Read to Succeed: Help My 6th Graders Turn the Page!
Help me give my students the invaluable gift of expanding their literacy skills through a selection of highly requested titles!
$315 goal
This project expired on August 25, 2025.
This project expired on August 25, 2025.
Celebrating 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 Project
Our 6th-grade classroom is full of curious minds ready to explore new ideas, characters, and worlds—but our current library is falling behind. Many of our books are outdated, worn out, or no longer engaging for today's students. This project contains a list of titles that have been repeatedly requested. Coming from a diverse city, many of my students don’t have the resources to get books from home or even get transportation to the city library which makes our classroom library even more important! With your help we can help engage these young minds and foster a love for reading. Help my students expand their literacy skills by donating today!
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
90 students impacted
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