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Mrs. Carneal from Newport News, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Catching the Interest of ALL My Readers

Help me give my students award winning books to update our classroom library and encourage, specifically, my male readers!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Carneal's classroom raised $204

This project is fully funded

My Project

I love to read, but lately I have realized that the books I purchase for my classroom library appeal mostly to my female readers. When I study my "check-out" data, it's mostly the female population in my class. I want to encourage all my readers in the classroom to pick-up a book!!!

I have to remedy this by paying attention to what all my populations in the classroom want to read, by reading all the books they are interested in so that I can make suggestions, and being able, through your generosity, to supply those books they want in my library.

The books on my list are all award winning books suggested as high interest for boys. Please help me feature during this new school year some choices that might encourage MORE reading in my classroom by ALL readers! :)

Mrs. Carneal Menchville High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Newport News, VA 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

150 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Light From Uncommon Stars • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Ambushed!: The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield (Medical Fiascoes) • Amazon Business $18.89 1 $18.89
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team • Amazon Business $17.29 1 $17.29
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement • Amazon Business $17.29 1 $17.29
Winter's Orbit • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Hunting by Stars (A Marrow Thieves Novel) (The Marrow Thieves) • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
I Have a Bad Feeling About This • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Limping Lady: America's Most Feared Spy • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$141.01

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$173.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.55

Total project goal

$203.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$203.68

4 Donors

-$151.28

Donations toward project cost

-$132.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.34

match offer

-$47.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$40.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.12

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$0.00

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