Lady M.W. Montague once said, "No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting." In this economy, my students are constantly looking for new, inexpensive entertainment, and why not find lasting joy within the pages of a great book?
My students constantly amaze me with their abilities, ideas and dreams.
I teach 6th grade in a small, rural community. My students really enjoy reading a good story, but have little opportunity to obtain books for themselves. I sincerely want them to discover the joy that reading brings and to develop a lifelong love for books.
My Project
I am hoping to be able to get some wonderful books for my students to use during "read for pleasure" time. If my students were able to get their hands on a classroom library like the one I am requesting, it would help them develop as readers. Reading good books, both old and new, will help my students increase their vocabulary, literary comprehension and their desire to read more.
If a child can read well, he or she can learn anything.
By providing my students with these books, you will be helping them, not only this year, but as they move into middle school, high school, and college. If we can inspire my current students to love reading, the effect will last for generations to come. They, in turn, will inspire their children and a ripple will be created that will go on for centuries.
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
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Garry Parsons (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.98
1
$12.98
Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer John Grisham
• Barnes and Noble
$8.55
1
$8.55
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #5) Rick Riordan
• Barnes and Noble
$9.99
1
$9.99
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon Series #1) Cressida Cowell
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
The Secret Lives of Princesses Philippe Lechermeier, Rebecca Dautremer (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.07
1
$11.07
How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon Series #2) Cressida Cowell
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
100 Cupboards N. D. Wilson
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
How to Speak Dragonese (How to Train Your Dragon Series #3) Cressida Cowell, Cressida Cowell (Translator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.51
1
$7.51
Eleven Patricia Reilly Giff
• Barnes and Noble
$5.55
1
$5.55
Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid (Tales from the Crypt Series #8) David Gerrold
• Barnes and Noble
$6.79
1
$6.79
Keys to the Demon Prison (Fablehaven Series #5) Brandon Mull
• Barnes and Noble
$15.03
1
$15.03
When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead
• Barnes and Noble
$8.88
1
$8.88
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (How to Train Your Dragon Series #4) Cressida Cowell, Cressida Cowell (Illustrator)
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$7.51
1
$7.51
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Jacqueline Kelly
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$11.61
1
$11.61
Lawn Boy Gary Paulsen
• Barnes and Noble
$5.55
1
$5.55
The Homework Machine Dan Gutman
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Dandelion Fire (100 Cupboards Series #2) N. D. Wilson
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (How to Train Your Dragon Series #5) Cressida Cowell
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George
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$5.97
1
$5.97
Shadow Children (Boxed Set): Among the Hidden; Among the Impostors; Among the Betrayed; Among the Barons Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Barnes and Noble
$17.09
1
$17.09
Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You Ralph Fletcher
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
The Greedy Triangle Marilyn Burns, Gordon Silveria (Illustrator)
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$5.97
1
$5.97
Choose Your Own Adventure Box Set #1: Books 1-6 R. A. Montgomery
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$20.48
1
$20.48
Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series John Feinstein
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$11.61
1
$11.61
The Wizard Heir (Heir Series #2) Cinda Williams Chima
• Barnes and Noble
$7.68
1
$7.68
The Story of King Arthur & His Knights (Classic Starts Series) Howard Pyle, Dan Andreasen (Illustrator), Abridged by Tania Zamorsky, Arthur Pober (Afterword), Retold by Tania Zamorsky
• Barnes and Noble
$5.08
1
$5.08
Masterpiece Elise Broach, Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Running Out of Time Margaret Peterson Haddix, Dan Craig (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
The Thief (The Queen's Thief Series #1) Megan Whalen Turner
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
The Contest (Everest Series #1) Gordon Korman
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief Series #3) Megan Whalen Turner
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Materials cost
$284.36
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.27
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$323.63
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$48.36
Total project goal
$371.99
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$371.99
4 Donors
-$185.99
Donations toward project cost
-$161.81
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$24.18
match offer
-$186.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$161.82
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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