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Mrs. Spencer from Phoenix, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting Graphic: New Titles for Our Most Popular Section

Help me give my students great graphic novel titles for all ages and interests!

  • $540 goal

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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

Several of our students have been suffering learning loss brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery has been slow. This has affected their reading skills as well - many students missed out on formative instruction time when they were younger and now read below grade level.

Graphic novels are a fantastic way to help combat learning loss brought on by the pandemic or other factors.

These books have simple, broken-up text instead of paragraphs, and tons of visual clues in the artwork for struggling readers. For older students especially, reading "cool" graphic novels builds their reading skills in a way that doesn't make them feel babyish or behind.

Our shopping list contains titles for a variety of students, with diverse characters as well as tie-ins to popular franchises. It is our hope that boosting the graphic novel section with new and interesting books will help our students not only practice their reading skills, but continue their journey to be life-long learners.

Mrs. Spencer Manzanita Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Phoenix, AZ View local requests

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

650 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Avatar, The Last Airbender Series 9 book sets (The Promise Part 1,2,3;The Search Part 1,2,3; The Rift, Part 1,2,3) • Amazon Business $84.99 1 $84.99
Jedi Academy Books Series 1-8 • Amazon Business $64.99 1 $64.99
Swim Team: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Becoming Brianna (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $21.76 1 $21.76
Positively Izzy (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $18.39 1 $18.39
Invisible Emmie (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $17.80 1 $17.80
Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Truly Tyler (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
The Flamingo: A Graphic Novel Chapter Book • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Just Jaime (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Arlo & Pips #2: Join the Crow Crowd! • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Arlo & Pips: King of the Birds (Arlo & Pips, 1) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Time to Roll (Roll with It) • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Arlo & Pips #3: New Kids in the Flock • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Ariel and the Curse of the Sea Witches (Disney Princess) (Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
Doggo and Pupper Save the World (Doggo and Pupper, 2) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Doggo and Pupper Search for Cozy (Doggo and Pupper, 3) • Amazon Business $9.64 1 $9.64
Disney/Pixar Lightyear: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Doggo and Pupper (Doggo and Pupper, 1) • Amazon Business $8.17 1 $8.17
Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 1--Aang's Unfreezing Day • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50

Materials cost

$394.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$458.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.86

Total project goal

$539.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $539.06

1 Donor

-$321.55

Donations toward project cost

-$305.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.08

match offer

-$179.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$152.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.83

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 $0.00

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