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Ms. Dowd from Danville, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Cliffhangers to Conclusions: Help Complete Our Library Series!

Help me give my students the opportunity to complete their favorite series and continue their reading journeys by providing the missing books in our library collection.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

The books I’m requesting will make a significant impact on my students’ reading lives by allowing them to finish beloved series like The Candy Shop War, Ranger’s Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, and The Legacy of Orisha. Completing these series fosters a sense of accomplishment and keeps students deeply engaged with the characters and worlds they love. When they can follow the full journey of a story, they experience the richness of plot development, character growth, and thematic depth—skills that enhance their critical thinking and comprehension, all while nurturing their love of reading.

My goal with this project is to fill in the gaps in our library collection by providing missing books like Murtagh from The Inheritance Cycle and Children of Anguish and Anarchy.

These books will ensure that students don’t face the frustration of incomplete series, allowing them to continue their reading journeys seamlessly. I want to create an inviting and well-rounded library that supports their reading goals, encourages exploration of new series, and builds their confidence as independent readers.

What makes my students special is their passion for reading and their curiosity about the world around them. For many, the school library is their main source of books, and they eagerly await titles like Futureland: The Nightmare Hour and Meesh the Bad Demon to dive into. They are tenacious, often placing holds or requesting books they are eager to read. Their enthusiasm and determination to continue the stories that captivate them is why this project is so important.

Ms. Dowd Diablo Vista Middle School Grades 6-8

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Danville, CA View local requests 840 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Adventurer’s Guide to Dragonwatch • Amazon Business $21.60 1 $21.60
Murtagh: The World of Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle) • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orisha, 3) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Never Thirteen (The Evers) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
A Sword In Slumber (Queen's Council) • Amazon Business $16.53 1 $16.53
Darkness and Demon Song (Marius Grey, 2) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
No Place for Monsters: Little Nobody (No Place for Monsters, 3) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
How to Save a Unicorn (A Giada the Healer Novel, 2) • Amazon Business $15.61 1 $15.61
Futureland: The Nightmare Hour • Amazon Business $15.56 1 $15.56
Infinity Kings (Infinity Cycle, 3) • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Festergrimm (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea) • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Lei and the Invisible Island (Lei and the Legends) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Meesh the Bad Demon #2: The Secret of the Fang: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Not-So-Perfect Plan (A Holly-Mei Book, 2) • Amazon Business $13.94 1 $13.94
The Candy Shop War: Carnival Quest | by Brandon Mull - NYT Best-selling Author of Fablehaven (Candy Shop War, 3) • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Truly, Madly, Sheeply (A Pumpkin Falls Mystery) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Not-So-Simple Question (A Holly-Mei Book, 3) • Amazon Business $13.37 1 $13.37
Clock Striker, Volume 2: The Sharing Society (Saturday AM TANKS / Clock Striker, 2) • Amazon Business $13.01 1 $13.01
The Raven's Revenge (6) (The Blackthorn Key) • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Friend or UFO (The Area 51 Files) • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Never After: The Missing Sword (The Chronicles of Never After, 4) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
The Ruined (The Beautiful Quartet) • Amazon Business $12.03 1 $12.03
Momo Arashima Breaks the Mirror of the Sun • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
Mermedusa (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Molly and the Mutants (2) (Far Flung Falls) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Destroy the Day (Defy the Night, 3) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
The Royal Ranger: Arazan's Wolves (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Never a Hero (Only a Monster, 2) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Hunting Moon (Luminaries, 2) • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Realm of Wonders (Queen's Council) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
No Place for Monsters: School of Phantoms • Amazon Business $8.11 1 $8.11

Materials cost

$423.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$498.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.99

Total project goal

$586.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $586.58

1 Donor

-$293.29

Donations toward project cost

-$249.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.99

match offer

-$293.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$249.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.99

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