Fueling a Love of Reading: Updated Books for Grades 6-8
Help me give my students new books to fuel a love of reading.
$1,188 goal
This project expired on September 29, 2025.
This project expired on September 29, 2025.
My Project
My students are bright, curious, and eager to learn, even though many face challenges outside of school. Our goal is to give our students the resources and opportunities to become great readers. Reading becomes an escape that fosters empathy and creativity with-in our students.
In our low-income, rural community, access to new, engaging books is limited.
Many students rely on our classroom library as their primary source of reading material.
By adding diverse, high-interest books, I can give them the opportunity to explore new worlds, build critical reading skills, and develop a true love for reading. Your support will directly impact their growth, confidence, and future success — one book at a time.
More than 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
90 students impacted
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I Survived Series Complete Books Set (24 Books)
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$89.99
1
$89.99
The Twilight Saga White Collection
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$77.29
1
$77.29
The Lemonade War Series 6 Books Set
• Amazon Business
$53.95
1
$53.95
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster)
• Amazon Business
$26.24
2
$52.48
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)
• Amazon Business
$51.83
1
$51.83
The Complete Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy (Boxed Set): The Summer I Turned Pretty; It's Not Summer Without You; We'll Always Have Summer
• Amazon Business
$19.00
2
$38.00
Vampire Academy Box Set 1-6
• Amazon Business
$37.99
1
$37.99
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Boxed Set: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising
• Amazon Business
$18.13
2
$36.26
The Selection 5-Book Box Set: The Complete Series
• Amazon Business
$35.72
1
$35.72
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
The Inheritance Games Paperback Collection
• Amazon Business
$30.48
1
$30.48
The Wild Robot Boxed Set
• Amazon Business
$29.98
1
$29.98
The Maze Runner Series Complete Collection Boxed Set (5-Book)
• Amazon Business
$27.99
1
$27.99
Divergent Series Box Set (Books 1-4)
• Amazon Business
$25.00
1
$25.00
The Last Wild Trilogy Series 3 Books Collection Box Set by Piers Torday (The Last Wild, The Dark Wild & The Wild Beyond)
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
Wings of Fire Boxset, Books 1-5 (Wings of Fire)
• Amazon Business
$22.91
1
$22.91
Recruitment: A Dystopian Novel (The Resistance Trilogy)
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About
• Amazon Business
$15.49
1
$15.49
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
• Amazon Business
$15.09
1
$15.09
Alone
• Amazon Business
$7.19
2
$14.38
Render: A Dystopian Novel (The Resistance Trilogy)
• Amazon Business
$14.24
1
$14.24
Rebellion (The Resistance Trilogy)
• Amazon Business
$14.24
1
$14.24
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
• Amazon Business
$6.08
2
$12.16
A Growth Mindset For Teens: Practical Lessons & Activities To Build Confidence, Problem Solve, Grow Skills, And Become Resilient in 31 Days (You Are Your Mindset)
• Amazon Business
$11.19
1
$11.19
Restart
• Amazon Business
$5.50
2
$11.00
The Fault in Our Stars
• Amazon Business
$10.47
1
$10.47
My Return to the Walter Boys
• Amazon Business
$9.98
1
$9.98
Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life (Middle School, 1)
• Amazon Business
$8.24
1
$8.24
Shadow Jumper: A mystery adventure book for children and teens aged 10-14 (A Shadow Jumper Mystery Adventure)
• Amazon Business
$7.79
1
$7.79
The River (A Hatchet Adventure)
• Amazon Business
$7.69
1
$7.69
Brian's Hunt (A Hatchet Adventure)
• Amazon Business
$7.69
1
$7.69
The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel
• Amazon Business
$7.68
1
$7.68
Booked (The Crossover Series)
• Amazon Business
$7.44
1
$7.44
Brian's Return (A Hatchet Adventure)
• Amazon Business
$7.36
1
$7.36
Where the Forest Meets the Stars
• Amazon Business
$7.30
1
$7.30
My Life with the Walter Boys
• Amazon Business
$7.24
1
$7.24
The 6th Grade Nickname Game
• Amazon Business
$7.19
1
$7.19
The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure (Secret Lake Mystery Adventures)
• Amazon Business
$7.19
1
$7.19
Posted
• Amazon Business
$7.08
1
$7.08
The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner (The Crossover Series)
• Amazon Business
$6.89
1
$6.89
Rebound (The Crossover Series)
• Amazon Business
$6.89
1
$6.89
Bridge to Terabithia
• Amazon Business
$6.89
1
$6.89
The Sign of the Beaver: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
• Amazon Business
$6.89
1
$6.89
Inside Out and Back Again: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
• Amazon Business
$6.23
1
$6.23
Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner
• Amazon Business
$6.20
1
$6.20
Brian's Winter (A Hatchet Adventure)
• Amazon Business
$6.20
1
$6.20
Holes (Holes Series)
• Amazon Business
$5.51
1
$5.51
My Side of the Mountain
• Amazon Business
$5.41
1
$5.41
Hatchet
• Amazon Business
$5.33
1
$5.33
Materials cost
$964.67
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$14.47
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,009.14
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$178.08
Total project goal
$1,187.22
Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.
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