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Mrs. Blosser from Auburn, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fun Books to Draw Students Into Social Studies!

Help me give my students engaging book choices whose topics will get our students excited about and interested in our state history!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Blosser's classroom raised $846

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our student body is beautifully diverse. The demographics of our 970 6th through 8th-grade students are as follows: American Indian/Alaskan Native 3.2%, Asian 7.9%, Black/African American 6.2%, Hispanic/Latino 43%, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 7.8%, White 21.6%, Two or More Races 10.2%.

Your donation will provide access to fun books that relate to their state history for all of our wonderful students because the books will be part of our school library!

We are hoping to provide titles about our state's events, people, tribes, and places. One of our social studies teachers is already planning a collaboration project for students to use the fun library books your donation provides to connect more deeply with their state history. Your donation will allow students to have a range of reading options - from Washington state tribes - to state landmarks and events - to state sports teams - to famous people from our state - and more! This will get our students more excited about their state history, and it will help the learning come alive!

Every student in our school can benefit from your donation of these books as these books will become part of our school's library. The books you provide will be enjoyed by students now and for years to come!

Thank you for helping our students have access to books that will draw them into social studies in a fun, meaningful way!

Mrs. Blosser Olympic Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Auburn, WA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kurt Cobain: Alternative Rock Innovator (Lives Cut Short) • Amazon Business $42.79 1 $42.79
Nisqually Indian Tribe • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain: Washington’s Olympic Peninsula • Amazon Business $25.79 1 $25.79
Bartering with the Bones of Their Dead: The Colville Confederated Tribes and Termination • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
Seattle's 1962 World's Fair (Images of America) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Fort Lewis (WA) (Images of America) • Amazon Business $24.74 1 $24.74
Gifted Earth: The Ethnobotany of the Quinault and Neighboring Tribes • Amazon Business $24.22 1 $24.22
Life in the Key of G • Amazon Business $21.36 1 $21.36
Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park • Amazon Business $21.32 1 $21.32
Music in Washington: Seattle and Beyond (Images of America: Washington) • Amazon Business $20.81 1 $20.81
Leavenworth (Images of America) • Amazon Business $20.45 1 $20.45
World of Glass: The Art of Dale Chihuly • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Mount St. Helens 35th Anniversary Edition: The Eruption and Recovery of a Volcano • Amazon Business $19.93 1 $19.93
Washington, Evergreen: Land of Natural Wonders • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Mount Rainier National Park: An Artist's Tour • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Death in Mount Rainier National Park: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness on the Northwest's Most Iconic Peak • Amazon Business $17.02 1 $17.02
Macklemore (Young Reader?s Library of Pop Biographies) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Seattle Sounders FC • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Jeff Bezos Biography For Curious Kids: Relentless Ambition - Amazing Facts and Inspiring Stories Filled with Lessons and Wisdom For Children, Illustrate Book (Little Big Giant Biography) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Olympic National Park Impressions, updated • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens • Amazon Business $13.20 1 $13.20
Jimi Hendrix (Groundbreakers: Black Musicians) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Priceless Memories • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Gail Devers Biography For Curious Kids: American Hurdler and Olympic Gold Medalist (Biography For Kids) • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Bill Gates Biography For Curious Kids: Architect of the Software Industry (Inspiring Stories For Curious Minds) • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
The Ultimate Seattle Mariners Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Mariners Fans! • Amazon Business $11.07 1 $11.07
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Genius of Amazon: How Jeff Bezos and Online Shopping Changed the World (Tech Titans (Alternator Books ®)) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Mount Rainier National Park Impressions • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
Bing Crosby: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Musicians) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Seattle Sounders FC (Inside Mls) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Seattle Kraken (Nhl Teams, 19) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Engineering the Space Needle (Building by Design) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
The Ultimate Seattle Seahawks Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Seahawks Fans! • Amazon Business $9.16 1 $9.16
Seattle Mariners (Mlb All-time Greats) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
A Muckleshoot Poetry Anthology: At the Confluence of the Green and White Rivers • Amazon Business $8.93 1 $8.93
Volcano: Eruption and Healing of Mt. St Helen's • Amazon Business $8.53 1 $8.53
A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$621.22

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$54.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$718.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.86

Total project goal

$845.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$845.75

3 Donors

-$402.70

Donations toward project cost

-$389.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$387.87

Match offers toward project cost

-$329.69

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$55.18

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$0.00

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