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Mr. Evans from Southington, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Books for Middle School Readers

Help me give my students I want to give my students access to diverse and engaging independent reading books to help grow reading comprehension and build empathetic, knowledgeable, competent citizens.

  • $471 goal

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My Project

I am looking to stock my classroom library with engaging texts for middle school readers. As we all know, middle school readers are sometimes reluctant, indecisive, and occasionally pessimistic about reading. I aim to enrich their independent reading and accelerate their reading comprehension skills with diverse titles that will speak to their experiences and interests. I want students to be able to see themselves in these books and, at the very least, find titles that allow them to turn the pages without agony. I want them to buy into reading as a valuable skill in life. Getting the right book into their hands during this time in their lives will play a big part

Mr. Evans
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Invention of Hugo Cabret • Amazon Business $18.00 2 $36.00
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $11.89 3 $35.67
The Sun Is Also a Star • Amazon Business $11.28 3 $33.84
El Deafo • Amazon Business $7.69 4 $30.76
Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.59 3 $28.77
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.12 3 $27.36
Everything, Everything • Amazon Business $8.79 3 $26.37
The Thing About Jellyfish (National Book Award Finalist) • Amazon Business $7.39 3 $22.17
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali (Scholastic Focus): Muhammad Ali • Amazon Business $6.99 3 $20.97
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team • Amazon Business $9.69 2 $19.38
The Ask and the Answer (with bonus short story): Chaos Walking: Book Two • Amazon Business $9.60 2 $19.20
Drama: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.58 2 $19.16
The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) (1) • Amazon Business $7.69 2 $15.38
Heat • Amazon Business $7.54 2 $15.08
Real Friends (Friends, 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98

Materials cost

$364.09

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$399.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.51

Total project goal

$470.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $470.06

1 Donor

-$470.06

Donations toward project cost

-$399.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.51

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