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Mrs. Laverriere from Saco ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Student Selected Books :)

Help me give my students books that they chose themselves and are excited to read.

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expires Jul 07

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My Project

My vision is to give my classroom library a little update. I've analyzed my current selection, noted holes in genres and categories, and made it a goal of mine to acquire more high-interest, relevant books for my students.

These books will help all of my students become motivated readers.

I believe that having books that are a better fit for my current population of students will help inspire my students to read.

Reading is so important. Donalyn Miller says, “I hear many teachers say that they cannot set aside time for students to read because they have so much content to cover, but to what end? Because reading has more impact on students' achievement than any other activity in school, setting aside time for reading must be the first activity we teachers write on our lesson plans, not the last. It is said that we make time for what we value, and if we value reading, we must make time for it” (The Book Whisperer, 2009, p. 52).

We, as teachers, have the opportunity to create lifelong, motivated readers, and I am going to give it my best this year to provide high-interest, quality books that my students can take steps toward becoming readers.

Mrs. Laverriere will only receive her materials if this project is fully funded by July 7.

Mrs. Laverriere
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Break (A Click Graphic Novel, 6) • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Becoming Brianna (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $11.23 1 $11.23
Stacey's Mistake: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #14) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #15) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Karen's Haircut: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #7) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
The Unforgettable Logan Foster and the Shadow of Doubt (The Unforgettable Logan Foster, 2) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Unforgettable Logan Foster #1 • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Just Jaime (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $9.70 1 $9.70
Truly Tyler (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $9.63 1 $9.63
Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #13) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Fifth Quarter • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Positively Izzy (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Invisible Emmie (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Karen's School Picture: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #5) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) • Amazon Business $8.37 1 $8.37
Karen's Birthday: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #6) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) • Amazon Business $8.06 1 $8.06
The Fifth Quarter: Hard Court • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69

Materials cost

$161.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$201.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.57

Total project goal

$237.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $237.15

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 $237.15

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