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Mr. Abdullah from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Yellow Brick Road to Reading

Help me give my students a visually engaging, easily accessible entry point into their reading lives by offering students graphic novels with interesting plots and characters that they can relate to.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Abdullah's classroom raised $436

This project is fully funded

My Students

Simply put, my students are amazing. Unfortunately, many of them have not realized it yet. Whether it is growing up in a historically impoverished neighborhood, attending a Title I middle school where 65%+ received free or reduced-price school lunch, or facing many of the life challenges that distract away from achieving one's best, my students have found it hard to see their own value. yet, they not only persevere but thrive when given opportunities to do so. My students voraciously consume new information, often littering me with questions and queries about topics big and small. They read, research, and explore. Most importantly all of my 150 middle school students seek the means to define themselves beyond the confines of what life has given them or what is stereotypically expected of them. Simply put, they enthusiastically seek, and deserve, more. I am proud to be a teacher of such amazing students!

My Project

We all remember a time when we were fully engrossed in a book or series, evaluating every move the characters made, feeling the tension as the mood shifts, and vocally warning the characters when we'd feel that danger was near. I want my students to be able to feel that same connection to characters, suspend disbelief, and completely immerse themselves in worlds. If I am able to hook kids with stories, and books that genuinely interest them, I can help fill some of the gaps in their learning. After all, the best means of improving the reader is by reading.

By offering students an easy entry point into their reading lives, we can help to develop a love of and success in reading through graphic novels.

As students feel more successful in completing graphic novels, my hope is that they will see out traditional novels of the same titles or from similar genres/ authors. Thus, their confidence and enjoyment in reading will grow.

Your support may provide that entry point that helps a kid toward their path of success.

Mr. Abdullah A.W. Dimmitt Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Seattle, WA View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Emmie & Friends 4-Book Box Set: Invisible Emmie, Positively Izzy, Just Jaime, Becoming Brianna • Amazon Business $37.30 1 $37.30
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Vol. 1: BFF • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Young Shadow • Amazon Business $16.30 1 $16.30
Quincredible Vol. 1: Quest to be the Best (1) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Miles Morales Vol. 2: Bring on the Bad Guys • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Ironheart: Riri Williams • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Shuri Vol. 2: 24/7 Vibranium • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Shuri: The Search for Black Panther • Amazon Business $12.51 1 $12.51
Class Act • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Pumpkinheads • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, 1) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Pashmina • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Breakaways • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Making Friends: Back to the Drawing Board (Making Friends #2) • Amazon Business $10.65 1 $10.65
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lowriders in Space • Amazon Business $9.94 1 $9.94
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, 2) • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Spider-Man: Spider-Verse - Miles Morales (Into the Spider-Verse: Miles Morales, 1) • Amazon Business $8.83 1 $8.83
New Kid • Amazon Business $8.64 1 $8.64
Making Friends (Making Friends #1) • Amazon Business $8.30 1 $8.30
I Am Princess X • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
1" Square Color Coding Sticker Labels - 10 Colors, Pack of 1200 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Lowriders Blast from the Past • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Guts • Amazon Business $5.90 1 $5.90

Materials cost

$308.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$370.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.33

Total project goal

$435.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $435.53

3 Donors

-$435.53

Donations toward project cost

-$370.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.33

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