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Ms. Mahone from Tallahassee, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Girls Who Read, Play Sports Too!

Help me give my students books with strong diverse athletes as the main characters.

  • $467 goal

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My Students

We are a diverse school, so I have students from all walks of life with a wide range of interests. Many of my students are voracious readers and are in the library daily and happily pick up any book.

Some are still looking for the book that speaks to them.

They are looking for relatable main characters that have interests similar to their own.

Sports are popular at our school. We have eight different female sport teams that students participate in, but when looking at our sports books, we have very few with female protagonists.

My Project

Representation is important. As Marianne Elliot said,"If you can't see it, you can't be it." We chose a collection of books that include characters who break the mold and exciting sports that aren't traditionally played in Florida. Most of these books are female-centered and have protagonists of diverse backgrounds. We need more books where our students, especially our athletic girls, see themselves and their interests reflected in the storyline!

I want to give my students books that help them think about the world around them while providing them with a better understanding of themselves and others.

Please help us show our students that they can be awesome athletes and read, too!

Ms. Mahone Deerlake Middle School Grades 6-8

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Tallahassee, FL View local requests 982 students impacted 12donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Lindsey Vonn (Sports All-Stars (Lerner (Tm) Sports)) • Amazon Business $22.11 1 $22.11
Hockey Wars • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Dragon Hoops • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Breaking Through: How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Lupe Wong Won't Dance • Amazon Business $16.63 1 $16.63
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh • Amazon Business $15.18 1 $15.18
Up for Air • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Not Playing by the Rules: 21 Female Athletes Who Changed Sports • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Breakaway: Beyond the Goal • Amazon Business $14.82 1 $14.82
Wolfpack (Young Readers Edition) • Amazon Business $13.75 1 $13.75
Gymnastics Comeback (Jake Maddox JV Girls) • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Taking the Ice: Khalli's Big Test • Amazon Business $12.93 1 $12.93
Braced • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
A Rambler Steals Home • Amazon Business $11.54 1 $11.54
In Your Shoes • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Nikki on the Line • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
The Art of Holding On and Letting Go • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Sidetracked • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Mary's Song (Dream Horse Adventures) (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Millicent Min, Girl Genius (1) (The Millicent Min Trilogy) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Back Row Dynamo (Jake Maddox JV Girls) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$360.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.94

Total project goal

$466.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $466.24

10 Donors

-$278.44

Donations toward project cost

-$244.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.82

Matching donations from our partners

-$178.45

Match offers toward project cost

-$151.68

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.35

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 $0.00

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