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Mr. Oldham from Sparks, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Library We Need and Deserve

Help me give my students the gift of a classroom library that everyone can enjoy.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Oldham's classroom raised $688

This project is fully funded

My Project

Creating a new class library in my high school classroom is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, a diverse collection of texts with varying skill levels will foster a love for reading among students of different abilities. This not only encourages struggling readers to improve their skills but also challenges advanced readers to explore complex literature. Such diversity promotes inclusivity and ensures that no student is left behind in their academic journey.

Furthermore, a class library that features texts representing minority populations is essential for promoting cultural understanding and empathy among students.

It allows them to explore perspectives different from their own, fostering a more inclusive and tolerant school environment. In an increasingly diverse world, such exposure is vital for preparing students to be informed and compassionate global citizens. In conclusion, a new class library with a wide range of texts and representation of minority populations is an investment in the educational and social growth of your high school students, enriching their learning experiences and shaping them into well-rounded individuals.

Mr. Oldham Edward C Reed High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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 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 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Complete Hatchet Set (Hatchet~The River~Brian's Winter~Brian's Return~Brian's Hunt) • Amazon Business $41.00 1 $41.00
2 Hardcover Books - They Both Die at the End & The First to Die at the End (Death-Cast Series book set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $35.00 1 $35.00
Heartstopper Series Volume 1-4 Books Set By Alice Oseman • Amazon Business $33.00 1 $33.00
Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star Paperback Boxed Set • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Cemetery Boys (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
The Simonverse Novels 3-Book Box Set: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Upside of Unrequited, and Leah on the Offbeat • Amazon Business $18.34 1 $18.34
The Crossover Series 3-Book Paperback Box Set: The Crossover, Booked, Rebound • Amazon Business $17.39 1 $17.39
Wonder (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
American Born Chinese (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Darkhearts: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Fly by Night: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Solitaire • Amazon Business $14.96 1 $14.96
Speak: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $14.26 1 $14.26
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.22 1 $14.22
Bomb (Graphic Novel): The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
The House in the Pines: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Ugly: An honest and heartfelt YA novel about a gender nonconforming teen (The Art of Being Ugly) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
This Was Never About Basketball • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Street Pharm • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
The Weight of Blood • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Booked Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game (Graphic Novel Memoir) • Amazon Business $10.15 1 $10.15
My Best Friend's Exorcism: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.13 1 $10.13
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Payback Time • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Brown Boy Nowhere: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Spoken: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Me (Moth) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Pillow Thoughts • Amazon Business $9.91 1 $9.91
We Are All the Same in the Dark: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.33 1 $9.33
The Crossover Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Moxie • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Tell Me Three Things • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$541.54

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$584.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.18

Total project goal

$687.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$687.84

1 Donor

-$687.84

Donations toward project cost

-$584.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.18

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$0.00

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