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Ms. Owens from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dream Library

Help me give my students a library they can be excited to use.

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My Project

Hello! I am Miss. Owens, a middle school English teacher within the Philadelphia school district. I am asking for novels and a bookshelf to help create a library that my students can be excited to use!

I have selected novels that are representative of my student population.

When selecting these novels, I kept in mind each student's intersectionality, their differing identities. For example, within the "Percy Jackson" series by Rick Riordan, we follow Percy Jackson along his journeys. As students read the novel, they will come to realize that Percy may very well be just like them as he has Dyslexia.

Another novel I cannot wait for my students to have the opportunity to read is "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott. This novel allows for inner-city students to imagine themselves as the hero! The story follows Jaxon, who spends a day with Ma. His day goes completely unexpected as he spends it helping her deliver baby dragons to a magical kingdom! I would like for each of my students to know that they too can go on great adventures just like Percy Jackson, Jaxon, and many other characters within the novels that I have hand selected.

Along with the novels, I am also requesting a rotating bookshelf. As we would be receiving new books, it is important to have a proper home to care for them all. I have selected a rotating bookshelf as it may entice students to go and discover a new novel to read. Another plus side of this would be the accessibility the book shelf would allow for many of my students.

Many of my students come into my classroom stating that they do not know the last time they have read a book for pleasure... I would like to change that.

Ms. Owens Camelot Academy - Boone Grades 6-8

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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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More than three‑quarters 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
Heehee Rotating Bookshelf 360 Display Floor Standing Bookcase Storage Rack for Kids Children's Bookshelf, Book Display Stand, Wood Book Shelf Organizer for Kids, Storage Book Display Case Bookrack • Amazon Business $159.00 1 $159.00
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $31.50 1 $31.50
Jason Reynolds & Track Series Paperback Collection • MahoganyBooks $28.79 1 $28.79
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Something to Say • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Becoming Muhammad Ali • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
New Kid • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
All American Boys • MahoganyBooks $10.79 1 $10.79
Long Way Down • MahoganyBooks $10.79 1 $10.79
The Voting Booth • MahoganyBooks $8.99 1 $8.99
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Dragons in a Bag • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
From the Desk of Zoe Washington • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ways to Make Sunshine (A Ryan Hart Story) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Savvy • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Ghost Boys (Paperback) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Future Hero (Future Hero, 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
A Single Shard • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Tears Of A Tiger • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
As Brave As You • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Egypt Game • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
One Crazy Summer • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Maniac Magee • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Chains: Seeds of America • AKJ Education $5.98 1 $5.98
Seesaw Girl • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Autobiography of Malcolm X • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Sunny • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$463.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.09

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.94

Total project goal

$592.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $592.95

5 Donors

-$338.54

Donations toward project cost

-$291.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.03

match offer

-$250.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$212.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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