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Mr. Paley from Sun Valley, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Classroom Library

Help me give my students an amazing classroom library by giving them new books!

  • $973 goal

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My Project

My students are reading every day in class and at home. My students are expected to read at least 4 books over the course of the school year. Students need books that meet their Lexile level and comfort level. It is my goal that through your donations I can build a classroom library that supports my students academically and emotionally. These books will be used daily for reading and reading responses. The more my students read the more they grow as readers, writers, and intellectuals. Thank you again for your donations.

Mr. Paley Sun Valley Magnet School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

100 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blue Summit Supplies 100 Two Pocket Folders with Prongs, Designed for Office and Classroom Use, Assorted 5 Colors, 100 Pack Colored 2 Pocket 3 Prong Folders • Amazon Business $50.95 1 $50.95
Raina Telgemeier Collection Box Set (Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, Guts) • Amazon Business $40.49 1 $40.49
Jason Reynolds's Track Series Paperback Collection: Ghost; Patina; Sunny; Lu • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $32.79 1 $32.79
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead - Box of 150, Bulk Box • Amazon Business $13.64 2 $27.28
They Called Us Enemy • Amazon Business $13.12 2 $26.24
Five Nights at Freddy's Collection: An AFK Series • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Boxed Set • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum • Amazon Business $10.95 2 $21.90
The Awakening / The Struggle (Vampire Diaries, Books 1-2) • Amazon Business $10.77 2 $21.54
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) • Amazon Business $9.49 2 $18.98
Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Zen Teen: 40 Ways to Stay Calm When Life Gets Stressful • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation (Pantheon Graphic Library) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Sign Of The Beaver • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Coraline • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
The Lives and Times of El Cipitio • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
How To Carry Bigfoot Home • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Coraline Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The Odyssey • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Beowulf • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Reservation Blues • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Death and Douglas • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
The Odyssey (Puffin Classics) • Amazon Business $5.79 2 $11.58
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, The) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Straight Up: Honest, Unfiltered, As-Real-As-I-Can-Put-It Advice for Life’s Biggest Challenges • Amazon Business $11.03 1 $11.03
The Poet X • Amazon Business $10.84 1 $10.84
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
The Boy in the Black Suit • Amazon Business $10.21 1 $10.21
Ghost Boys • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
The Skin I'm In (20th Anniversary Edition) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
The 5th Wave: The First Book of the 5th Wave Series • Amazon Business $9.73 1 $9.73
Monster • Amazon Business $9.11 1 $9.11
As Brave As You • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Graveyard Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Misfits • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
This Is Where It Ends • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Efrén Divided • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Wednesday Wars • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Beyond the Bright Sea • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries) • Amazon Business $6.71 1 $6.71
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 1) (Tristan Strong, 1) • Amazon Business $6.54 1 $6.54
The Selection (The Selection, 1) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49

Materials cost

$719.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $65.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$826.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.81

Total project goal

$972.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $972.09

2 Donors

-$972.09

Donations toward project cost

-$826.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$145.81

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