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Ms. Emily Yeater from Allen Park, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Books!

Help me give my students more culturally diverse books to read that represent not only their own experiences, but address others' lives around them!

  • $161 goal

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My Students

Our school houses roughly a hundred at-risk teens. They come from diverse backgrounds with unique challenges, but once enrolled, each student belongs to our community. The majority of students who enroll in our program have been historically underserved, with limited-to-no opportunities to access high-interest books. Our goal is to change this by providing all students with the ability to find, read, and enjoy brand new novels from our newly created school library.

My Project

The purpose of our project is to create the very first library in order to put books into the hands of students. Contrary to popular belief, all it takes to get students to read is to give them high-interest material. That's specifically what we are asking for. Leading experts in the education field argue that high-volume reading has many positive effects on students, including increasing vocabulary, comprehension, reading fluency, reading stamina, building empathy, and enhancing brain plasticity.

On top of all these perks, reading impacts people on an intimate level too.

For a person who has never independently finished a novel, a book can be an accomplishment. For a person who has experiences that don't get talked about in school, a book can be validation. For a person who wants to experience new and exciting things, a book can be a window into another world. For a person who’s recently undergone trauma, a book can be therapy. And for a person who just needs a break from reality, a book can be an escape. It is for all these reasons and more that we are asking for your donations.

Below are some quotes from actual past students reflecting on their experiences with reading:

“I realized that reading a book is more than just reading a book… it opens your imagination.”

“Now I look at reading as a nice escape instead of a punishment.”

“[Reading] helps me forget about the bad parts of life.”

“Just the way it was [written] made me feel emotions I never thought I could feel about a book.”

“I used to think reading was necessary, but it wasn’t a huge deal. I was wrong.”

“When I graduate, I will definitely still be reading; it’s a good way to occupy your mind and learn."

Ms. Emily Yeater
Grades 9-12
    Half 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

    This project will reach 100 students.

    4 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shatter Me Series 6-Book Box Set: Shatter Me, Unravel Me, Ignite Me, Restore Me, Defy Me, Imagine Me • Amazon Business $51.09 1 $51.09
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Call Us What We Carry: Poems • Amazon Business $14.53 1 $14.53
The Ones We're Meant to Find • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Just Listen • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Fresh • Amazon Business $6.68 1 $6.68

Materials cost

$104.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$136.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.06

Total project goal

$160.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $160.40

4 Donors

-$152.99

Donations toward project cost

-$136.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.41

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 $0.00

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