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Mr. Boorstyn from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Short Stories With Tremendous Impact

Help me give my students an amazing collective reading experience by giving them their own copies of a great read.

  • 3 donors
  • $500 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

We love reading short stories with our students--they pack so much emotional power into an accessible tale that students can savor, reread, and analyze deeply. We especially like teaching multiple stories by the same author, so students get a sense of the writer's craft and style, and can start thinking about their own writer's voice.

In the stories from "How to Pronounce Knife," young protagonists face challenges that are relatable for so many students, especially those whose families have immigrated from other countries.

Incredibly engaging and deeply affecting, these stories will grab the attention of our students, helping them identify with others as well as giving them the chance to interact with great literature.

We'll start reading stories together, then students will read in groups and discuss the thrilling, moving and surprising moments that characters live through in the book. It's an experience we hope will help make our students lifetime lovers of reading!

Mr. Boorstyn Brooklyn School - Collab Studies Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

150 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
How to Pronounce Knife: Stories • Amazon Business $10.79 36 $388.44

Materials cost

$388.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$424.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.87

Total project goal

$499.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $499.14

2 Donors

-$274.56

Donations toward project cost

-$233.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.18

match offer

-$224.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$190.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.69

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 $0.00

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