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Ms. Brown from Dorchester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Great Books Create Great Readers!

My students need 35+ high interest books to promote literacy and independent reading!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Brown's classroom raised $597

This project is fully funded

My Students

I will have just under 100 students next year...which means I need A LOT of books! All of my students are expected to read everyday and having a classroom library that can offer new and exciting books for every student will help instill a love of reading for my middle schoolers!

My students are dynamic, insightful and mature beyond their years.

They are 7th graders from Massachusetts. They make me laugh everyday and can become lost in a book they can connect to. My students come from all walks of life and therefore need variety of different books to spark their interest.

My Project

Many of my students can be resistant to reading so it is my goal to promote an appreciation of literature by providing them with an up to date classroom library with classic books for teens as well as popular new books found on the shelves of Barnes and Noble. With a good book in their hand, my classroom can become so quiet you can hear a pencil drop - a rare experience in a full middle school classroom!

My students need independent reading books to continue to improve their literacy skills and develop an appreciation for literature.

Our school library does not have the resources to provide all of my students with a variety of books that are right for them. I am hoping I can provide the right kind of library inside my own classroom!

Ms. Brown Techboston Academy Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Dorchester, MA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gym Candy • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl • AKJ Books $22.92 1 $22.92
S.E. Hinton • AKJ Books $52.50 1 $52.50
Grade 7 - Favorites • AKJ Books $66.76 1 $66.76
Grade 7 - NonFiction • AKJ Books $64.38 1 $64.38
Full Dark, No Stars • AKJ Books $11.84 1 $11.84
The Time Travelers • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
The Maze Runner • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Crystal • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Emako Blue • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Mare''s War Tanita S. Davis • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Bottle in the Gaza Sea • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
Chanda''s Wars Allan Stratton • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Bog Child Siobhan Dowd • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
American Born Chinese • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Beneath My Mother''s Feet Amjed Qamar • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Does My Head Look Big in This? • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Bystander • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Eva • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Finding Elmo Monique Polak • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
Notes from the Dog • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
After Tupac and D Foster • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Mighty Wall • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
Dark Dude • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Ask Me No Questions • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
First Crossing: Stories About Teen Immigrants • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Jar Of Dreams • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Alligator Bayou Donna Jo Napoli • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Accidental Love • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
A Smart Girl''s Guide to Boys: Surviving Crushes, Staying Tru • AKJ Books $8.96 1 $8.96
Running Loose • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Rucker Park Setup Paul Volponi • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Always Upbeat:Cheer Drama/All That:Baller Swag • AKJ Books $11.06 1 $11.06
Keep Jumping:Cheer Drama/No Hating:Baller Swag • AKJ Books $11.06 1 $11.06
Shake It:Cheer Drama/Got Pride:Baller Swag • AKJ Books $11.06 1 $11.06
Settle Down:Cheer Drama/Be Real:Baller Swag • AKJ Books $11.06 1 $11.06
Yell Out: Cheer Drama/Do You: Baller Swag • AKJ Books $11.06 1 $11.06

Materials cost

$465.09

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$507.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.48

Total project goal

$596.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$596.55

5 Donors

-$596.55

Donations toward project cost

-$507.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.48

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$0.00

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