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Ms. Finman from Milwaukee, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engaging Books for Independent Choice Reading

Help me give my students more engaging books for their independent choice reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Finman's classroom raised $472

This project is fully funded

My Students

The writers I teach impress me everyday. They have a strong work ethic and strive for excellence in all that they do, meeting challenges both academic and personal with great character.

Over ninety percent of my students are Hmong American, and many struggle with English language proficiency.

You can imagine the challenges that a composition course presents. Grammar rules that native English speakers simply absorbed as small children must be kept at the front of my students' minds as they attempt mastery of rhetoric. All this, and they're still eager to improve their academic writing. Your donation will help me honor this strong work ethic.

My Project

Since my last independent reading project was funded, doubling the size of our in-class library, student interest in reading has notably increased. One senior even remarked that she realized she could read "big books" if she cared about the story— she now considers herself a reader for the first time in her life.

Your donation will help me ensure that our library continues to offer books that students care about.

Now that I have a sense of the texts that students are reaching for again and again (and in some cases wait-listing), my goal is to find similar books that will help them keep up their reading habits.

Ms. Finman Hmong American Peace Academy 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.

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Arc of a Scythe Trilogy: Scythe; Thunderhead; The Toll • Amazon Business $58.99 1 $58.99
Furinno 7-Cube Reversible Open Shelf, White • Amazon Business $41.36 1 $41.36
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement • Amazon Business $22.40 1 $22.40
Americanah (ALA Notable Books for Adults) • Amazon Business $20.97 1 $20.97
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI • Amazon Business $19.36 1 $19.36
The Topeka School: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.80 1 $15.80
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.88 1 $14.88
One of Us Is Next: The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Purple Hibiscus: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Men We Reaped: A Memoir • Amazon Business $11.56 1 $11.56
Normal People: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
The Poet X • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Two Can Keep a Secret • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Long Way Down • Amazon Business $10.43 1 $10.43
On The Come Up • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Whose Story Is This?: Old Conflicts, New Chapters • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
There There • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$364.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$400.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.67

Total project goal

$471.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $471.13

5 Donors

-$270.38

Donations toward project cost

-$244.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.55

match offer

-$183.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$155.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.66

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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