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From Nonfiction to Fiction: Continuing Our Graphic Novel Adventure!

Help me give my students a brand new collection of graphic novels that will extend their incredible reading journey. My Special Education students have been asking for Sports Illustrated, I Survived, and Baby-sitters Club graphic novels.

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Mrs. Scott Springbrook Middle School
Adrian, MI Grades 6-8

My Project

My middle school students in our special education program have had an incredible breakthrough this year. For many of them, reading traditional text-heavy books has been intimidating, making it difficult to find books that genuinely capture their interest. However, everything changed when we received a set of nonfiction graphic novels. My students, many of whom were once reluctant readers, have devoured these books. The combination of vivid visuals and engaging text has made complex subjects accessible and exciting for them, proving that reading can be a source of joy, not a chore.

This project will build directly on our recent success by providing the specific fiction titles my students have requested.

They have asked for graphic novels from popular series like The Baby-Sitters Club and I Survived, as well as a variety of sports-related graphic novels. Offering these high-interest, student-requested books will reinforce their newfound love for reading and provide them with a crucial sense of ownership over their literacy development. By supplying a variety of genres, from stories about friendship to historical fiction, we will cater to their diverse tastes and further solidify reading as an enjoyable and rewarding activity.

In addition to fostering a love for reading, these graphic novels offer significant academic and social-emotional benefits for my students. The interwoven visuals and text support literacy skills by helping students decode narratives, build vocabulary, and infer meaning. Reading series like The Baby-Sitters Club can build reading stamina and investment in a storyline. These narratives will provide a powerful springboard for classroom discussions, helping students develop empathy and critical thinking skills in an accessible, visual format. Your donation would not just be providing books; it would be fueling a powerful domino effect of literacy, confidence, and curiosity in my special education classroom.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

40 students impacted 16 donors
Mrs. Scott Springbrook Middle School Grades 6-8

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

40 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection • Amazon Business $16.67 1 $16.67
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels Boxed Set: Fall and Winter Sports Set 1 • Amazon Business $13.17 1 $13.17
The City of Ember: (The Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Bad Kitty Makes a Movie (Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.27 1 $9.27
Karen's Worst Day: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #3) (3) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
BMX Blitz (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Reality Check (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Hoop Rat (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Battle for Home Plate (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Katie the Catsitter: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel (Kane Chronicles) • Amazon Business $8.67 1 $8.67
Monster: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.65 1 $8.65
Sisters: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.63 1 $8.63
Waffles and Pancake: Failure to Lunch (A Graphic Novel) (Waffles and Pancake, 3) • Amazon Business $8.51 1 $8.51
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Dog Man Unleashed: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #2): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (2) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends: (A Graphic Novel) (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.41 1 $8.41
Class Act: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.21 1 $8.21
Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.17 1 $8.17
I Survived - I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #5) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Allergic: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $7.90 1 $7.90
Logan Likes Mary Anne!: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #8) (8) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87
Grumpy Monkey Freshly Squeezed: A Graphic Novel (Grumpy Monkey Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.84 1 $7.84
Jessi's Secret Language: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #12) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Minecraft Volume 2 (Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $7.68 1 $7.68
Dog Man: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #1): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (1) • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
Beastly Basketball (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.41 1 $7.41
Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #3): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (3) • Amazon Business $7.38 1 $7.38
Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal (Ms. Marvel Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.35 1 $7.35
Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #3): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $7.33 1 $7.33
Bad Kitty Gets a Phone (Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Fullmetal Alchemist (Graphic Novels) - Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Kickoff Blitz (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.20 1 $7.20
Cat Kid Comic Club: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #1): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $7.20 1 $7.20
Click (A Click Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $7.11 1 $7.11
Full Court Flash (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #15) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Swim Team Trouble (Jake Maddox) (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
In the Red Zone (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Gear Hero (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Full Court Pressure (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Shrek Forever After: The Prequel (DreamWorks Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Skateboard Summer (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Running Wild (Jake Maddox) (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
A Taste for Victory (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Dance Team Double Trouble (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
BMX Breakthrough (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
Super Pancake: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Karen's Kittycat Club: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #4) (4) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) • Amazon Business $6.84 1 $6.84
Running Overload (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.57 1 $6.57
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Full Court Flash - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Track Team Titans - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Quarterback Rush - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Wild Pitch - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Skateboard Breakdown - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - End Zone Thunder - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Shot Clock Slam - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Hoop Rat - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Spotlight Soccer - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels - Paintball Punk - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Jake Maddox Graphic Novels - Horseback Hardships - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Jake Maddox Graphic Novels - Catch Soccer's Beat - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Stick and Stone Explore and More: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Primer: A Superhero Graphic Novel (Primer, 1) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel (1) • Amazon Business $6.37 1 $6.37
Swim Team: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $6.21 1 $6.21
The Giver Graphic Novel (Giver Quartet, 1) • Amazon Business $6.09 1 $6.09
Booked Graphic Novel: A Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $6.09 1 $6.09
Karen's Roller Skates (Baby-sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel #2): A Graphix Book (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) • Amazon Business $6.04 1 $6.04
The Crossover Graphic Novel: A Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
The Tryout: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
My First Graphic Novel - The Kickball Kids - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
My First Graphic Novel - Goalkeeper Goof - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Smile: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $5.83 1 $5.83
My First Graphic Novel - The Cat That Disappeared - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief The Graphic Novel (paperback) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $5.38 1 $5.38
Hoops: A Graphic Novel: (A Middle Grade Novel About Perseverance, Gender Equality, and Teamwork for Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7) • Amazon Business $5.13 1 $5.13
Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #5): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $4.94 1 $4.94
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Now With a Dog Man Comic!): 25 1/2 Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $4.76 1 $4.76

Materials cost

$588.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$627.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.66

Total project goal

$737.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $737.74

16 Donors

-$737.74

Donations toward project cost

-$627.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$110.66

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