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Ms. Griffin from Fayetteville, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Griffin's classroom raised $215

Graphic Novels Rock!

My students need 19 graphic novels, from the "Bone Series" to the graphic versions of "Nancy Drew" and "The Boxcar Children".

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Ms. Griffin Sherwood Park Elementary School
Fayetteville, NC Grades 3-5

I am a fifth grade classroom teacher in a Title 1 school in North Carolina. The majority of our students live in single parent homes without much money for books. My students are very bright, curious, and willing to try new things.

For our district, money is a big problem. Our school's budget cuts mean less money for things like books in the classroom. Parents are having more trouble than ever buying extras at home. For some of my students not having books at home isn't anything new, unfortunately. I have several students who are reading at a very low level. Add into that several ADHD kids, and you'll start to understand why reading can be a hard thing for many kids in our school. When I ask my students to read for fun they get very intimidated by the books we have available.

Lately I've found the best solution for this problem: Graphic novels! Graphic novels are books that are written like comics. They have story lines like regular novels but they have pictures like comic books. I have a few beat up Archie comics on my shelf and they have been read over and over and over! I think that if I had graphic novels in my room I would be able to interest my reluctant readers to give more challenging books a try. Graphic novels tend to have a higher level of vocabulary but the pictures enable comprehension.

It feels so unfair that there are kids in this country who don't have books or magazines at home. It feels even more unfair that we don't have the money in our schools to meet their needs. Would you be willing to help my students get interested in books? Children who can read have all kinds of doors opened to them. By donating to this project you can help open those doors for some wonderful, challenging, needy, special kids.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Griffin Sherwood Park Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Fayetteville, NC View local requests

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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Rise of Scourge (Warriors Manga Series #4) Erin Hunter, Bettina Kurkoski (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Bone: Crown of Horns (Bone Series #9), Vol. 9 Jeff Smith • Barnes and Noble $8.79 1 $8.79
The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children Graphic Novels Series #1) Gertrude Chandler Warner • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Volume 3 Shigekatsu Ihara, Shigekatsu Ihara (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Bone: The Great Cow Race (Bones Series #2), Vol. 2 Jeff Smith, Steve Hamaker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
The Lost Warrior (Warriors Manga Series #1) Erin Hunter, Dan Jolley, James Barry (Illustrator), James L. Barry (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Bone: Out from Boneville (Bone Series #1), Vol. 1 Jeff Smith, Jeff Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Amulet: The Stonekeeper (Amulet Series #1) Kazu Kibuishi • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Redwall: The Graphic Novel Brian Jacques, Bret Blevins (Illustrator), Adapted by Stuart Moore • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Paolo Lamanna (Illustrator), Giovanni Rigano (Illustrator), Adapted by Andrew Donkin • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Bone: Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border (Bone Series #5) Jeff Smith, Steve Hamaker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Nancy Drew Boxed Set: Graphic Novels Volumes 1-4 Stefan Petrucha, Sho Murase (Illustrator), Vaughn Ross (Illustrator), Based On Work by Carolyn Keene, Carolyn Keene • Barnes and Noble $26.95 1 $26.95
Hardy Boys Boxed Set: Volumes 1-4 (The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel Series) Scott Lobdell, Lea Hernandez (Illustrator), Daniel Rendon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $26.95 1 $26.95

Materials cost

$144.09

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.41

Sales tax

 $6.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$175.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.59

Total project goal

$214.37

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $214.37

2 Donors

-$214.37

Donations toward project cost

-$175.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.57

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