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Ms. Lerman from Southfield, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Love to Read!

Help me give my students a diverse collection of books to read in our classroom library!

  • $591 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach a group of 4th graders who are curious, creative, and full of energy! We love to read and include reading all across the curriculum. Everyday we read aloud from a picture book and a chapter book, and we leave time for independent reading as well.

As the proverb goes: A child who reads becomes an adult who thinks.

I am a huge proponent of helping children grow into independent thinkers who are proactive members of society. I believe it is important for students to learn to stand up for themselves and speak their minds. As an educator, my goal is to get as many diverse books into my students' hands as possible. I want to help instill a love for reading and learning, and in turn help my students grow into strong thinkers.

My Project

We don't have a staffed library in our school, so my students are dependent on my classroom library (and my personal trips to the local library) for books to read. I try to stock my library many different ways- including library book sales, facebook marketplace, and donations from the community.

My goal is to stock my classroom library with high interest diverse books for independent reading.

The more options students have, the more likely they are to read. I chose both books students requested and books recommended by other educators to design this project.

Ms. Lerman
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amulet #1-8 Box Set • Amazon Business $60.35 1 $60.35
Hilo: The Great Big Box (Books 1-6) • Amazon Business $51.18 1 $51.18
The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels #1-7: A Graphix Collection: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection • Amazon Business $32.91 1 $32.91
Smile, Sisters, and Guts: The Box Set • Amazon Business $18.53 1 $18.53
The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Symbiosis (Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #3) (Shuri, 3) • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Room to Dream (A Front Desk Novel) (Front Desk, 3) • Amazon Business $14.64 1 $14.64
Forbidden City (3) (City Spies) • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
The One and Only Bob (One and Only Ivan) • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
Merci Suárez Can't Dance (Merci Suárez) • Amazon Business $12.40 1 $12.40
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood • Amazon Business $12.20 1 $12.20
Three Keys: 2 (Front Desk) • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
Playing the Cards You're Dealt: A family story with depth and heart by award-winning author Varian Johnson • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
The Vanished (Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #2) (2) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Twins: A Graphic Novel (Twins #1) (1) • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
When Stars Are Scattered • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81
The Sleepover • Amazon Business $10.47 1 $10.47
Shuri: A Black Panther Novel (Marvel) (1) • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Allergic: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.11 1 $9.11
Fast Pitch • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Golden Gate (2) (City Spies) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
We Dream of Space • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Take Back the Block • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Root Magic • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ways to Grow Love (A Ryan Hart Story) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ways to Make Sunshine (A Ryan Hart Story) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
City Spies (1) • Amazon Business $6.28 1 $6.28

Materials cost

$465.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$502.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.61

Total project goal

$590.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $590.76

8 Donors

-$583.71

Donations toward project cost

-$502.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.05

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