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Mrs. Lenihan from Columbus, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books that Appeal to the Minorities

Help me give my students high interest and diverse books that they can read with their classmates in literature circles.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lenihan's classroom raised $688

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach in a low-income school district, where most of our students come from single-parent homes. The students in my building face the daily struggle of attending school daily without having the supplies and the basic understanding of how to be successful in the classroom. Our students want to learn and be successful but often need help in the areas of academics and social skills.

The students are faced with many challenges outside of the classroom.

They often have to watch their siblings after school because of their parent(s) working late, are responsible for taking care of their homes, and may participate in after-school activities. Many of our students do not have access to healthy and clean food for meals and snacks. The students want to do better but need guidance and support in all areas of their life to be able to learn skills necessary to get out of the cycle of poverty.

My Project

I teach in a low-income district where 83% of my students receive free or reduced rate lunch. Many of my students have never had a parent take them to the library. Many of my students are minorities, and a lot of the books that I have are not as appealing to them. I believe these books will be very appealing to my minority students.

We use the Accelerated Reader program at my school and many of our minority students are not taking advantage of this program and the incentives that go along with it.

If we can get them interested in these books, they will get the opportunity to enjoy the sweet rewards that go along with reaching their goal.

November Blues and Dork Diaries appeals to many of my lower female readers. The All American Boy and Tyrell books are very popular among our minority students. Many of the other books come highly requested, and I believe they will get my boys to enjoy reading. The more they enjoy to read, the more they will read and the better they will get at it.

Mrs. Lenihan Groveport Madison Middle School - North Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
November Blues (The Jericho Trilogy) • Amazon Business $17.95 6 $107.70
Tyrell • Amazon Business $16.99 6 $101.94
Will Grayson, Will Grayson • Amazon Business $12.59 6 $75.54
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $12.19 6 $73.14
All American Boys • Amazon Business $12.47 5 $62.35
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $14.55 4 $58.20
Everybody Sees the Ants • Amazon Business $6.25 4 $25.00
Dork Diaries 14: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
Mexican WhiteBoy • Amazon Business $8.87 1 $8.87
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $8.00 1 $8.00
Dork Diaries 13: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $7.68 1 $7.68

Materials cost

$546.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$584.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.15

Total project goal

$687.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $687.69

2 Donors

-$587.54

Donations toward project cost

-$584.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$100.15

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 $0.00

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