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Mrs. Bracamonte from Pasadena, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Chapter Friday Books

Help me give my students books that will foster a love of reading.

  • 4 donors
  • $298 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

These chapter book will help me foster a love of books and reading by exposing my students to different genres and topics in books. Every Friday I will read one or two chapters from a book to peak their interests. Students will then be able to borrow the books to continue reading themselves. These books will help my students improve their imagination, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and become better thinkers.

When children read regularly, they become better thinkers and more confident learners, which sets them up for success in school and life

Mrs. Bracamonte McKinley School 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.

More about Mrs. Bracamonte

Pasadena, CA View local requests

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

35 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $10.28 1 $10.28
Wonder • Amazon Business $10.14 1 $10.14
Pax • Amazon Business $8.57 1 $8.57
The Maze Runner (Book 1) • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $7.84 1 $7.84
A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Stargirl (Stargirl Series) • Amazon Business $7.64 1 $7.64
Flush - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Red Kayak • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Thing About Jellyfish (National Book Award Finalist) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Firegirl • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The War That Saved My Life: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) • Amazon Business $6.92 1 $6.92
The Wild Robot (Volume 1) (The Wild Robot, 1) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Hello, Universe: A Newbery Award Winner • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Love That Dog • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $6.68 1 $6.68
The Mighty Miss Malone - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The City of Ember (The City of Ember Book 1) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Ghost (1) (Track) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner • Amazon Business $6.20 1 $6.20
Doll Bones • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Shadow Children - Among the Hidden - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Freak the Mighty (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $5.70 1 $5.70
Because of Winn-Dixie • Amazon Business $5.70 1 $5.70
Holes (Holes Series) • Amazon Business $5.51 1 $5.51
Restart • Amazon Business $5.50 1 $5.50
Hatchet • Amazon Business $5.33 1 $5.33

Materials cost

$201.21

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$18.41

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.58

Total project goal

$297.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$297.22

3 Donors

-$56.87

Donations toward project cost

-$50.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.34

match offer

-$237.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$202.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.58

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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