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Mrs. Day from Lake Orion MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Diversify Classroom Libraries

Help me give my students access to a variety of diverse young adult literature.

  • $533 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

For almost 10 years, our district has built wonderful classroom libraries at the elementary and middle-school level. As a result, many students that enter the doors of our high school are avid and passionate readers. At the high school level, we have a wonderfully curated media center (which boasts the highest book circulation rate in the county).

This love of reading comes through in our classroom discussions as students dig into the books within our curriculum.

Additionally, many students are three sport athletes, artists, writers, and actors. They balance school, jobs, extracurricular activities, family responsibilities, and volunteer work. They are curious and hardworking, thoughtful and empathetic. They seek to know more about the world beyond the walls of the classroom.

My Project

Students must have access to a variety of diverse young adult literature, both to see themselves in books and to learn about other lives and experiences. For these reasons, it is important to have diverse reading options available for students in the classroom.

Our district values choice and independence.

We want students to choose books that will engage them for their independent reading experiences. By making diverse options available, students' worlds will grow.

With the creation of classroom libraries, teachers will be able to recommend books and get them into students' hands immediately. Students will also be able to see the value of books as teachers promote them in the classroom.

Mrs. Day
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Internment • Amazon Business $13.75 3 $41.25
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives • Amazon Business $12.59 3 $37.77
The Hate U Give Collector's Edition • Amazon Business $11.76 3 $35.28
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha) • Amazon Business $10.99 3 $32.97
We Set the Dark on Fire • Amazon Business $10.99 3 $32.97
On The Come Up • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
Love, Hate and Other Filters • Amazon Business $9.73 3 $29.19
All American Boys • Amazon Business $9.73 3 $29.19
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women • Amazon Business $9.49 3 $28.47
I'll Give You the Sun • Amazon Business $8.79 3 $26.37
The Sun Is Also a Star • Amazon Business $8.39 3 $25.17
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda • Amazon Business $7.89 3 $23.67
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card • Amazon Business $7.48 3 $22.44
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $7.33 3 $21.99

Materials cost

$416.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$452.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.93

Total project goal

$532.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$532.88

4 Donors

-$465.00

Donations toward project cost

-$395.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.75

match offer

-$67.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$57.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.18

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$0.00

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