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Mr. Lynch from Washington, DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Lynch's classroom raised $454

Books to Expand Classroom Library

My students need books for the class library. They will be able to choose freely from this list and will be rewarded for reading what interests them.

This project expired on July 13, 2017.

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Mr. Lynch The Seed School of Washington
Washington, DC Grades 9-12

My Students

I teach four sections of 9th grade world history and one section of 12th grade government. Exposure to the outside world is in short supply and one of the best ways to gain this exposure is through books. I'm hoping to build my classroom library with historical fiction and interesting non-fiction books that the kids can use. I'm going to offer incentives for kids that read these books and hopefully create an atmosphere where reading is "cool." I need all the help I can get.

The class library books need to pull my students in and excite their curiosity.

I know with the right funds I can gather these books and provide students with the resources they need to understand the world around them. I sincerely appreciate you help and look forward to stocking the library.

My Project

Students need to read and expand their horizons. Often times those books are too far out of reach. I hope to change that with my class library which I am improving with these books. Your help is greatly appreciated in getting great historical fiction and non-fiction into the hands of students at my school.

One of the reasons I'm so concerned with historical works is that, especially now, these topics and an understanding of our world is vital.

I hope to impart these issues to my students inside the classroom but also give them books that can support the issues we bring up in class when they are at home.

As students begin to read the books they will be offered extra credit for completing the books. Hopefully students will start a trend of reading more and more. Then I'll need to come back for more books. This is a start.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

65 students impacted 8 donors
Mr. Lynch The Seed School of Washington Grades 9-12

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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

65 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blues Journey (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $17.50 1 $17.50
A People's History of the United States • Amazon Business $16.31 1 $16.31
The Teen Guide to Global Action: How to Connect with Others (Near & Far) to Create Social Change • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation • Amazon Business $14.70 1 $14.70
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.56 1 $14.56
A History of US: All the People: Since 1945 A History of US Book Ten • Amazon Business $14.36 1 $14.36
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend • Amazon Business $13.20 1 $13.20
Harlem (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $13.03 1 $13.03
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.90 1 $12.90
Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History • Amazon Business $12.38 1 $12.38
Kids Who Are Changing the World • Amazon Business $11.84 1 $11.84
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Grades 6-8 • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
A People's History for the Classroom • Amazon Business $11.23 1 $11.23
A Young People's History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror (For Young People Series) • Amazon Business $10.85 1 $10.85
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat • Amazon Business $10.52 1 $10.52
Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters • Amazon Business $10.09 1 $10.09
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't You Grow Weary • Amazon Business $8.93 1 $8.93
Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around the World • Amazon Business $8.31 1 $8.31
The People Speak (Extended Edition) • Amazon Business $8.27 1 $8.27
100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History (100 Series) • Amazon Business $7.08 1 $7.08
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Chains (The Seeds of America Trilogy) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary • Amazon Business $5.26 1 $5.26
The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History • Amazon Business $4.91 1 $4.91
Who Was Maya Angelou? • Amazon Business $4.41 1 $4.41
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99
Who Was Rosa Parks? • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99
Who Is Barack Obama? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99
Who Was Amelia Earhart? • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99
Who Was Anne Frank? • Amazon Business $2.49 1 $2.49
Who Was Harriet Tubman? • Amazon Business $2.49 1 $2.49
Who Was Frederick Douglass? • Amazon Business $2.49 1 $2.49
Who Is Michelle Obama? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $2.49 1 $2.49

Materials cost

$330.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.99

Total project goal

$453.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $453.26

7 Donors

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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 $453.26

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