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Mrs. Terranella from Independence MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Memories With Mysteries (Series Edition)

My students need 51 mystery books to finish their favorite series: Ballpark Mysteries, Nancy Drew Clue Crew, and Clubhouse Mysteries.

  • $360 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

"Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand." - Neil Armstrong

My students are a group of passionate readers that LOVE book series.

Earlier in the year, my class discovered the "Flat Stanley" book series during our fiction unit and could not put them down. Then, during our nonfiction unit, my students discovered the "Who Was..." series and devoured those books also. We have just moved into our mystery unit and, as you can guess, my students are craving more of their favorite mystery series books.

My Project

Every year, I begin the mystery unit with mystery book clubs. Thanks to some very generous donors from DonorsChoose, I was able to get sets of the first books of some of the newer mystery series on the market (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, Ballpark Mysteries, and Clubhouse Mysteries). We are halfway through finishing book clubs, and my students are already chomping at the bits to find more books from those series. Only one problem...our library doesn't carry these series. So, to DonorsChoose I come!

These books will not only make some 3rd graders VERY happy, but it will also help to improve reading stamina and comprehension.

Most teachers will tell you that the first step to make a lifelong reader (other than teaching them how to read) is teaching them to love reading. Series are so powerful in that area. Students can connect to characters across books and are more interested in picking up another book. My class would be ecstatic if we were able to have these complete series.

Mrs. Terranella
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chick-napped! (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
The Fashion Disaster (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #6) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
The Make-a-Pet Mystery (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Circus Scare (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #7) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
April Fool's Day (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #19) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Time Thief (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Wedding Day Disaster (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Dance Off (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Cupcake Chaos (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ski School Sneak (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #11) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Valentine's Day Secret (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #12) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lost in the Tunnel of Time (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
A Musical Mess (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Princess Mix-up Mystery (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, No. 24) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Backyard Animal Show (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Unicorn Uproar (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Treasure Trouble (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #20) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Earth Day Escapade (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Thanksgiving Thief (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Zoo Crew (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Mall Madness #15 (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ticket Trouble (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #10) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Halloween Hoax (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #9) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Lights, Camera . . . Cats! (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #8) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Case of the Sneaky Snowman (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #5) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Cinderella Ballet Mystery (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pony Problems (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Scream for Ice Cream (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ballpark Mysteries #11: The Tiger Troubles (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ballpark Mysteries #10: The Rookie Blue Jay (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ballpark Mysteries #9: The Philly Fake (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ballpark Mysteries #8: The Missing Marlin (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ballpark Mysteries #7: The San Francisco Splash (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ballpark Mysteries #5: The All-Star Joker (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Pumpkin Patch Puzzle (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Cape Mermaid Mystery (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Designed for Disaster (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Cat Burglar Caper (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Stars and Sparks on Stage (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Space Mission Adventure (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Butterfly Blues (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Museum Mayhem (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Flower Show Fiasco (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Secret of the Scarecrow (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Cooking Camp Disaster (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Camp Creepy (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Buggy Breakout (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, No. 25) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Babysitting Bandit (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ballpark Mysteries #6: The Wrigley Riddle (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.28 1 $4.28
Sleepover Sleuths (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #1) • Amazon Business $3.09 1 $3.09

Materials cost

$271.87

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$305.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.99

Total project goal

$359.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$359.94

2 Donors

-$358.18

Donations toward project cost

-$305.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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