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Mrs. Marsh from Santa Cruz, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Motivate 4th Grade Readers With Graphic Novels!

Help me give my students fresh, interesting books to inspire a love of reading.

  • $284 goal

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My Students

I have a thoughtful and diverse group of fourth-grade students who are curious and ready to take on the world! They care deeply about the world around them and are enthusiastic learners.

Fourth graders are learning to think deeply and critically about the world around them.

They enjoy an independent challenge but also love working together and collaborating as a group.

My Project

My upcoming fourth graders have completed 10+ months of distance learning at home and are looking forward to being back at school full time in August. During the course of distance learning, many students have had limited access to high-quality, high-engagement books.

Please help my students get excited about reading with these sets of graphic novels!

Graphic novels are excellent, high-engagement books that all students enjoy and are drawn to. All readers appreciate pictures that help with comprehension, and colorful texts excite and motivate, especially my more reluctant readers. Graphic novels help build reading stamina and build confidence in reading longer texts.

Mrs. Marsh Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Santa Cruz, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

30 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amulet #1-8 Box Set • Amazon Business $66.99 1 $66.99
Cleopatra in Space Set • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Target Practice (Cleopatra in Space #1) (1) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1) (1) • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
Claudia and Mean Janine (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #4): A Graphix Book (Revised edition): Full-Color Edition (4) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $8.83 1 $8.83
The Ember Stone: A Branches Book (The Last Firehawk #1) (1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novel #5): A Graphix Book: Full-Color Edition (5) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $5.72 1 $5.72
The Shadowlands: A Branches Book (The Last Firehawk #5) (5) • Amazon Business $5.08 1 $5.08
The Crystal Caverns: A Branches Book (The Last Firehawk #2) (2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Lullaby Lake: A Branches Book (The Last Firehawk #4) (4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Whispering Oak (The Last Firehawk #3) (3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$190.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$240.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.50

Total project goal

$283.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $283.32

3 Donors

-$197.70

Donations toward project cost

-$169.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.16

match offer

-$83.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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