Complete Collection Series Set (Books 1-15) • Amazon Business $91.47 1 $91.47
Amulet #1-8 Box Set • Amazon Business $63.75 1 $63.75
The City of Ember Complete Boxed Set (The City of Ember; The People of Sparks; The Diamond of Darkhold; The Prophet of Yonwood) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Black Panther Vol. 2: Avengers of the New World (Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2016) HC, 2) • Amazon Business $18.89 1 $18.89
Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Rose That Grew From Concrete • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Echo • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Ironheart Vol. 2: Ten Rings (Ironheart, 2) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Before the Ever After • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, 1) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
96 Miles • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Dress Coded • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Greystone Secrets #2: The Deceivers • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Blackbird Girls • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Alone • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Closer to Nowhere • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Canyon's Edge • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Fish in a Tree • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Canyon's Edge • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Finding Junie Kim • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Orphan Island • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Show Me a Sign (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Last Day on Mars (Chronicle of the Dark Star, 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
When You Reach Me: (Newbery Medal Winner) (Yearling Newbery) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Greystone Secrets #3: The Messengers • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Restart • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Beyond the Bright Sea • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Black Panther: The Battle for Wakanda (A Mighty Marvel Chapter Book) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Wish • Amazon Business $4.41 1 $4.41

Materials cost

$466.41

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.54

Total project goal

$596.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $596.93

3 Donors

-$446.93

Donations toward project cost

-$379.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.04

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

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