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Mrs. Willeford from Lakeside, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Develop a Love of Reading

Help me give my students a deeper love of reading through an improved classroom library.

  • $932 goal

This project expired on October 12, 2025.

This project expired on October 12, 2025.

My Project

As an English teacher, I have the privilege of inspiring a love of reading in young people. Many children arrive at junior high with this passion for books already in place. However, there are many young teenagers who do not love to read.

My goal is to provide a classroom library that is exciting, intriguing, and will spark a love for reading in all my students.

Providing book sets at this grade level is essential because developing a passion for authors, genres, or specific characters is a great way to inspire book lovers.

Mrs. Willeford Blue Ridge Junior High School Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

200 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Touching Spirit Bear - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $8.75 20 $175.00
4 Book Set: Native American Spotlight (ages 10+): Mascot, Elatsoe, Killers of the Flower Moon (Young Readers Edition), Apple: Skin to the Core • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $75.00 1 $75.00
4 Book Set: Jason Reynolds & Track Series Collection (paperback boxed, 10+) x MahoganyBooks - books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $30.00 2 $60.00
Gregor The Underland Chronicles 5 Books Collection Set (1-5) • Amazon Business $59.90 1 $59.90
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $52.45 1 $52.45
The Giver Quartet Box Set: The Complete Giver Quartet Series in one Box Set―the Giver, Gathering Blue, the Messenger, Son • Amazon Business $47.80 1 $47.80
The Wild Robot Boxed Set (3 hardcover book set: The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, The Wild Robot Protects) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $44.00 1 $44.00
The Roald Dahl Collection - 16 volume boxed set [Paperback] by Roald Dahl • Amazon Business $43.86 1 $43.86
The Story of the Founding Fathers 5 Book Box Set: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers (The Story of: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers) • Amazon Business $35.95 1 $35.95
Hunger Games 4-Book Paperback Box Set (the Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) • Amazon Business $33.25 1 $33.25
Warriors: Omen of the Stars Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6: A Thrilling Cat Adventure Series • Amazon Business $26.25 1 $26.25
Ghost of Spirit Bear (Spirit Bear, 2) • Amazon Business $6.99 3 $20.97
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The Original Screenplay • Amazon Business $16.68 1 $16.68
Eats MORE, Shoots & Leaves: Why, ALL Punctuation Marks Matter! • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$701.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $50.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$791.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.72

Total project goal

$931.47

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