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Ms. Brown from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Brilliant Readers

My students need a classroom library! I have selected phenomenal books appropriate for both my 7th and 8th grade classes!

  • $459 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Even though this is my first year teaching, I have quickly become so attached to my students. This year, I have two 7th grade classes and two 8th grade classes and each class has a vibrant, bubbly personality of their own!

I am honored to teach a group of brilliant, energetic, and college driven scholars!

All of my students come to school each day willing and ready to learn! I believe in lifelong learning and I am truly learning from my students every day.

My Project

I am looking to begin a classroom library for my middle school students. These scholars need and deserve the opportunity to read great books! As a writing teacher, I am always looking to inspire my students and get them excited to write! What better antidote to writer's block than a beautiful library of diverse books?

My students truly are my inspiration and I would love nothing more than to give back to them.

Most of the books chosen are all books I've read myself when I was their age. With this library, I am hoping to encourage all of my students to write about what they read!

Ms. Brown
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 8 Favorites • AKJ Education $78.50 1 $78.50
Grade 7 Favorites • AKJ Education $64.28 1 $64.28
The Bluest Eye • AKJ Education $10.91 2 $21.82
To Kill a Mockingbird • AKJ Education $8.98 2 $17.96
Of Mice and Men • AKJ Education $8.76 2 $17.52
Classic Poems to Read Aloud • AKJ Education $5.84 2 $11.68
The Help • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
The Kite Runner (10th Anniversary) • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
A Raisin in the Sun (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $5.80 2 $11.60
The Great Gatsby • AKJ Education $11.14 1 $11.14
1984 • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone • AKJ Education $6.98 1 $6.98
Shiloh • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Charlotte's Web • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Catcher in the Rye • AKJ Education $6.25 1 $6.25
Animal Farm • AKJ Education $5.98 1 $5.98
Walk Two Moons • AKJ Education $5.93 1 $5.93
Bud, Not Buddy • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Holes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
A Wrinkle in Time • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Secret Garden • AKJ Education $4.76 1 $4.76

Materials cost

$354.08

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$389.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.72

Total project goal

$458.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$458.11

3 Donors

-$340.46

Donations toward project cost

-$304.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.07

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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