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Ms. C-J from Saint Paul, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books So Good, They Put Down Their Phone!

Help me give my students books that draw their attention and focus even more than their device.

  • $796 goal

This project expired on May 29, 2026.

This project expired on May 29, 2026.

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Ms. C-J Como Park Senior High School
Saint Paul, MN Grades 9-12

My Project

In our urban high school, I witness a daily battle for our students' attention. Between the constant pull of social media and the glow of smartphone screens, it is becoming harder for our teens to find the quiet space needed for deep imagination. I am reaching out to ask for your help in changing that narrative.

The purpose of this project is to stock our library with "unputdownable" titles—mysteries, fantasy adventures, fast-paced thrillers, and diverse contemporary stories that reflect our students' lived experiences.

My goal is simple: to provide books so gripping that students voluntarily put down their phones to get lost in a page.

Your donation, no matter the size, helps us transform our library into a sanctuary of focus and wonder. Let’s work together to put their faces in books and their imaginations in high gear.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

999 students impacted
Ms. C-J Como Park Senior High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Paul, MN 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

999 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Swimming in the Dark: A Novel • Amazon Business $42.04 1 $42.04
Razorblade Tears: A Novel • Amazon Business $33.87 1 $33.87
Theo of Golden: A Novel • Amazon Business $27.33 1 $27.33
Adelaide • Amazon Business $13.50 2 $27.00
The Things We Leave Unfinished • Amazon Business $23.09 1 $23.09
Actually Invisible • Amazon Business $21.43 1 $21.43
Love Letters to a Serial Killer • Amazon Business $10.37 2 $20.74
Forget Me Not • Amazon Business $9.76 2 $19.52
Heat of the Everflame: A Novel (The Kindred’s Curse Saga) • Amazon Business $19.48 1 $19.48
The Stationery Shop • Amazon Business $9.51 2 $19.02
The Gravewood • Amazon Business $18.63 1 $18.63
The Gravewood • Amazon Business $18.63 1 $18.63
The Minders (The Dark Future Series) • Amazon Business $17.87 1 $17.87
The Passengers • Amazon Business $17.71 1 $17.71
Junie: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.34 1 $15.34
All Good People Here: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.14 1 $15.14
The Incompletes: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.83 1 $14.83
Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel • Amazon Business $14.78 1 $14.78
Spark of the Everflame: A Novel (The Kindred’s Curse Saga) • Amazon Business $14.72 1 $14.72
Spark of the Everflame: A Novel (The Kindred’s Curse Saga) • Amazon Business $14.72 1 $14.72
Glow of the Everflame: A Novel (The Kindred’s Curse Saga) • Amazon Business $14.48 1 $14.48
Just Friends: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87
One to Watch: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.81 1 $13.81
Better Than the Movies • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
Better Than the Movies • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
The Last Flight: A Novel • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94
Kat's Greek Summer: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Near the Bone • Amazon Business $11.31 1 $11.31
The Book Club for Troublesome Women: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
If I Never Met You: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.55 1 $10.55
Razorblade Tears • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Night Shift (Daydreamers) • Amazon Business $9.96 1 $9.96
The Maid's Diary: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Underneath the Sycamore Tree • Amazon Business $9.68 1 $9.68
Queerly Beloved: A Novel (Dial Delights) • Amazon Business $9.16 1 $9.16
As Born to Rule the Storm • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Just as You Are: A Novel (Dial Delights) • Amazon Business $7.60 1 $7.60
Alone • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Where He Can't Find You • Amazon Business $6.67 1 $6.67

Materials cost

$636.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$676.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.38

Total project goal

$795.88

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