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Ms. Dowd from Danville, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read Across DV!

Help me give my students new and exciting titles to get them reading!

  • $558 goal

This project expired on July 1, 2020.

This project expired on July 1, 2020.

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Ms. Dowd Diablo Vista Middle School
Danville, CA Grades 6-8

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I consider the entire student body to my students! I am my school's teacher librarian, and our school library is dynamic. The library is used for not only promoting literacy, but the space may be used for students who are writers one period and scientists the next. Our students range between 11-14 years old, the perfect age to hone in on foundational skills, such as organization and studying. In preparation for high school, many of our students are exploring their interests through our selection of electives, getting the extra help they need from teachers during our weekly tutorial periods, and checking out books on a regular basis.

To support the vision of our school, our library is about learning and exploration.

Students see the library as the hub of our school-- a place where everyone belongs! The library is a safe place for all students, so my goal is to maintain the integrity of our space, while also showing students the library is an another classroom on campus.

My Project

During the month of March, the United States celebrates Read Across America, and in an effort to celebrate and promote reading on our campus, my goal is to update our library's collection, and get books in our students' hands! Through displays, social media, and the most powerful tool, word of mouth, these titles are sure to be my students' new favorite books.

The selected titles fall in line with Read Across America's initiative of celebrating diversity.

It's imperative that our students not only see themselves in the books they read, but also gain new perspectives that differ from their own experiences. The selected books are middle school friendly, and published within the last 5 years-- ensuring the windows and mirrors reading experience for all students.

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Ms. Dowd Diablo Vista Middle School Grades 6-8 Danville, CA View local requests 999 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
Maximillian Fly • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
Yes No Maybe So • Amazon Business $15.02 1 $15.02
Finding Orion • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Gorilla Dawn • Amazon Business $13.77 1 $13.77
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Amazon Business $13.75 1 $13.75
The Queen's Assassin • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
The Key to Every Thing • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Otherwood • Amazon Business $13.10 1 $13.10
The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Infinity Son (Infinity Cycle) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Fing's War • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Gone to Drift • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
The Twelve • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid • Amazon Business $12.03 1 $12.03
The Orphan Band of Springdale • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
An Invisible Thread: A Young Readers' Edition • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
The Turning • Amazon Business $11.30 1 $11.30
Silver Meadows Summer • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
For Black Girls Like Me • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Lenny's Book of Everything • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Armstrong and Charlie • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Stanley Will Probably Be Fine • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Just Like Jackie • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
The Polar Bear Explorers' Club (1) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Inkling • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Takedown • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Escape from Aleppo • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Mortification of Fovea Munson • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
Class Action • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
August Isle • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
The Right Hook of Devin Velma • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69

Materials cost

$401.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$474.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.67

Total project goal

$557.80

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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