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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!

My students need 36 high interest books for our classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vitale's classroom raised $555

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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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clique Boxed Set #1 (Clique Series) Lisi Harrison • Barnes and Noble $23.99 1 $23.99
Clique Boxed Set #2 (Clique Series) Lisi Harrison • Barnes and Noble $23.99 1 $23.99
Moonlight Secrets (Fear Street Nights Series #1) R. L. Stine, Designed by David Stevenson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Midnight Games (Fear Street Nights Series #2) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Lady J (Drama High Series #5) L. Divine, L. Devine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Jayd's Legacy (Drama High Series #3) L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Courtin' Jayd (Drama High Series #6) L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Second Chance (Drama High Series #2) L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Frenemies (Drama High Series #4) L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Boys R Us (Clique Series #11) Lisi Harrison • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Bratfest at Tiffany's (Clique Series #9) Lisi Harrison • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
It's Not Easy Being Mean (Clique Series #7) Lisi Harrison • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Sealed with a Diss (Clique Series #8) Lisi Harrison • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
P.S. I Loathe You (Cliques Series #10) Lisi Harrison • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
1984 George Orwell, Erich Fromm (Afterword) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton • Barnes and Noble $8.00 1 $8.00
Give a Boy a Gun Todd Strasser • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Maus: A Survivor's Tale Volume 2: And Here My Troubles Began Art Spiegelman • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, B. M. Mooyaart (Translator), Eleanor Roosevelt (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Tyrell Coe Booth • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Host Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $16.89 1 $16.89
Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin, Alison McGhee • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
The Ranger's Apprentice Collection John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $15.58 1 $15.58
The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice Series #4) John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Sorcerer of the North (Ranger's Apprentice Series #5) John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy Series #4) Richelle Mead • Barnes and Noble $11.04 1 $11.04
Erak's Ransom (Ranger's Apprentice Series #7) John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79
The Siege of Macindaw (Ranger's Apprentice Series #6) John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
More Than a Game: The Glorious Present and Uncertain Future of the NFL Brian Billick, With Michael MacCambridge • Barnes and Noble $20.80 1 $20.80
More Than A Game Phil Jackson, Charley Rosen • Barnes and Noble $20.65 1 $20.65
Push Sapphire, Ramona Lofton • Barnes and Noble $10.40 1 $10.40
Vampire Academy Box Set Richelle Mead • Barnes and Noble $17.54 1 $17.54
Keep It Movin' (Drama High Series #8) L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Hustlin' (Drama High Series #7) L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
The Fight (Drama High Series #1) L. Divine • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPre (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $20.46 1 $20.46

Materials cost

$399.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.96

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$454.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.78

Total project goal

$554.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $554.33

8 Donors

-$554.33

Donations toward project cost

-$454.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.73

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