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Ms. Verge from Culver City, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Talk About Books

Help me give my students a love of reading by participating in small book clubs. Many students in our collab classes have IEPs, so we need to support all learners.

  • $723 goal

This project expired on January 24, 2026.

This project expired on January 24, 2026.

My Project

With A.I., students need to be able to engage their listeners. We do this with book talks, presentations, and Socratic Seminars, but our library is in need of a variety of books for our diverse group of students.

Students need to learn to focus on reading and books, which is difficult when staring at phones and computers.

Our library and classroom bookshelves are depleted.

We need both high-interest books with a variety of Lexile levels for our collaboration. classes and books that challenge our gifted readers.

Let us get our attention span back by reading the old-fashioned way.

Ms. Verge Culver City Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Culver City, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

170 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
5 Book Set: BIOGRAPHIES (ages 14+) - Urgent Life, Awkward Thoughts W. Kamau Bell, It's Trevor Noah YA, Letters to Young Brother, Reach x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $120.00 1 $120.00
The Book Thief (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 4 $48.00
Scythe (1) (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $7.77 5 $38.85
Becoming (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 2 $38.00
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition (paperback nonfiction biography STEM book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 4 $36.00
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) • Amazon Business $11.33 3 $33.99
Kobe Bryant: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Shooting Guards (Basketball Biography Books) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
LeBron James: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Players (Basketball Biography Books) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (One World Essentials) • Amazon Business $9.94 3 $29.82
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $8.71 3 $26.13
Stargirl - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 3 $21.87
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) (YA paperback, ages 10+) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
Thunderhead (2) (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $9.51 2 $19.02
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Amazon Business $6.59 2 $13.18
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones • Amazon Business $12.90 1 $12.90
The Phantom Tollbooth • Amazon Business $4.93 2 $9.86

Materials cost

$527.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $48.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$613.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.31

Total project goal

$722.05

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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