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Mrs. Riley from Brainerd, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Opens Doors

Help me give my students books to encourage and support diversity and learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Riley's classroom raised $499

This project is fully funded

My Project

I teach a very diverse group of students who live in a residential care program. My students come to be from many different economic, social, and cultural backgrounds along with trauma, neglect, and abuse. They often tell me they hate to read when they first come to my classroom and then, when paired with a book they connect to, can't stop reading!

Our building does not have a library and our students usually cannot go to the public library for safety reasons.

My classroom is their only resource. I have been trying to build my library to have books to represent all of my students to encourage a love of reading.

My students use my classroom library to read books during independent reading time, they journal about things having to do with literature studies as they read. We also use the books to do novel studies a couple of times a year.

Mrs. Riley Lincoln Education Center 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

40 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Favorite Series Sampler - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (3 Books) • AKJ Education $35.46 1 $35.46
Emily Windsnap: Six Swishy Tails of Land and Sea: Books 1-6 • Amazon Business $20.06 1 $20.06
Ben Archer and the Moon Paradox: (The Alien Skill Series, Book 3) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Girl Who Broke the World: Book One in the Rim Walker Novel Series • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
The Wisdom of the Native Americans • Amazon Business $13.86 1 $13.86
Shoot Your Shot: A Sport-Inspired Guide To Living Your Best Life • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Gareth Hinds • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got To The Top (Motivational Book for Teens, Gift for Teen Boys, Teen and Young Adult Football, Fitness and Exercise) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Ben Archer and the Alien Skill: (The Alien Skill Series, Book 2) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Yummy • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
Mindfulness for Teens in 10 Minutes a Day: Exercises to Feel Calm, Stay Focused & Be Your Best Self • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
This Was Always About Basketball: Book 3 of the Zeke Archer Basketball Trilogy • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36
This Was Never About Basketball • Amazon Business $10.30 1 $10.30
Black Indians • AKJ Education $10.21 1 $10.21
All Roads Lead to Lawrence (The Zeke Archer Basketball Trilogy) • Amazon Business $10.21 1 $10.21
In Five Years: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.03 1 $10.03
Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall: (The Alien Skill Series, Book 1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
You'd Be Home Now • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
The Last Kids on Earth: Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
BONE #4: The Dragonslayer • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
BONE #3: Eyes of the Storm • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Five Feet Apart • Amazon Business $9.23 1 $9.23
The Girl Who Looked Beyond The Stars (Sheena Meyer) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Tales from the Bully Box • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House • Amazon Business $8.68 1 $8.68
Invisible: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.34 1 $8.34
There There • Amazon Business $8.06 1 $8.06
The Shadow Door • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Last Kids on Earth: June's Wild Flight • Amazon Business $7.31 1 $7.31
The Try Not to Laugh Challenge - Would Your Rather? - EWW Edition • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Tears Of A Tiger • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Everything, Everything • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Autobiography of Malcolm X • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$388.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$424.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.85

Total project goal

$498.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.98

2 Donors

-$498.98

Donations toward project cost

-$424.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.85

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