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Ms. Donnelly from Lewiston, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Read to Understand, We Read to Dream

My students need a classroom library of interesting, updated, and relevant young adult novels to spark their imagination and help grow their love of reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Donnelly's classroom raised $405

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My Students

My students are vibrant, they are resilient, they are smart. They struggle, they stumble, they succeed, just as all children do. Many of them overcome adversity each day to walk in through our doors every morning, and it is our job as their teachers to welcome them with open arms, and prepare and encourage them to learn.

I teach 7th grade English Language Arts in a large, low-income, comprehensive public middle school with many students from refugee and migrant families.

Our students are bright, inquisitive, creative pre-teens. They deserve the best we have to give!

My Project

For the first time next year, after nine years of teaching high school, I will be teaching 7th grade English Language Arts. I'm excited, but I need an updated classroom library of YA (young adult) novels to help spark a love of reading in my students.

We read to understand ourselves, but we also read to dream about the larger world, and who we could be.

I've chosen some new, relevant and diverse titles that I hope will catch the eye of every student in my class. Among them are "The Hate U Give" about a young Black girl who witnesses the shooting of her unarmed childhood friend, "Akata Witch" and "Akata Warrier", a fantasy duo about a Nigerian-American girl who finds out she has magical powers, "Out of Nowhere", a novel about a young man who struggles with the resettlement of refugees in his small Maine town, and "Refugee", a novel about three different kids from three different countries, all trying to survive. Not only will my students be able to find books that reflect their own cultures, heritages and interests, but I hope they can discover new worlds as well.

Ms. Donnelly Lewiston Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

75 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Akata Warrior • Amazon Business $13.29 2 $26.58
Akata Witch • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Between Shades of Gray • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
The Crossover (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $12.16 2 $24.32
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha) • Amazon Business $11.39 2 $22.78
Little Brother • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
The Hate U Give • AKJ Education $10.78 2 $21.56
The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life • Amazon Business $10.49 2 $20.98
The First Rule of Punk • Amazon Business $8.54 2 $17.08
Out of Nowhere • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
The Sky Is Everywhere • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda • Amazon Business $6.69 2 $13.38
Fever 1793 • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town • Amazon Business $5.92 2 $11.84
Ghost • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Heart or Mind (Unbarred) • Amazon Business $3.76 2 $7.52

Materials cost

$294.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$343.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.64

Total project goal

$404.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $404.26

5 Donors

-$361.16

Donations toward project cost

-$306.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.17

match offer

-$43.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$36.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.46

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