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Mr. Reynolds from Grand Rapids MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Growing Our Classroom Library

My students need books to continue to grow their love of reading.

  • $336 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students come from all across Kent county to learn their core classes through the Project Based Learning methodology.

We seek to foster a love of reading in our classroom.

Since starting choice reading we have seen many of our students reading more than they ever have. We continue to grow our library with current literature. It's a joy to discuss their reading with them. Their interests and personalities are showcased, and I am exposed to a lot of new literature that I wouldn't find on my own.

My Project

Students use their choice reading books to practice reading and writing every day. With our many structures in place, our goal is that our students self-identify as readers and writers by the end of our time together.

We need to keep our library up to date in order to make it relevant an engaging.

We also seek to include books that include literature that are fun (Harry Potter, Hunger Games) and includes diversity (Dread Nation, Turtles all the Way Down, The Hate You Give). Thank you in advance for your generous donations and allowing our students to choose books which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time.

Mr. Reynolds
Grades 9-12
  • Kent Innovation High
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 70 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $52.16 1 $52.16
John Green Box Set • Amazon Business $28.49 1 $28.49
The Selection 5-Book Box Set: The Complete Series • Amazon Business $27.59 1 $27.59
Turtles All the Way Down • Amazon Business $13.65 1 $13.65
Dread Nation • Amazon Business $13.47 1 $13.47
Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Long Way Down • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Fahrenheit 451 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Giver (Giver Quartet) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Ready Player One: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Everything, Everything • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Ghost (Track) • Amazon Business $7.25 1 $7.25
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda • Amazon Business $6.69 1 $6.69

Materials cost

$251.27

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$285.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.30

Total project goal

$335.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$335.34

4 Donors

-$202.36

Donations toward project cost

-$179.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.85

match offer

-$124.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$105.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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$0.00

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