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Mrs. Farley from San Leandro, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Great Books to Wrap Around the Kids!

My students need more books around them in order to encourage them to read!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Farley's classroom raised $966

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Most of my students are part of a multimedia academy within a diverse urban high school. Some of our students have a history of being very strong academically; others have struggled academically in the past. What they all share is a desire to learn about media from an artistic perspective and develop a clear direction in high school. These students learn how to use digital technology to express their ideas and learning. I teach them English language arts within the academy in a way that is designed to inspire their use of new media. We explore ideas about story and how they might be depicted visually, and we explore their own stories and visions.

Most of these students stay in the program for three years and leave high school not only with a diploma but also with a solid set of skills that few graduates have.

However, perhaps more importantly, they leave high school having had an unusual experience of bonding and collaboration among their peers and teachers. These students are among the most creative in our school, and I have the pleasure of watching them develop over three years.

My Project

Last year we added dozens of new books to my classroom library, which is available to almost 200 students. This year I want to add more.

I have gathered what I think is a great collection of classics, challenging high-interest books, and some SAT and ACT test preparation resources.

You may ask, what about the school library? We have a vibrant high school library, but when students are surrounded by books in their own classroom they can't help but become curious and interested in looking through them, and if I don't have what they're looking for, I send them to our school library. My little library gets a lot of action, and I would love to make it a little bigger! My students would be very grateful for your support!

Mrs. Farley San Leandro High School Grades 9-12

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More than 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
College Prep Comprehensive for SAT and ACT: Book + Online + DVD + Mobile • AKJ Education $54.74 1 $54.74
Official SAT Study Guide (2016 Edition) • AKJ Education $18.24 2 $36.48
The Glass Castle: A Memoir • AKJ Education $12.41 2 $24.82
Essential SAT Vocabulary (flashcards) • AKJ Education $12.40 2 $24.80
Into the Wild • AKJ Education $8.83 2 $17.66
Alexander Hamilton • AKJ Education $14.60 1 $14.60
A Clockwork Orange • AKJ Education $14.36 1 $14.36
Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $13.14 1 $13.14
East of Eden • AKJ Education $13.14 1 $13.14
Ceremony (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) • AKJ Education $12.41 1 $12.41
On the Road • AKJ Education $12.41 1 $12.41
The Odyssey • AKJ Education $12.41 1 $12.41
Drown • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Lolita • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Invisible Man • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Lion (Movie Tie-In) • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
The Secret Life of Bees • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
The Pact • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
The Help • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Girl in Translation • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Native Son • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Bell Jar, The • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
The Crucible • AKJ Education $10.95 1 $10.95
Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
The Color Purple • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
The Bluest Eye • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
Go Set a Watchman • AKJ Education $10.48 1 $10.48
Kindred • AKJ Education $10.40 1 $10.40
Beloved • AKJ Education $10.40 1 $10.40
Death of a Salesman Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $10.22 1 $10.22
Of Mice and Men • AKJ Education $10.22 1 $10.22
Fahrenheit 451: A Novel • AKJ Education $10.19 1 $10.19
The Great Gatsby • AKJ Education $9.93 1 $9.93
Old Man and the Sea • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel • AKJ Education $8.46 1 $8.46
The Stranger • AKJ Education $8.20 1 $8.20
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories • AKJ Education $7.30 1 $7.30
Black Like Me • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
A Separate Peace • AKJ Education $6.89 1 $6.89
Lord of the Flies • AKJ Education $6.82 1 $6.82
Jane Eyre • AKJ Education $6.57 1 $6.57
The Picture of Dorian Gray • AKJ Education $6.57 1 $6.57
Sold • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Hobbit • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Arabian Nights • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Pride and Prejudice • AKJ Education $5.84 1 $5.84
Bless Me, Ultima • AKJ Education $5.84 1 $5.84
The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Carrie • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Go Tell It on the Mountain • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Anthem Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Slaughterhouse-Five • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
The Communist Manifesto • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dracula • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Gulliver's Travels • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
The Inferno • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Emma 200th Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Walden and Civil Disobedience • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Uncle Tom's Cabin • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Little Women (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer (Signet) • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
The Prince • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
The Scarlet Letter • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
The Story of My Life • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61

Materials cost

$714.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $65.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$821.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.89

Total project goal

$965.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $965.96

3 Donors

-$965.96

Donations toward project cost

-$821.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$144.89

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