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Ms. LaNeave from Smithfield VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Graphic Novels to Spark Interest!

My students need 29 graphic novels for our classroom library.

  • $400 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever struggled with reading? It doesn't come easily to everyone, but through graphic novels, students can unlock a newfound love for reading!

School just started back up for us, so we are all getting into the swing of things this new school year.

Each year I require my students to read a minimum of forty books from a variety of genres. Reading is key to being a successful individual. Reading for pleasure is quickly dwindling with the technology that is available for our youth today. I want to help everyone get back into the pleasure of reading, and graphic novels are a great tool for even the most reluctant of readers!

My Project

Graphic novels will inspire students to give reading another chance. There is such great material out there, and the easy to use format of graphic novels makes it fun for readers to succeed. Struggling readers can use the pictures to support the text, while more sophisticated readers will just enjoy the visual appeal of the pictures.

Please help me on my quest to reach every reader I can.

It is so important to read for pleasure, and we are quickly losing our readers to technology. Let's bring the books back to life for them with graphic novels!

Ms. LaNeave
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Complete Persepolis • Amazon $17.46 1 $17.46
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas • Amazon $15.13 1 $15.13
Feynman • Amazon $14.48 1 $14.48
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • Amazon $14.48 1 $14.48
T-Minus: The Race to the Moon • Amazon $13.49 1 $13.49
The Storm in the Barn • Amazon $13.26 1 $13.26
Ogres, Trolls, and Giants: Monster Stories (Graphic Tales of the Supernatural) • Amazon $12.75 1 $12.75
Creature Tech GN • Amazon $12.38 1 $12.38
Anya's Ghost • Amazon $12.08 1 $12.08
Peanut • Amazon $11.98 1 $11.98
Iron West • Amazon $10.35 1 $10.35
The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 (The Kane Chronicles) (Kane Chronicles, The) • Amazon $10.28 1 $10.28
Stickman Odyssey, Book 2: The Wrath of Zozimos • Amazon $10.28 1 $10.28
Stickman Odyssey, Book 1: An Epic Doodle • Amazon $10.28 1 $10.28
The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett: An Origami Yoda Book • Amazon $10.26 1 $10.26
Tommysaurus Rex • Amazon $9.89 1 $9.89
Chickenhare, Vol. 2: Fire in the Hole • Amazon $9.34 1 $9.34
Uglies: Cutters (Graphic Novel) • Amazon $9.08 1 $9.08
Chickenhare • Amazon $9.08 1 $9.08
Uglies: Shay's Story (Graphic Novel) (Uglies Manga) • Amazon $9.08 1 $9.08
The Treasured Thief: A Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels) • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code Graphic Novel • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Chickenhare Volume 1: The House Of Klaus (v. 1) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
American Born Chinese • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
Vampires and Cells (Graphic Library, Monster Science) • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
True Stories of World War I (Graphic Library: Stories of War) • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer • Amazon $7.15 1 $7.15
Papercutz Slices #2: Breaking Down • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Papercutz Slices #4: The Hunger Pains • Amazon $6.17 1 $6.17

Materials cost

$304.76

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$339.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.88

Total project goal

$399.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$399.21

12 Donors

-$294.21

Donations toward project cost

-$250.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.13

match offer

-$105.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$89.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.75

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$0.00

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