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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 high interest independent reading books for our classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vitale's classroom raised $516

This project is fully funded

My Students

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 2019 (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!

My Project

As a third 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

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rules of Attraction Simone Elkeles • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Elizabeth Gilbert • Barnes and Noble $8.36 1 $8.36
Mockingjay (Hunger Games Series #3) Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Catching Fire (Hunger Games Series #2) Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $9.99 1 $9.99
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Series #1) Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $9.39 1 $9.39
The Maze Runner James Dashner • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls Series #1) Maggie Stiefvater • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Linger (Wolves of Mercy Falls Series #2) Maggie Stiefvater • Barnes and Noble $9.22 1 $9.22
House of Night Boxed Set P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast • Barnes and Noble $24.61 1 $24.61
Burned (House of Night Series #7) P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Pretty Little Liars Box Set Sara Shepard • Barnes and Noble $15.95 1 $15.95
The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #5) Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $7.28 1 $7.28
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #5) Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $9.99 1 $9.99
Forget You Jennifer Echols • Barnes and Noble $7.52 1 $7.52
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #4), Vol. 4 Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Three Volume Boxed Set Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $11.10 1 $11.10
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Four Book Set Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $38.16 1 $38.16
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) J. K. Rowling • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices Series #1) Cassandra Clare • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25
Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25
Torment Lauren Kate • Barnes and Noble $9.22 1 $9.22
Wicked (Pretty Little Liars Series #5) Sara Shepard • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Fallout Ellen Hopkins • Barnes and Noble $9.73 1 $9.73
The Book Thief Markus Zusak • Barnes and Noble $6.90 1 $6.90
Lock and Key Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $3.40 1 $3.40
Eclipse Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
A Separate Peace John Knowles • Barnes and Noble $8.20 1 $8.20
Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy Series #5) Richelle Mead • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Fallen Lauren Kate • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Tempted (House of Night Series #6) P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Hush, Hush Becca Fitzpatrick • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Hunted (House of Night Series #5) P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Eighth Grade Bites (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series #1) Heather Brewer • Barnes and Noble $3.40 1 $3.40
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Willow: It's Hard to Keep a Secret When it's Written All Over Your Body... Julia Hoban • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
The Postcard Killers James Patterson, Liza Marklund • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
The Easy Life Walter Dean Myers, Harper Lee (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.88 1 $10.88

Materials cost

$397.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$438.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.37

Total project goal

$515.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $515.82

5 Donors

-$515.82

Donations toward project cost

-$438.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.37

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