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Ms. Tonini from Bedminster NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Lifelong Readers One Book At A Time

My students need a variety of book choices accessible to them at all times.

  • $356 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My middle school students are eager readers and writers in grades 6-8. This classroom holds both general education and special education classes throughout the school day. From reading engaging mentor texts and independent reading books to writing memoirs and research reports, these 6th, 7th, & 8th graders dabble in it all! All of the students that enter my classroom are unique, and it is extremely important that they have a variety of books to choose from in the classroom. That's where new books come in!

My Project

With these book options, students will be able to expand their reading choices while continuing to build their reading fluency, stamina, and comprehension. These books will be used as read-aloud texts, mentor texts during units, within middle school Book Clubs, and as independent book options. When students have book options at their fingertips, they are more inclined to pick-up books that may be outside of their comfort zone. This will enable them to grow as readers and expand their knowledge overall. I look forward to being able to put these new titles into the hands of these middle school students as soon as possible! Thank you for your support!

Ms. Tonini
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ghost (Track) • Amazon Business $6.81 16 $108.96
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem (History (US)) • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
Gibson Holders 1A 2-Wire Display Stand, Black, 12-Pack • Amazon Business $14.20 1 $14.20
Modern-Day Slavery (In the News) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $12.52 1 $12.52
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child • Amazon Business $11.08 1 $11.08
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Eleven • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
And the Mountains Echoed • Amazon Business $9.17 1 $9.17
Lies: Ann Putnam Jr.'s Recounting of the Salem Witch Trials • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie • Amazon Business $8.43 1 $8.43
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98

Materials cost

$267.79

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$301.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.26

Total project goal

$355.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$355.07

1 Donor

-$355.07

Donations toward project cost

-$301.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.26

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$0.00

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