My students need library books that engage middle school kids.
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As librarian, my kids are from pre-K through grade 8. The newest addition to our Academy are middle school kids. They are hungry for great books, and we want to encourage reading, for it serves as an important foundation for success in life! As the school was originally set up to serve kids pre-K through grade 3, we do not have the kinds of books that appeal to middle school kids.
In 2003, the School District began exploring the possibility of taking a lesson from the past and creating a thoroughly modern (no hyphen) educational experience through academies for pre-kindergarten to grade 6, 7 or 8 students. The planned approach was to provide a more caring learning environment for all – especially for the critical middle school-age youngsters. The results from the first academy garnered overwhelming support from parents and educators. Both national and our own research indicated that combining elementary and middle school-level grades at the same campus provides:
A greater sense of family and community.
Increased opportunities for students and parents to get to know teachers and the school support staff well, increasing a student’s likelihood of success.
A nurturing support system that helps prepare students to make a smooth transition to high school.
Since then, eight former elementaries and a middle school within the district have adopted this innovative approach.
Providing great library books for our middle schoolers will help them engage in the world around them, and encourage development of the essential skill of reading.
Reading is a critical life skill, and you have before you the opportunity to provide materials that will show middle schoolers that reading is “wicked good.”
Nearly all 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
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings Douglas Florian, Douglas Florian (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.80
3
$38.40
Gabriel's Horses (Racing to Freedom Trilogy #1) Alison Hart
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
3
$40.35
How to Steal a Dog Barbara O'Connor
• Barnes and Noble
$12.80
2
$25.60
Invention of Hugo Cabret Selznick, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$18.39
2
$36.78
Queste (Septimus Heap Series #4) Angie Sage, Mark Zug (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
3
$43.17
Live and Let Shop (Spy Goddess Series #1) Michael P. Spradlin
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
3
$16.17
Angus and Sadie Cynthia Voigt, Tom Leigh (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
3
$16.17
So B. It Sarah Weeks
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
3
$18.87
The Secret Hour (Midnighters Series #1) Scott Westerfeld
• Barnes and Noble
$8.09
3
$24.27
Touching Darkness (Midnighters Series #2) Scott Westerfeld
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
3
$43.17
Tiger's Apprentice Laurence Yep
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
3
$43.17
Atherton: The House of Power Patrick Carman
• Barnes and Noble
$15.29
2
$30.58
Crossing Bok Chitto Tim Tingle, Jeanne Rorex Bridges (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.15
2
$32.30
Just Grace (Just Grace Series) Charise Mericle Harper
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
3
$13.47
Lawn Boy Gary Paulsen
• Barnes and Noble
$10.39
2
$20.78
The Middle of Somewhere J. B. Cheaney
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
3
$43.17
One Potato, Two Potato Cynthia DeFelice, Andrea U'Ren (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.40
2
$28.80
One-Handed Catch MJ Auch
• Barnes and Noble
$13.56
3
$40.68
Tall Tales Karen Day
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
1
$14.39
The Thing about Georgie Lisa Graff
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
2
$10.78
This is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness Joyce Sidman, Pamela Zagarenski (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.40
2
$28.80
Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic Emily Jenkins, Paul Zelinsky (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.56
2
$27.12
Materials cost
$636.99
Vendor shipping charges
$63.70
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$15.92
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$734.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$161.12
Total project goal
$895.12
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$895.12
10 Donors
-$895.12
Donations toward project cost
-$734.00
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