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Ms. Christina Krasic from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pages for Passion: Funding the Novels Students Want to Read

Help me give my students the novels that they want to read during independent reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Christina Krasic's classroom raised $711

This project is fully funded

My Project

In my seventh and eighth grade accelerated ELA classroom, independent reading time is a daily routine where students dive into books they choose themselves, because we know that choice fuels motivation and builds lifelong readers. They absolutely love this built in time every day because it allows them to read books they are interested in. With this project, I am seeking funding to expand our classroom library with novels that my students have personally requested. These are the titles that reflect their diverse tastes, backgrounds, and curiosities. They put the list together themselves.

When students have access to books that resonate with them, their engagement, comprehension, and critical thinking skills soar.

These novels will empower my accelerated readers to explore complex themes, challenge themselves, and discuss ideas in a rich, supportive environment. This project will give each student the opportunity to select books that excite and inspire them, making independent reading time something they look forward to every day.

My goals for this project include: continuing to build a diverse, student driven library that reflects the interests of all learners. Increasing student motivation and ownership over their reading choices while improving their reading stamina, and analytical skills through consistent independent reading.

Your generous support will help transform my classroom into a place where every student can find stories that speak to them, fostering a genuine love of reading and learning that extends far beyond the school day. Thank you for investing in their futures, one page at a time.

Ms. Christina Krasic DeWitt Clinton Elementary School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

999 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Harry Potter Complete Book Series Special Edition Boxed Set • Amazon Business $48.96 1 $48.96
Heroes of Olympus Complete Collection 5 Books Box Set -The Lost Hero/The Son of Neptune/The Mark of Athena/The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (2015-06-07) • Amazon Business $35.24 1 $35.24
The Young Elite 3 Books Set Marie Lu Collection (The Young Elites, The Rose Society, The Midnight Star) • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
The Lonely Dead • Amazon Business $18.69 1 $18.69
Blood Will Tell: A Point Last Seen Mystery (Point Last Seen, 2) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology (World Mythology and Folklore Series) • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Batman: Nightwalker (The Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $13.23 1 $13.23
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games) • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
Superman: Dawnbreaker (DC Icons Series) • Amazon Business $12.08 1 $12.08
Deadly Little Scandals (Debutantes, 2) • Amazon Business $12.08 1 $12.08
The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Liars Society • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Lonely Dead • Amazon Business $11.57 1 $11.57
Grenade • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
Prisoner B-3087 • Amazon Business $10.71 1 $10.71
Nyxia Uprising (The Nyxia Triad) • Amazon Business $10.27 1 $10.27
Run, Hide, Fight Back • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22
Allegiant (Divergent Series, 3) • Amazon Business $10.18 1 $10.18
Little White Lies (Debutantes, 1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Out of the Easy • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Conquest Journals Harry Potter Wizarding World Vinyl Stickers, Set of 60 Unique Stickers Including 5 Holograms, Waterproof and UV Resistant, Great for All Your Gadgets, Potterfy All The Things • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Warcross • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Supernova (Renegades, 3) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Words on Fire • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Fountains of Silence • Amazon Business $9.70 1 $9.70
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, 2) • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles) • Amazon Business $9.66 1 $9.66
Champion: A Legend Novel • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
We Are Not Free: A Printz Honor Winner • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50
Harry Potter - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Ship Breaker (National Book Award Finalist) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Winter: Book Four of the Lunar Chronicles (The Lunar Chronicles, 4) • Amazon Business $9.45 1 $9.45
Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, 3) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor • Amazon Business $9.16 1 $9.16
Prodigy (Legend) • Amazon Business $8.86 1 $8.86
Playing with Fire • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Girl in the White Van • Amazon Business $8.75 1 $8.75
Count All Her Bones (Girl, Stolen, 2) • Amazon Business $8.62 1 $8.62
Rebel (Legend, 4) • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
The Glass Castle: A Memoir (book) • Amazon Business $8.00 1 $8.00
Resistance (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Making Bombs for Hitler • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Lines of Courage • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Rescue • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Body in the Woods: A Point Last Seen Mystery (Point Last Seen, 1) • Amazon Business $7.01 1 $7.01
Eyes of the Forest • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Five Total Strangers • Amazon Business $5.92 1 $5.92
The Hobbit • Amazon Business $5.84 1 $5.84

Materials cost

$565.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$603.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.54

Total project goal

$710.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $710.25

8 Donors

-$706.10

Donations toward project cost

-$603.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.15

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