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Mrs. Oloya from Kingwood TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nonfiction Connections: YA Memoirs for Our Classroom Library

Help me give my students some high-interest, nonfiction choice books to read. Each of these books show unique lives and perspectives and teach valuable lessons.

  • $578 goal

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My Project

For the past several years, I have been building my classroom library slowly but surely. Now, I have a wonderful collection of fiction texts for students to choose from during their independent reading time; however, for my students who prefer nonfiction, my collection is sorely lacking. These books are a diverse group of nonfiction memoirs that will help students make connections between themselves and others, building empathy and a sense of interconnectedness. These titles will be a much needed addition to my classroom library.

This project will provide students with engaging, new, nonfiction books to choose from as they explore the unique perspectives and conficts discussed in each book.

These books cover a wide range of experiences and themes that illustrate the human condition: friendship, resilience, justice, and dedication.

Mrs. Oloya
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Corrections in Ink: A Memoir • Amazon Business $23.99 4 $95.96
Riding The Lightning: A Year in the Life of a New York City Paramedic • Amazon Business $22.11 4 $88.44
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement • Amazon Business $17.29 4 $69.16
Devotion (Adapted for Young Adults): An Epic Story of Heroism and Friendship • Amazon Business $13.29 4 $53.16
Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original • Amazon Business $24.99 2 $49.98
Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood • Amazon Business $12.29 4 $49.16
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks • Amazon Business $12.10 4 $48.40

Materials cost

$454.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.66

Total project goal

$577.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $577.73

2 Donors

-$293.86

Donations toward project cost

-$249.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.08

match offer

-$283.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$241.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.58

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