My students need these high-interest YA books for independent reading! They selected some of their favorite authors like Jeff Zentner, Rick Riordan, John Hart, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Christopher Paolini.
One of the most amazing things about our middle college high school program is the diversity of the student population and our students' drive to succeed! Our unique program allows students to be concurrently enrolled in community college courses while earning their high school diploma. Our amazing students are taking high school classes, college classes, volunteering in the community, and often working in the public sector.
Even though many of our students come from challenging circumstances, they strive to excel and love to learn!
Many of our students and their families make significant sacrifices to attend our program. Even though they are not required to pay tuition for their college classes, they have the added burden of transportation, college textbook expenses, and reduced availability to work due to heavy course loads. However, these students are driven to succeed! Most of them are first-generation college students who recognize that education and hard work provide the framework needed for a successful and productive future. They are willing to do what it takes to achieve their goals!
My Project
As many studies have shown, students in high school tend to read less and less for enjoyment as the demands of jobs, extracurricular activities, and required academic reading consume the bulk of their time. After reading inspiring books like Donalyn Miller's "The Book Whisperer" and Penny Kittle's "Book Love", I was determined to make a change in my classroom practice to reignite the passion and love of literature that many of my students experienced as younger students.
My amazing group of high school juniors and seniors has rediscovered the joy and relaxation of independent reading!
They are making their way through our classroom library at a record pace, so they helped generate this list of books they would like to add to our library.
This list of titles represents the diverse interests of these incredible young men and women and their quest for knowledge. While some books like "Ghost Boys" and "Girl in Pieces" deal with timely and relevant topics, other books such as the "Inheritance" series and "9 from the Nine Worlds" offer an escape from modern turmoil into a fantasy land free from cares. "The Astonishing Color of After" and "The Way I Used To Be" resonate with messages of hope amidst trials and despair. As William Nicholson said, "We read to know that we are not alone." Please consider helping us add these new "book friends" to our classroom family.
A Court of Thorns and Roses Box Set
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Inheritance Cycle 4-Book Trade Paperback Boxed Set (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, In (The Inheritance Cycle)
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$34.66
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The To All the Boys I've Loved Before Paperback Collection: To All the Boys I've Loved Before; P.S. I Still Love You; Always and Forever, Lara Jean
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$30.63
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The Shiloh Collection: Shiloh; Shiloh Season; Saving Shiloh; Shiloh Christmas (The Shiloh Quartet)
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$17.59
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Ghosted: A Novel
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$15.60
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The Poet X
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$14.51
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha)
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$14.24
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The Last Child: A Novel
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$14.00
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Amal Unbound
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$13.92
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$13.92
The Astonishing Color of After
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$12.85
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$12.85
Room
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$12.74
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One of Us Is Lying
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$12.52
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Turtles All the Way Down
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$12.41
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$12.41
Defending Jacob: A Novel
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$11.90
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$11.90
The Stars Beneath Our Feet
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$11.89
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$11.89
Ghost Boys
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$11.89
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$11.89
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass)
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$10.79
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$10.79
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass)
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$10.79
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$10.79
As You Wish
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$9.89
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$9.89
Iron House
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$9.85
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Girl out of Water
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$9.49
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Redemption Road: A Novel
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$9.34
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Girl in Pieces
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$9.34
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$9.34
The Serpent King
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$9.16
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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass)
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$8.86
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Cut
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$8.69
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9 From the Nine Worlds (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)
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$8.60
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Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass)
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$8.39
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All the Bright Places
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Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass)
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Goodbye Days
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The Wise Man's Fear (Kingkiller Chronicle)
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Go Ask Alice
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Throne of Glass
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The Way I Used to Be
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Speak
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Materials cost
$452.21
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$35.27
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.78
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$524.26
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$92.52
Total project goal
$616.78
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$616.78
4 Donors
-$616.78
Donations toward project cost
-$524.26
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