With these funds I will add new, relevant books to my class library. By adding titles written in the last five years, I can add books that appeal to today's students. Also, I want to add more graphic novels to my shelves to reach the most reluctant reader. Last year, I brought in several new titles. They were easily the most read titles in the room. They passed from one student to another. Several titles went home with students and never returned. 

My students need books that discuss foster care, adoption, racial issues, immigration and all the other topics in the news today, because my students are living in these situations. Fresh, new titles engage the students.  

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