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Ms. McDermott from Denver CO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Engaging Independent Reading Books!

Help me give my students engaging books for their independent reading time to help inspire them to be lifelong readers!

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

We start most English class periods with about ten or fifteen minutes of independent reading, so I am always searching for books students will love.

This a selection of literary texts are all extremely engaging, so students will be eager to participate in independent reading time.

Having high interest books will encourage students to actually engage in independent reading time when they often check out during that time. As an Language Arts teacher, my goal is always to capture my students attention and imagination to hook them as lifelong readers!

Ms. McDermott
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books) (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 9) • Amazon Business $55.80 1 $55.80
Sabrina & Corina: Stories • Amazon Business $14.78 2 $29.56
Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club (A Novel) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Chaos Theory • Amazon Business $12.34 1 $12.34
Woman of Light: A Novel • Amazon Business $12.24 1 $12.24
The Rose That Grew From Concrete • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
The Bell Jar (Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Book Lovers • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Island • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
The Perks of Being a Wallflower • Amazon Business $9.56 1 $9.56
Invisible Son • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Finding Cinderella • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
House of Hollow • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55

Materials cost

$214.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$248.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.79

Total project goal

$291.96

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Total project goal

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 $291.96

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