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Mr. Hew from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Hew's classroom raised $383

Keep The Fire Burning For Reluctant Readers

My students need a variety of young adult books to help replenish our depleted classroom library.

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Mr. Hew Bronx Preparatory Charter School
Bronx, NY Grades 6-8

My Students

"You NEED to be able to read..." These are the words that I often whisper into the ears of my frustrated students when they are supposed to be reading independently. Many of my students are apathetic readers who come in and do not share the same passion for reading as I do.

There is a vast amount of educational data out there that shows the ability to read is the single most important factor in setting up a child for success.

With my first few DonorsChoose projects, I was able to hook many of these reluctant readers with the initial set of books I received. After a student read one or two of these books, they wanted to continue to read because they genuinely enjoyed what they read and they felt as if the author was speaking directly to them. Unfortunately, when these reluctant readers finished all of the books in a specific series, genre, or by a specific author, many of them went back to their old habits. I was SO CLOSE to lighting the fire within them that would make them habitual readers, but I ran out of resources.

My Project

Sadly, some of my students do not believe that college is in their future. It’s because their reading levels are so drastically low. If these students were exposed to a variety of series, genres, and authors that they were interested in, many of them would have aspirations to get into college and graduate. It’s not that my students lack the ability (they are oozing with potential). It’s simply a shortage of books that keeps my students’ passion for reading locked away. It is crucial that my students have as many options as possible to sustain their reading and turn this into a life-long habit. With your donations, my students will have a convenient (and free!!!) place to find books that will explode their thinking and help them develop the work ethic they need to become the educated and hard working leaders of tomorrow.

Many of my students are now in love with reading and value it's life changing importance, but there are still far too many that WE have not been able to reach.

Help me help my students change our world. Together, we can ignite their love of reading.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

100 students impacted 2 donors
Mr. Hew Bronx Preparatory Charter School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

100 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1 Alexander Gordon Smith • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Legacy Tom Sniegoski • Barnes and Noble $12.98 1 $12.98
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls Series #1) Maggie Stiefvater • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Response Paul Volponi • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Dictionary of High School B.S.: From Acne to Varsity, All the Funny, Lame, and Annoying Aspects of High School Life Lois Beckwith • Barnes and Noble $8.89 1 $8.89
Street Art Book: 60 Artists in Their Own Words Ric Blackshaw, Liz Farrelly • Barnes and Noble $24.32 1 $24.32
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Middle School Robin Epstein, Ben H. Winters, Chuck Gonzales (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51
Worst Case Scenario Extreme David Borgenicht, Justin Heimberg • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
America's Next Top Model: Fierce Guide to Life - The Ultimate Source of Beauty, Fashion, and Model Behavior J.E. Bright • Barnes and Noble $20.26 1 $20.26
Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive Marvelyn Brown, Courtney Martin • Barnes and Noble $2.84 1 $2.84
Nightschool, Volume 1: The Weirn Books Svetlana Chmakova (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $8.92 1 $8.92
Nightschool, Volume 2: The Weirn Books Svetlana Chmakova, Svetlana Chmakova (Illustrator), Dee DuPuy (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.92 1 $8.92
The Disposable Skateboard Bible Sean Cliver, Simpson Eric (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $27.32 1 $27.32
Crap: A Teen's Guide to Dealing with Stuff That Stinks Erin Elisabeth Conley • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
Subway Art Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant • Barnes and Noble $17.86 1 $17.86
One Track Mind: A Revealing Insight into the Obsessed Minds of Men Tony Davidson • Barnes and Noble $11.06 1 $11.06
Show Me How: 500 Things You Should Know: Instructions for Life from the Everyday to the Exotic Derek Fagerstrom, Lauren Smith • Barnes and Noble $17.06 1 $17.06
Stuff on My Mutt Mario Garza • Barnes and Noble $11.06 1 $11.06
Hell Bound: New Gothic Art Francesca Gavin • Barnes and Noble $20.26 1 $20.26
The Travel Book Roz Hopkins, Janet Austin (Editor), Laetitia Clapton (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $20.52 1 $20.52
How to Be a Vampire: A Fangs-On Guide for the Newly Undead Amy Gray, Scott Erwert (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.16 1 $12.16
I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun Professor Happycat, icanhascheezburger.com • Barnes and Noble $6.84 1 $6.84
LOLcat Bible: In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs n stuffs Martin Grondin • Barnes and Noble $8.85 1 $8.85

Materials cost

$286.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$325.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.40

Total project goal

$382.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $382.69

1 Donor

-$97.00

Donations toward project cost

-$82.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.55

match offer

-$285.69

Match offer toward project cost

-$242.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.85

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