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Ms. Alexander from Island Pond, VT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Alexander's classroom raised $323

What were you reading in 1963?

My students need 35 high-interest award winning novels, including "A Year Down Yonder", "Time Machine" and "The Call of the Wild".

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Ms. Alexander Brighton Elementary School
Island Pond, VT Grades 6-8

My 7th and 8th graders live in rural Vermont; our elementary school is high-poverty with children who have limited exposure and limited access to the outside world. Most students in my class are behind grade-level in reading and writing.

I spent the summer cleaning trash out of my new classroom only to discover in the process that there were no appropriate books for my children to read (only a few books so old that they are falling apart). Since many of these kids do not have access to books at home, it is imperative that they have novels in the classroom to check out for independent reading. Our small school library (think cubicle!) focuses on the younger students and does not have a lot to offer my 7th and 8th graders.

My babies are so excited for these 35 award-winning novels. They helped me choose the books that they wanted to read. We chose these particular books because many of them describe a type of life that is foreign to them. With these 35 books every child will be able to share in the joy of reading at home.

Your donation to our classroom library will make a difference in how well students will perform when they move to high school next year (or the year after). If I have high-interest, award winning books to get them hooked on reading, then I can also improve their reading ability before they leave me at the end of this year.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

27 students impacted 5 donors
Ms. Alexander Brighton Elementary School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Island Pond, VT View local requests

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

27 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Reilly Giff • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Becoming Naomi Leon Ryan • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Feathers Jacqueline Woodson • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Freak the Mighty Rodman Philbrick, W. R. Philbrick • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Love That Dog Sharon Creech • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1) Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Ranger's Apprentice Collection John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $19.17 1 $19.17
Shakespeare Stealer Gary Blackwood • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Skeleton Man Joseph Bruchac, Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator), Comport Sally Wern (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Somewhere in the Darkness Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time Lisa Yee • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Ask Me No Questions Marina Budhos • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Crash Jerry Spinelli • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree Lauren Tarshis • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love Lauren Tarshis • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Lawn Boy Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Navajo Long Walk Nancy M. Armstrong, Paulette Livers Lambert, Paulette Livers Lambert (Illustrator), Paulette Livers-Lambert (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.85 1 $9.85
Red Kayak Priscilla Cummings • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Seedfolks Paul Fleischman, Judy Pedersen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Barry Moser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Sounder William H. Armstrong, James Barkley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Surviving the Applewhites Stephanie S. Tolan • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Teacher's Funeral Richard Peck • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Kimberly Willis Holt • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Any Small Goodness: A Novel Of The Barrio Johnston, Raul Colon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Aesop's Fables (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Aesop, D. L. Ashliman (Editor), Arthur Rackham (Illustrator), D. L. Ashliman (Illustrator), D. L. Ashliman (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
The Call of the Wild Jack London, Dwight Swain (Afterword), Foreword by Dwight Swain • Barnes and Noble $2.69 1 $2.69
Family Under the Bridge Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Old Yeller Fred Gipson, Carl Burger (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren, Louis S. Glanzman (Illustrator), Florence Lamborn (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Time Machine H. G. Wells • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Yearling Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Foreword by Patricia Reilly Giff • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Witness Karen Hesse • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
A Year Down Yonder Richard Peck, Richard Peck (Illustrator), Don Freeman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$229.33

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.93

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$264.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.11

Total project goal

$322.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $322.83

5 Donors

-$322.83

Donations toward project cost

-$264.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.11

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