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Ms. Muhtaris from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Inspiring Literature Keeps Kids Reading

My students need a variety of 33 books for independent reading.

  • $354 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. ~William Styron, interview, Writers at Work, 1958

I teach a group of inspired 5th grade students in a large urban public school in Illinois.

One of my main goals is to foster a love of reading in my students so that they can acquire the skills and passion to learn about any topic they find interesting in life. To do that I need books and lots of them!

My Project

I am asking for a variety of books for my students to read independently. These books cover a wide range of topics, genres, and interests and will appeal to both boys and girls so that there is something for everyone. Because we have no library at our school I need to be able to give my students many book choices to ensure that they are excited about reading. This will then snowball into a lifelong love of reading! Just imagine my students cuddled up on the carpet all engaged in stories donated by YOU!

Ensuring that my students have the life-long literacy skills that they need to be successful in this world is one of my highest priorities in the classroom.

I cannot do that without donors like you who provide quality current literature that students are interested in and excited to read. Please consider making this very important donation today.

Ms. Muhtaris
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall at All John Schwartz • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees Deborah Ellis • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
Scat Carl Hiaasen • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Rachel Renee Russell, Rachel Renee Russell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
Skeleton Creek (Skeleton Creek Series) Patrick Carman • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25
Extra Credit Andrew Clements, Mark Elliott (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Umbrella Summer Lisa Graff • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute Jarrett J. Krosoczka • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Mudshark Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, Alexis Frederick-Frost • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors Chris Barton, Tony Persiani (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95
Slob Ellen Potter • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Rise of the Heroes (Hero.com Series #1) Andy Briggs • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Wild Girl Patricia Reilly Giff • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
Dragonbreath Ursula Vernon, Ursula Vernon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
The Dunderheads Paul Fleischman, David Roberts (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes Marlane Kennedy • Barnes and Noble $12.98 1 $12.98
Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood Tony Lee, Sam Hart (Illustrator), Artur Fujita (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.73 1 $9.73
Meanest Doll in the World Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini Sid Fleischman • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Library Lion Michelle Knudsen, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City Kirsten Miller • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Postcards from No Man's Land Aidan Chambers • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
George Washington's Teeth Deborah Chandra, Madeleine Comora, Brock Cole (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Saffy's Angel Hilary McKay, Designed by Ann Sullivan • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Reaching for the Moon Buzz Aldrin, Wendell Minor (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape from the Tower of London Elvira Woodruff • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Rodzina Karen Cushman • Barnes and Noble $5.55 1 $5.55
Buster Denise Fleming, Denise Fleming (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Tiger, Tiger Lynne Reid Banks • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Scarecrow and His Servant Philip Pullman, Peter Bailey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.55 1 $5.55
Fly by Night Frances Hardinge • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Sister Spider Knows All Adrian Fogelin • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93

Materials cost

$268.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$307.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.98

Total project goal

$353.70

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $353.70

1 Donor

-$353.70

Donations toward project cost

-$307.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.98

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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