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Dr. Rhone from Picayune, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning to Love Literature

Help me give my students a new classroom library and expand their horizons.

  • $290 goal

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My Project

Every day my students defy the odds. Many have been written off and not expected to be productive, yet they continue to work hard while pursuing their goals. Several have expressed an interest in reading different types of books. I would like to add to my classroom library to expose my students to different authors and genres. These books will expose my students to new worlds and help them see anything is possible. My goal is to motivate them to see themselves in the characters they read about and know that they can pursue their dreams.

Dr. Rhone Center for Alternative Education Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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Picayune, MS View local requests

Nearly all 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grammar Workbook: Grammar Grades 7-8 • Amazon Business $10.49 5 $52.45
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (Penguin Classics) • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Chaotic Harmony: A TMA Student Anthology Project • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The King Inside: Practical Advice for Young African-American Males • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Native Son (Perennial Classics) • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
I Am Every Good Thing • Amazon Business $12.35 1 $12.35
31-Day Affirmations for African American Boys • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Color Purple: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
The Cost of Knowing • Amazon Business $11.77 1 $11.77
Walk Boldly: Empowerment Toolkit for Young Black Men (Feel Comfortable and Proud in Your Skin as a Black Male Teen) (Bold and Black) • Amazon Business $11.43 1 $11.43
Jacob's Ghetto: You're not the product of your environment • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Piecing Me Together • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49

Materials cost

$199.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$246.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.42

Total project goal

$289.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $289.46

1 Donor

-$144.73

Donations toward project cost

-$123.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.71

match offer

-$144.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$123.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.71

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 $0.00

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