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Ms. Vitale from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Brilliant Scholars Part III

My students need 46 high interest independent reading books for our classroom library

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vitale's classroom raised $554

This project is fully funded

What do YOU remember about middle school? What will you help 70 brilliant and hard working scholars remember? We are the College Preparatory Learning Community of Readers, Writers, Listeners, and Speakers. We are the class of 2018 (the year we will graduate from college). We are at a high poverty middle school in NY, and we are looking for some exciting new independent reading books from a donor like you!

As a second year teacher in a young school, I quickly discovered that students are brilliant, yet many of my scholars are reading below grade level. The average reading level in my 8th grade classroom is a 6th grade level, and I have scholars reading as low as a 4th grade level. Book selections have been in the past due to lack of resources. Our school does not have a library so teachers build their own classroom libraries with some help from school funds. We have done our best to acquire as many books as possible through thrift stores and drives, but it is challenging to find high interest, popular titles that are affordable on my teacher salary.

My scholars work so hard and are on track to make 2 years of reading growth this year due to all of their extra work! We need more texts that are exciting, interesting, and on our level in order to continue to take the steps to reach our goals. These materials will give my scholars an opportunity to not only achieve their goals, but develop a lifelong passion for reading.

My scholars have written that reading is important because it helps them learn to be better writers, critical thinkers, and people. They have written about their desire to find a cure for cancer and AIDS, to be authors and engineers, forensic anthropologists, lawyers, and humanitarians. They know that none of this will be possible for them unless they learn to become independent readers and thinkers. Please help them take the next step towards achieving their goals!

Ms. Vitale Frederick Douglass Academy VIII Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ransom My Heart Meg Cabot, Mia Thermopolis • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
Peter Pan (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) J. M. Barrie, F. D. Bedford (Illustrator), Amy Billone (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Four Book Set Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $34.32 1 $34.32
Stepsister (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Tunnels of Blood (Cirque Du Freak Series #3), Vol. 3 Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Vampire Mountain (Cirque Du Freak Series #4) Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Trials of Death (Cirque Du Freak Series #5), Vol. 5 Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Vampire Prince (Cirque Du Freak Series #6) Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Hunters of the Dusk (Cirque Du Freak Series #7) Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Allies of the Night (Cirque Du Freak Series #8) Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Killers of the Dawn (Cirque Du Freak Series #9) Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Lake of Souls (Cirque Du Freak Series #10) Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak Series #11) Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Sons of Destiny (Cirque Du Freak Series #12) Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Prom Nights from Hell Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Lauren Myracle, Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume Jennifer O'Connell, Meg Cabot, Julie Kenner, Melissa Senate, Cara Lockwood • Barnes and Noble $11.20 1 $11.20
I, Alex Cross James Patterson • Barnes and Noble $13.99 1 $13.99
Witch and Wizard James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
Alex Cross's Trial James Patterson, Richard DiLallo • Barnes and Noble $18.19 1 $18.19
Run for Your Life James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
Cross Country James Patterson • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Pirate Latitudes Michael Crichton • Barnes and Noble $13.99 1 $13.99
Have a Little Faith: A True Story Mitch Albom • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
The Lost Symbol Dan Brown • Barnes and Noble $14.97 1 $14.97
Confession (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Fear Street: First Date (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Switched (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Killer's Kiss (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Halloween Party (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Dare (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The New Girl (Fear Street Series #1) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
All-Night Party (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Best Friend (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Wrong Number (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Boy Next Door (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Perfect Date (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Rich Girl (Fear Street Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Chasing the Bear: A Young Spenser Novel Robert B. Parker • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini • Barnes and Noble $12.00 1 $12.00
Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire/ Black Blood/ Red Dice Christopher Pike • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
666: The Number Of The Beast Various, Joyce Carol Oates, Christopher Pike, Joshua Gee, P. D. Cacek • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Witch Christopher Pike • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Falling Christopher Pike • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Blind Mirror Christopher Pike • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Cirque du Freak, Volume 1 Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $8.79 1 $8.79
The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak Series #2), Vol. 2 Darren Shan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$399.13

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.91

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$454.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.67

Total project goal

$553.70

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $553.70

1 Donor

-$553.70

Donations toward project cost

-$454.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.63

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