My students need more book options for my classroom library. I have requested many thriller novels such as James Patterson novels, Asylum series, and so on.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
I work extremely hard to create a strong reading environment in my classroom. I have independent reading time, independent reading days, and I also have a reading contest to encourage students to read. I also model my reading daily to show that I too read books.
My students are in the 7th grade in Queens, New York.
They are enthusiastic, sweet, and would be extremely grateful if they were able to receive new books. Although they are appreciative of what I have, I always feel so bad when they ask for a type of book or a specific book that I do not have. I have spent hundreds on my classroom library over the years and at this point, I am really tapped out.
At my school, my administration and the parents are extremely open to all kinds of books and will be extremely happy if given this donation. Parents are always encouraging their children to read and often come to me with advice on what his/her child should be reading.
My Project
I envision these books to enhance my students' independent reading time. When students have books available to them and like what they read, they will then in turn begin to love to read. I want my library to be relevant to them and their needs/interests. The novels requested are based off of what they have expressed interest in and requested.
I would also like to incorporate book clubs into my classroom where students are able to have educated discussions regarding his/her books. Students can find a connection to a book and that can change his/her life.
In addition to wanting my students to love to read, reading has also been proven to increase test results. We are, unfortunately, in a test driven world and in order for students to be prepared for the test; they need to be well read. This will help his/her vocabulary, writing, and reading comprehension.
As stated above, this project will improve my classroom greatly by creating life long readers.
Sometimes all it takes is one book to create a non-reader to an avid reader. Reading is so important to student growth and I just want to help my students the best I can.
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
Uglies: Uglies; Pretties; Specials; Extras
• Amazon Business
$26.39
1
$26.39
The Complete Persepolis
• Amazon Business
$15.26
1
$15.26
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
• Amazon Business
$14.84
1
$14.84
Vanishing Girls
• Amazon Business
$13.31
1
$13.31
Confessions: The Murder of an Angel
• Amazon Business
$12.40
1
$12.40
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$12.19
1
$12.19
LeBron James: The Rise of a Star
• Amazon Business
$12.05
1
$12.05
Confessions: The Private School Murders
• Amazon Business
$11.92
1
$11.92
Catacomb (Asylum)
• Amazon Business
$11.50
1
$11.50
Carry On
• Amazon Business
$11.21
1
$11.21
Hamlet (No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels)
• Amazon Business
$9.72
1
$9.72
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
• Amazon Business
$9.44
1
$9.44
The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, Book 3)
• Amazon Business
$9.22
1
$9.22
The Body Finder
• Amazon Business
$9.18
1
$9.18
Unbreakable (Legion)
• Amazon Business
$9.09
1
$9.09
Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy Book #2)
• Amazon Business
$9.02
1
$9.02
Peyton Manning: The Inspiring Story of One of Footballs Greatest Quarterbacks (Football Biography Books)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Wintergirls
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Patrick Ewing: The Remarkable Story of One of 90s Basketball's Greatest Centers
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Kobe Bryant: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Shooting Guards
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Unmarked (The Legion)
• Amazon Business
$8.18
1
$8.18
Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters
• Amazon Business
$8.09
1
$8.09
I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier
• Amazon Business
$8.07
1
$8.07
Sanctum (Asylum)
• Amazon Business
$7.66
1
$7.66
Asylum
• Amazon Business
$7.66
1
$7.66
Confessions: The Paris Mysteries
• Amazon Business
$7.66
1
$7.66
Confessions of a Murder Suspect
• Amazon Business
$6.80
1
$6.80
Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children
• Amazon Business
$6.70
1
$6.70
A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
• Amazon Business
$5.94
1
$5.94
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different
• Amazon Business
$5.76
1
$5.76
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children)
• Amazon Business
$5.71
1
$5.71
Looking for Alaska
• Amazon Business
$5.65
1
$5.65
Materials cost
$396.91
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.95
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$432.86
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$76.39
Total project goal
$509.25
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$509.25
7 Donors
-$509.25
Donations toward project cost
-$432.86
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