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Mr. Isero from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Good Books for Ninth Grade Boys!

My students need 13 high-interest books to read next year.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Isero's classroom raised $179

This project is fully funded

My Students

Boys don't read. At least that's what the research says. In my classroom, that's not exactly true. It's more like, boys sort of read but are not interested in the books teachers assign them.

I teach ninth graders at a public high school where 97 percent of students are of color and 80 percent will be the first in their families to attend college.

Despite our school's success, in my 10 years, I've observed a stark pattern: If you're a ninth grade boy, and you're behind in reading, and you don't like reading, it's hard for you to graduate.

My Project

That's why I'm unveiling "The Million Word Challenge" next year. Instead of prescribing all of the curriculum and telling my students everything they must read, the students will choose what to read. And they will read a lot. (One million words is 20-30 books.) No more will my boys be forced to read books that bore them. "Fake reading," a prominent feature of high school English classes, will plummet. In order to make my dream a reality, however, I need a classroom library. Our school does not yet have a library, nor does it have a budget to purchase books. It's up to me to scrounge. Experts say I need around 1,000 books to make sure there's enough variety. Right now, I'm up to about 410. It's been fun but challenging to find good books at garage sales and Salvation Army stores.

With your help, my ninth grade boys will have good books that are about them.

They will see themselves in the books, be interested in reading, and gain confidence in themselves. Please consider donating to my proposal, and thank you so much!

Mr. Isero Leadership Charter High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

85 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member Sanyika Shakur • Barnes and Noble $10.22 1 $10.22
Scorpions Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Mexican WhiteBoy Matt de la Pena • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Ball Don't Lie Matt de la Pena • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
We Were Here Matt de la Pena • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Finding Fish Antwone Fisher, Mim E. Rivas, Mim Eichler Rivas • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Touching Spirit Bear Ben Mikaelsen • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti Frances Temple • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Inside Out Terry Trueman • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
The Burn Journals Brent Runyon • Barnes and Noble $9.57 1 $9.57
Jump: Sebastian Telfair and the High Stakes Business of High School Ball Ian O'Connor • Barnes and Noble $11.32 1 $11.32
Black and White Paul Volponi • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Out of the Pocket Bill Konigsberg • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79

Materials cost

$108.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$154.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.15

Total project goal

$178.10

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.10

3 Donors

-$178.10

Donations toward project cost

-$154.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.15

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