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Ms. O'Donnell from New York NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Book Bonanza: Hooking Students with High Interest Books!

My students need high interest books across a variety of reading levels to get them invigorated about reading in school and at home. Research demonstrates that the volume of reading matters, so let's hook them!

  • $792 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Our 5th grade ICT classroom has 20 students with a substantial amount of students receiving special education services. They are a part of the Lower East Side community, one which is vibrant and diverse. Many of our students speak Spanish and come from immigrant families. The majority of our students are living in poverty and especially need access to technology and quality resources to be successful in school and beyond.

They are curious and excited learners!

They are children who are so deserving of your donations.

My Project

Our class needs a variety of leveled books from our lower level readers to our highest. At this time, our library needs some new titles to get all of our readers excited and engaged with reading. We especially need books for our readers below grade level, who seek high interest books that don't feel like they're "baby" books. They want to feel proud to carry around a book that looks exciting and interesting.

These titles have been selected, because they reach across genres in fiction.

I've selected many graphic novels, mysteries, action/adventure, and humorous books, so that all students can find books that can reach them. I've also selected multiple copies of many titles, so that they can read in partnerships and book clubs. Students love to read together and that peer encouragement can be what it takes to push a reluctant reader into an avid one. Every day we spend at least 30 minutes where the students read independently, while my coteacher and I will conference with individuals, providing them with personal reading jobs based on their needs. Our lower level readers will love checking out MineCraft Diaries or Magic Tree House, and I suspect many of our fantasy lovers won't be able to put down the Amulet Series. Each of these books will connect with different readers in our classroom and get them excited about what awaits them in each bin.

Ms. O'Donnell
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amulet #1-7 Box Set by Kazu Kibuishi (2016-10-25) • Amazon Business $63.65 1 $63.65
Dog Man: The Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-3 Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $18.54 2 $37.08
My Weird School Daze 12-Book Box Set: Books 1-12 • Amazon Business $35.10 1 $35.10
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1-4 Box Set: Full-Color Edition • Amazon Business $32.29 1 $32.29
Big Nate Triple Play Box Set: Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, Big Nate Strikes Again, Big Nate on a Roll • Amazon Business $11.77 2 $23.54
Zack Files 02: Through the Medicine Cabinet (The Zack Files) • Amazon Business $4.99 4 $19.96
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things • Amazon Business $5.79 3 $17.37
Zack Files 01: My Great-grandpa's in the Litter Box (The Zack Files) • Amazon Business $4.13 4 $16.52
Diary of a Minecraft Zombie Book 2: Bullies and Buddies (Volume 2) • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries) • Amazon Business $3.07 4 $12.28
Diary of a Minecraft Zombie Book 1: A Scare of A Dare (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
The Wild Robot • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
The Bald Bandit (A to Z Mysteries) • Amazon Business $2.97 4 $11.88
Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission) • Amazon Business $2.96 4 $11.84
Roller Girl • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Sunny Side Up • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
Ghost (Track) • Amazon Business $5.61 2 $11.22
Moo: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18
Patina (Track) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Howliday Inn (Bunnicula and Friends) • Amazon Business $5.49 2 $10.98
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Wishtree • Amazon Business $10.46 1 $10.46
Zen Pencils--Inspirational Quotes for Kids • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 11: Double Down • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Secret of the Water Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #3) • Amazon Business $3.22 3 $9.66
Hilo Book 3: The Great Big Boom • Amazon Business $9.54 1 $9.54
Brave • Amazon Business $9.51 1 $9.51
Firelight (Amulet #7) • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 (Captain Underpants #11) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) • Amazon Business $2.97 3 $8.91
Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Captain Underpants #9) • Amazon Business $8.84 1 $8.84
Ghostopolis • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King • Amazon Business $8.67 1 $8.67
Hilo Book 2: Saving the Whole Wide World • Amazon Business $8.53 1 $8.53
The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 12) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
The Dumbest Idea Ever! • Amazon Business $8.41 1 $8.41
Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers (Captain Underpants #10) • Amazon Business $8.41 1 $8.41
Target Practice (Cleopatra in Space #1) • Amazon Business $8.25 1 $8.25
Crenshaw • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Real Friends • Amazon Business $7.92 1 $7.92
Day of the Night Crawlers: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #2) • Amazon Business $3.95 2 $7.90
The Terrible Two • Amazon Business $7.71 1 $7.71
El Deafo • Amazon Business $7.12 1 $7.12
Rise of the Balloon Goons: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #1) • Amazon Business $3.56 2 $7.12
Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novel #5): A Graphix Book (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Saving the Sun Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #2) • Amazon Business $2.32 3 $6.96
Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Class Trip from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 1) • Amazon Business $2.86 2 $5.72
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys #1) • Amazon Business $4.28 1 $4.28

Materials cost

$632.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$672.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.65

Total project goal

$791.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $791.02

10 Donors

-$568.90

Donations toward project cost

-$494.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.08

match offer

-$208.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$177.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.33

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

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