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Ms. Keenan from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books! Books! Books!

My students need books including Locomotion, The Invasion, and Magna Math Mysteries.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Keenan's classroom raised $287

This project is fully funded

My Students

This year I have challenged my students to read 40 books. They are ready for the challenge but our classroom library needs more books!

My fourth graders come from all over Chicago and are energized about learning.

I am very lucky to have "looped" with these students, which means I also taught them in third grade. In addition to all of the traditional academic subjects my students take a foreign language every day!

My Project

As part of the 40 book challenge my students will be asked to read books of certain genres. For poetry I know they will enjoy Karen Hesse's "Out of the Dust", a book about the Dust Bowl written in poetry. To conquer the historical fiction part of the challenge my students will love to read a book from the Time Warp Trio series.

My goal as a teacher is to create a long lasting love of reading in my students.

They are excited to read 40 (or more!) books this year. With your help and generosity they will have an even better selection of books to choose from!

Ms. Keenan LaSalle Language Academy Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 5 Fiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $53.95 1 $53.95
Manga Math Mysteries (7 bk set) • AKJ Books $36.00 1 $36.00
Historical Fiction (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $35.48 1 $35.48
Favorite Author Study - Karen Hesse (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $26.60 1 $26.60
Favorite Series Sampler - Capital Mysteries (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $18.46 1 $18.46
Favorite Series Sampler - Time Warp Trio (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $18.46 1 $18.46
Locomotion • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
The Visitor • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
The Encounter • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
The Invasion • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$210.08

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$243.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.92

Total project goal

$286.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$286.15

3 Donors

-$255.80

Donations toward project cost

-$243.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.57

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.35

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$0.00

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