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Ms. Ellison from Fort Worth, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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High School Readers Need Books

Help me give my students high interest books that they are motivated to read.

  • $425 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Our district has an annual Battle of the Books competition to promote independent reading. The committee in charge works hard to select engaging and diverse titles for students to read.

At our school we see a real drop off in independent/pleasure reading for students when they begin high school.

Battle of the Books is one way that we keep the passion for reading alive in these students. I have read most of the titles for this years high school contest and I have been blown away by them. They are diverse, deep, thoughtful, emotional, and funny. They are books that will stay with the reader long after they have turned the last page. Students are developing not only their love of reading, but their understanding of different genres and experiences. This helps them learn more about the world and about themselves as readers.

For my students to be successful in competition and be able to meaningfully engage with each book, we need enough copies to go around. Unfortunately, money is tight and we are doing our best with the few copies I have been able to pick up at the used book store.

The books I am requesting will be used with our high school teams. A wonderful bonus of this project is that after the Battle is done, we will be able to use the books for classroom literature circles! Two projects for the price of one!

Ms. Ellison Young Women's Leadership Academy Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Fort Worth, TX View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fadeaway • Amazon Business $18.99 4 $75.96
Full Flight • Amazon Business $15.69 4 $62.76
I Must Betray You • Amazon Business $12.82 4 $51.28
Abuela, Don't Forget Me • Amazon Business $12.75 4 $51.00
An Emotion of Great Delight • Amazon Business $11.49 4 $45.96
Better Than the Movies • Amazon Business $9.74 4 $38.96

Materials cost

$325.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$360.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.67

Total project goal

$424.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $424.48

4 Donors

-$424.48

Donations toward project cost

-$360.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.67

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 $0.00

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