Help me give my students the next great novel after we read The Outsiders in class!
$260 goal
This project expired on August 1, 2025.
This project expired on August 1, 2025.
My Project
"The Outsiders" remains a classic in class, but it often leaves my students asking "what's next?" After finishing the novel in class, they want to translate that experience to their choice reading.
This project puts the next great novel in the hands of my students--they're coming off the experience of reading "The Outsiders," and this books will keep them feasting on great books!
Your wonderful and generous support means the world to keep my 8th graders deep in the world of fiction, while learning more about the world--and themselves--from these novels.
More than a third 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
95 students impacted
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