Help me give my students current highly rated books to update our library and support their reading.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stith's classroom raised $565
This project is fully funded
My Project
Our library has been neglected and overlooked for many years and is in desperate need of updating. The average age of our collection is 1984, and with your help, I want to bring our collection into the 21st century! The students have been super excited about the updates to the library and the collection and are flocking to this space during free periods and after school, but much of our collection is out of date and doesn't reflect current history or the experiences of the students in my school. (We had books that still had Jimmy Carter as President!) Our students are from all over Baltimore and many commute across the city in order to attend this school for one of the 22 vocational and technical career pathways that we offer. We are the largest high school in the city and serve a diverse student population including students from multiple linguistic, ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
These materials will help to continue to update the collection and make it more relevant and interesting to the students, as well as demonstrate that we value their identities and experiences.
All of these books were listed on Best of 2024 listed and will appeal to my students.
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
Cien años de soledad (50 Aniversario) / One Hundred Years of Solitude: Illustrated Fiftieth Anniversary edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$11.79
1
$11.79
Snowglobe (The Snowglobe Duology)
• Amazon Business
$11.79
1
$11.79
Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, 1)
• Amazon Business
$11.73
1
$11.73
Tiger, Tiger Vol. 1
• Amazon Business
$11.33
1
$11.33
Mistborn: The Final Empire (The Mistborn Saga, 1)
• Amazon Business
$11.19
1
$11.19
The Talk
• Amazon Business
$11.04
1
$11.04
The Glass Girl
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
A Door in the Dark (1) (Waxways)
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Blood at the Root
• Amazon Business
$10.63
1
$10.63
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
• Amazon Business
$10.49
1
$10.49
The Thirteenth Child
• Amazon Business
$10.49
1
$10.49
Tell Me What Really Happened
• Amazon Business
$10.49
1
$10.49
Una vez fui tu -- Edicion para jovenes (Once I Was You -- Adapted for Young Readers)
• AKJ Education
$10.33
1
$10.33
The Fall of Whit Rivera
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Forget Me Not
• Amazon Business
$9.28
1
$9.28
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls (Young Adult Thriller)
• Amazon Business
$8.96
1
$8.96
Always the Almost
• Amazon Business
$8.86
1
$8.86
Sports Nutrition for Young Adults: A Game-Winning Guide to Maximize Performance
• Amazon Business
$8.80
1
$8.80
Come With The Fire: Young Adult Fiction Novel
• Amazon Business
$8.70
1
$8.70
Becoming a Queen
• Amazon Business
$8.46
1
$8.46
What You Don't See: A Collection of Short Stories for Young Adults
• Amazon Business
$8.24
1
$8.24
Forget Me Not
• Amazon Business
$7.24
1
$7.24
Speak: The Graphic Novel
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Everything We Never Said
• Amazon Business
$6.49
1
$6.49
The Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Teens: Learn the Art of Penmanship in this Cursive Writing Practice book with Motivational Quotes and Activities for Young Adults and Teenagers
• Amazon Business
$5.37
1
$5.37
Prelude for Lost Souls
• Amazon Business
$5.09
1
$5.09
If Only I Had Told Her
• Amazon Business
$4.97
1
$4.97
If He Had Been with Me
• Amazon Business
$4.85
1
$4.85
Materials cost
$412.01
Vendor shipping charges
$6.74
Sales tax
$24.72
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.18
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$479.65
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$84.64
Total project goal
$564.29
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$564.29
2 Donors
-$529.29
Donations toward project cost
-$449.90
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$79.39
Matching donations from our partners
-$35.00
Match offers toward project cost
-$29.75
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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