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Mrs. Hruska from Hermosa Beach, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Finding Hope When You Think All Is Lost

Help me give my students the gift of a novel to take their imagination to a whole new world.

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My Students

Our district is very small with only two schools in it, and our school has approximately 900 students total, but we are growing quickly.

We live just a few blocks away from the Pacific coast.

My students come from a variety of backgrounds and family structures. They are all full of life and have a huge love of learning! Our students work hard, have huge dreams, and deserve an education that not only consists of textbooks but also technology with hands-on learning, magazines, newspapers, and so much more.

My Project

My students are asking for a class set of the novel, Home of the Brave, so they can really dig deep into our curriculum. Currently, I have to read aloud the book to my students and teach from it. They are unable to look back in the novel to find evidence, to re-read, or to use quotes.

This isn't just a book used to teach standards, but also a book to teach empathy, compassion, the gift of kindness, and hope.

It helps them to think about their own life and times when maybe they have lost hope. Also, by having the book in front of them, students can follow along while I read, which helps with fluency and comprehension. Students are able to go back into the text to help them find answers to questions or to prove their opinion, and they are able to use the text to help them with their writing for cross-curricular instruction.

Mrs. Hruska Hermosa Valley School Grades 3-5

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Hermosa Beach, CA View local requests 32 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Home of the Brave • Amazon Business $7.08 32 $226.56

Materials cost

$226.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.53

Total project goal

$330.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $330.22

4 Donors

-$325.81

Donations toward project cost

-$280.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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