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Ms. Clay from Philadelphia PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Amazing Novels for Amazing Readers!

Help me give my students a class set of the amazing novels; "Ghost" and "Long Way Down," by Jason Reynolds.

  • $670 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

As a teacher/ librarian in an urban charter elementary school, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. 98% of those students receive free or reduced price lunch. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to provide our students with a rich and meaningful learning experience in my classroom.

My students are curious, smart, and creative consumers of education.

They love to read and I am so grateful to be able to introduce them to a plethora of amazing children's literature.

My Project

"If I can write a book in my natural voice and somebody reads that, and for the first time, sees their voice upheld as a piece of capital L, literature. There's power there...in mere representation and acknowledgement of something that has not been acknowledged." -Jason Reynolds

Allowing my students to experience a book written in a voice that is similar to theirs is a special experience, giving them each a copy of "Ghost" or "Long Way Down" will make that experience even better.

You probably remember what it felt like to pick up a book that "spoke" to you as a child. I want to give my students that experience. They love reading and I love sharing high quality literature with them, but there is something amazing about actually holding that novel in your hands.

I want to give my students the opportunity to each hold a copy of these amazing books, that feature characters and stories that my students can relate to. It is difficult to find a book that engages an entire class of students, but Jason Reynold's books "Ghost" and "Long Way Down," do just that. My students currently pile around the 5 worn copies they share as I read, and I want them to be able to really engage with the texts as we read together.

Ms. Clay
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Long Way Down • AKJ Education $13.13 28 $367.64
Ghost • AKJ Education $5.83 28 $163.24

Materials cost

$530.88

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$568.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.38

Total project goal

$669.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$669.22

8 Donors

-$366.79

Donations toward project cost

-$312.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.75

match offer

-$302.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$256.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.32

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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