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Our project was a success thanks to you! \r\n\r\nStudents now have access to books that represent them and challenge them. Our classroom looks more like a library and the students are thrilled. \r\n\r\nSince the project has been funded, students are borrowing books from our classroom library at the highest rate ever. Some students have told me that now they love reading because of the novels you helped get in their hands. Students also have been using the books for collaborative book groups called Literature Circles. They have been working with their peers analyzing the texts. \r\n\r\nStudents also have been enjoying access to other materials that this project has funded as well as the snacks you have helped us procure. We know that students need supplies and food to be successful in the classroom. \r\n \r\nThese novel sets along with other hands-on activities have brought so much happiness to my students. 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