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Ms. Thomas from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Me Challenge My Students with a Fun Novel!

My students need 30 copies of Isabel Allende's novel "La Ciudad de las Bestias" (City of the Beasts).

  • $312 goal

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Please join me in my effort of challenging my students and giving them an interesting first novel to read in Spanish. I am a high school Spanish teacher in a high needs New York school.

I have many native Spanish speaking students in my 10th grade Spanish classes. These students finish their work quickly and almost always perfectly. I would love to provide them with a fun novel to read when they are finished working. While they speak Spanish fluently, very few of them have attempted to read a novel.

I need a class set of the Spanish novel "La Ciudad de las Bestias" by Isabel Allende. By challenging my students with a Spanish novel, I will be helping them become better prepared for AP Spanish classes as well as Spanish classes they will take in college. They are in a class that is easy for them now, but will need to read novels in the future. I should start preparing them immediately for higher level and university courses.

Your help will ensure that my students are challenged and better prepared for AP and college Spanish classes.

Ms. Thomas Manhattan Center Science & Math Grades 9-12

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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.

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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
La ciudad de las bestias (City of the Beasts) Isabel Allende • Barnes and Noble $8.09 30 $242.70

Materials cost

$242.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$255.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.05

Total project goal

$311.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $311.39

5 Donors

-$311.39

Donations toward project cost

-$255.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.05

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 $0.00

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