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Ms. Rivers from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Blossoming Bibliophiles Need Books!

My students need books that spark their interest in reading and help push themselves to become better readers. These include The Chronicles of Narnia, The Wayside School Collection, "The Giver," and other collections.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rivers's classroom raised $764

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go,” -Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!" My kiddos could be just one good book away from falling in love with reading and one library away from the path of opportunity that reading provides.

My kiddos are passionate, curious, bright, and excited third graders from a high poverty neighborhood in Houston.

You couldn't imagine how excited they are to learn about making predictions while reading or discovering what unfamiliar words mean through context clues. But most don't have the resources to truly practice their skills and engage with a book. Many speak English as a second language. Most come from homes in poverty. They face many obstacles but the most unavoidable one is the physical lack of literature in their lives. Some simply don't have books at home. Many don't have a variety of books to pick from. In our classroom itself, there is a only one bucket of books that are not always on-level or of interest to students.

My Project

Imagine what a library full of books that are on every student's reading level could do- a library that spans a variety of topics and interests, that represent the award-winning books that have brought this generation and generations before into a love of reading. My project would provide these kiddos with leveled books of a great variety with many of those that aroused my love of reading and the literacy love of countless children and now-adults. Some of my students will be able to ride to the wonderful world of the "Phantom Tollbooth," or others might run across the country with "Maniac Magee," live with the super-intelligent "Rats of Nimh," or just commiserate with the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," but all my students will be able to dive into the world of reading without restraint.

It's hard not to be excited about the potential of my kiddos but it's much harder to consider the obstacles they face in a high-crime, high-poverty community where the local high school has been labeled a "dropout factory." We can't eliminate the obstacles facing my students overnight but we can give them the tools to thrive.

As Elizabeth Hardwick said, "The greatest gift is a passion for reading.”

Ms. Rivers Patterson Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

Houston, TX View local requests

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

45 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Roald Dahl • AKJ Books $43.61 1 $43.61
Grade 3 - Favorites • AKJ Books $40.72 1 $40.72
Grade 3 - NonFiction • AKJ Books $32.56 1 $32.56
High Interest - Grade Level 2 • AKJ Books $40.66 1 $40.66
Grade 2 - Favorites • AKJ Books $40.33 1 $40.33
Grade 5 - Fiction • AKJ Books $56.61 1 $56.61
Grade 4 - Favorites • AKJ Books $49.63 1 $49.63
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5) [Paperback] • AKJ Books $51.80 1 $51.80
Wrinkle in Time • AKJ Books $5.17 4 $20.68
A Day No Pigs Would Die • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
The Giver • AKJ Books $8.09 1 $8.09
Hatchet (stock) • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Phantom Tollbooth • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Stuart Little • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Hundred Dresses (Restored Edition) • AKJ Books $5.18 1 $5.18
Junie B. Jones • AKJ Books $99.70 1 $99.70
The Wayside School Collection: Sidways Stories from Wayside • AKJ Books $29.60 1 $29.60
Maniac Magee • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Holes • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Mrs. Frisby & Rats Nimh • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
From Mixed-up Files Mrs. • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Mouse and the Motorcycle, The • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
The Chronicles of Narnia • AKJ Books $33.30 1 $33.30
Bridge to Terabithia • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17

Materials cost

$604.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$648.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.53

Total project goal

$763.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $763.51

17 Donors

-$754.68

Donations toward project cost

-$648.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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