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Donate Books

You can make a huge impact by donating books to help enrich the library at Shakawe Senior School! Below are some guidelines and ideas of what types of books we are looking for and where you can drop off your donations. Please ensure the books are in very good condition (Covers must be neat, no markings on pages, like new. The students deserve the best!)​

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*Feel free to donate books not in the list below, as long as it still follows guidelines

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GUIDELINES: 

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  • Books in VERY GOOD CONDITION, with no markings or tears inside

  • Books at middle school or low high school reading level

  • No thick novels (due to transportation costs)

  • Avoid books on wizardry/magical powers (Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc) due to cultural and religious sensitivities 

  • Repeats are permitted! â€‹â€‹

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WHERE: 

  • Warhill High School Main Office Collection Box

  • James Blair Middle School Main Office Collection Box

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WHEN:

  • March 1 - 31st, 2025

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WHAT COULD I DONATE?​

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FICTION

  • The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

  • James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

  • The Finding Langston Trilogy by Lesa Cline-Ransome 

  • Holes (Holes, #1) by Louis Sachar

  • New Kid and Class Act by Jerry Craft 

  • The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1) by Jeff Kinney

  • Animal Farm by George Orwell

  • The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

  • The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon

  • Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia

  • The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald

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NONFICTION

  • No Matter the Wreckage: Poems by Sarah Kay

  • Red Butterfly by A.L. Sonnichsen​

  • Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

  • Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earthby Alice Walker

  •  Poem books from Maya Angelou

    • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 

    • The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou 

    • And Still I Rise 

    • ​Celebrations

  • Plays by William Shakespeare

    • The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet 

    • A Midsummer Night's Dream 

  • Poems by Langston Hughes, Rita Dove, etc

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SHORT STORIES

  • The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

  • Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

  • News of the World by Paulette Jiles

  • The House of Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 

  • Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

  • Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara

  • To Build a Fire by Jack London

  • The Lady or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton 

  • Miss Awful by Arthur Cavanaugh

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NON-BOOK ITEMS

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