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Ms. C-J from Saint Paul, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. C-J's classroom raised $927

The 2025 Teen Trendsetters Collection

Help me give my students fresh teen reads that are highly recommended by our public libraries.

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Ms. C-J Como Park Senior High School
Saint Paul, MN Grades 9-12

My Project

As the librarian of a vibrant urban school, I see firsthand how the right book can transform a student’s perspective. To ensure our collection resonates with our incredibly diverse student body, I look to the expertise of urban public librarians in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. These experts are on the front lines of teen literacy, and their 2025 "must-read" recommendations represent the stories our students are truly craving.

I am reaching out to ask for your support in bringing these highly recommended titles to our shelves for the upcoming fall semester.

By contributing to our campaign, you are providing our students with access to fresh, culturally relevant narratives that reflect their own lives and the world around them. There is a unique magic in seeing a student’s face light up when they discover a brand-new book they’ve been waiting for. Your generosity helps turn that excitement into a lifelong love of reading.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

999 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. C-J Como Park Senior High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Paul, MN View local requests

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

999 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gachiakuta Series 9-Book Complete Collection Set (Book #1 to #9) - Action-Packed, Dark Fantasy, and High-Stakes Adventure • Amazon Business $98.97 1 $98.97
Stronger than Anxiety: Poems about Overcoming Negative Thoughts, Defeating Self-Sabotage, and Building Self-Confidence • Amazon Business $23.99 3 $71.97
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku Complete Manga Box Set (Wotakoi Box Set) • Amazon Business $48.88 1 $48.88
Nobody in Particular • Amazon Business $16.59 2 $33.18
Truth Is: A Novel in Verse • Amazon Business $16.49 2 $32.98
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar: A Schneider Honor Book – An Unforgettable Novel about Navigating Mental Health from the Bestselling Author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
If I Could Go Back • Amazon Business $14.66 2 $29.32
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe • Amazon Business $13.57 2 $27.14
This Is Where We Die • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
A Far-flung Life: A Novel • Amazon Business $21.00 1 $21.00
The Serial Club (The Serial Club Adventures) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Nightingale Deluxe Edition: A Novel • Amazon Business $18.50 1 $18.50
The Roach King of Raleigh (Blink) • Amazon Business $17.70 1 $17.70
Blood & Breath • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Long Time Gone • Amazon Business $15.58 1 $15.58
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire • Amazon Business $15.44 1 $15.44
Where the Heart Should Be: A Suspenseful YA Historical Romance of Forbidden Love During Ireland's Great Famine • Amazon Business $15.15 1 $15.15
Rosa by Any Other Name • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
This Is the Year • Amazon Business $13.26 1 $13.26
The Leaving Room • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Under the Same Stars: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick • Amazon Business $13.18 1 $13.18
Under the Same Stars: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick • Amazon Business $13.18 1 $13.18
save me an orange • Amazon Business $13.04 1 $13.04
Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition): Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering (Books By Joseph Nguyen) • Amazon Business $12.54 1 $12.54
Wake the Wild Creatures • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
The Last Bookstore on Earth • Amazon Business $12.16 1 $12.16
The Wrong Daughter • Amazon Business $12.09 1 $12.09
beyond thoughts: an exploration of who we are beyond our minds (Beyond Suffering) • Amazon Business $11.24 1 $11.24
Everything Is Poison • Amazon Business $11.12 1 $11.12
This Could Be Forever • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Vesuvius • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Lost Girl of Astor Street: A Piper Sail Mystery • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
Boundaries = Freedom: How To Create Boundaries That Set You Free Without Feeling Guilty (Beyond Suffering) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Secret Investigator of Astor Street: A Piper Sail Mystery (Piper Sail Mysteries, 2) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King (Patch Simmons, 1) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$746.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$787.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.99

Total project goal

$926.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $926.59

5 Donors

-$495.00

Donations toward project cost

-$450.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

match offer

-$397.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$337.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.41

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