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Ms. Little from San Diego, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ignite the Desire to Read!

Help me give my students diverse and interesting books for our classroom library.

  • 4 donors
  • $487 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

Currently, we are reading Ghost, by Jason Reynolds. As we read this together, I am seeing very reluctant readers engaged and want to keep the fire alive by creating a classroom library where students see new and interesting titles and diverse books. Having access to relevant and interesting books will motivate my students to connect with books more. I currently am devoting class time to letting students choose and read their own independent reading books, but we lack access to a large library of books. My students need more exposure to texts with which they can relate. You can make that possible!

Ms. Little
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Raina Telgemeier Collection Box Set (Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, Guts) • Amazon Business $38.41 1 $38.41
Wonder/365 Days of Wonder Boxed Set • Amazon Business $24.74 1 $24.74
The Hate U Give (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $19.79 1 $19.79
Jason Reynolds's Track Series Paperback Collection (Boxed Set): Ghost; Patina; Sunny; Lu • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition (paperback nonfiction biography STEM) • MahoganyBooks $8.99 2 $17.98
We Are Not Free (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
When You Trap a Tiger (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Wind Up (Jeter Publishing) • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Switch-Hitter (Jeter Publishing) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Caste (Adapted for Young Adults) (YA paperback) • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
All American Boys (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
The Stars Beneath Our Feet (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Prodigy: A Legend Novel • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Brown Girl Dreaming (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
Champion: A Legend Novel • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
A Good Kind of Trouble (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.99 1 $8.99
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.99 1 $8.99
Baseball Genius: Baseball Genius 1 (Jeter Publishing) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Double Play: Baseball Genius 2 (Jeter Publishing) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Lock the Doors • Amazon Business $8.88 1 $8.88
Grand Slam: Baseball Genius 3 (Jeter Publishing) • Amazon Business $8.86 1 $8.86
Fast Break (Jeter Publishing) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Contract (Jeter Publishing) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Walk-Off (Jeter Publishing) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Home of the Brave • Amazon Business $7.64 1 $7.64
Roll with It • Amazon Business $7.24 1 $7.24

Materials cost

$338.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.90

Sales tax

 $31.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$413.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.02

Total project goal

$486.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $486.80

2 Donors

-$243.40

Donations toward project cost

-$206.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.51

Matching donations from our partners

-$243.40

Match offers toward project cost

-$206.89

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.51

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