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Ms. Coleman from Cedar Rapids IA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Inspiring a Love of Reading with Dystopian Novels

Help me give my students the opportunity to participate in collaborative discussions on interesting dystopian novels they would like to read. Some of the titles include: Wings of Fire, The Last Human, Divergent, Legend, and City of Ember.

  • $758 goal

This project expired on May 17, 2022.

This project expired on May 17, 2022.

My Students

The students in my classroom come from a variety of different backgrounds with varying opportunities. I have students that range academically from several years below grade level to on grade level. I have many students that are struggling with the learning lost due to the pandemic and are trying to catch back up. Within my classroom, I have several learners that English is not their native language.

My Project

For reluctant readers, finding the right book that can spark a love for reading can be challenging. Our next unit is one that students usually really enjoy and finding the right books for engaging in discussions while also encouraging them to think critically and enjoy doing it, can be an even larger struggle. This year to supplement the texts that we already have, I would like to provide my students with a class set of books that I think will provide the environment for those rich discussions while also piquing their interest and love of reading.

Ms. Coleman
Grades 6-8
  • Harding Middle School
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 75 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Hunger Games (Book 1) • Amazon Business $11.69 6 $70.14
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1): The Graphic Novel (1) • Amazon Business $11.04 6 $66.24
Ready Player One: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.00 6 $66.00
Ender's Game (The Ender Saga, 1) • Amazon Business $10.29 6 $61.74
Divergent (Divergent Series, 1) • Amazon Business $8.46 6 $50.76
Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles (The Lunar Chronicles, 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 6 $47.94
Delirium (Delirium Trilogy, 1) • Amazon Business $7.59 6 $45.54
Edge of Extinction #1: The Ark Plan • Amazon Business $6.99 6 $41.94
Red Queen (Red Queen, 1) • Amazon Business $6.98 6 $41.88
The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1) (1) • Amazon Business $6.00 6 $36.00
The Maze Runner (Book 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 6 $29.94
Uglies • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48

Materials cost

$566.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$38.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$643.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.63

Total project goal

$757.54

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