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Mrs. Lester from Johnson City, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Get Cooking with New Cookbooks!

Help me give my students new cookbooks to check out from the library.

  • 6 donors
  • $370 goal

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Mrs. Lester has another project! Donate to Diverse Stories for Diverse Readers! to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $195.
2X

My Project

Cookbooks are some of the most popular books that are checked out in the school library! My readers love them, and they are always flying off the shelves. We have a few newer ones but most of them are old, damaged, and don't have easy to follow directions for my younger readers!

Having these new cookbooks would bring so much joy to my readers in the library!

This is something my readers are always asking for and would love to have new recipes to try and new cookbooks to check out and use at home. This project will bring so many new cookbooks to our library! Any help towards this project would just be so amazing!

Mrs. Lester University School Grades 3-5

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Johnson City, TN View local requests 400 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Good Housekeeping Kids Cook!: 100+ Super-Easy, Delicious Recipes - A Kids Cookbook (Good Housekeeping Kids Cookbooks, 1) • Amazon Business $18.03 1 $18.03
American Girl Cooking: Recipes for Delicious Snacks, Meals & More • Amazon Business $16.30 1 $16.30
American Girl Summer Treats: Refreshing Recipes for Cupcakes, Cookies, Ice Pops & More • Amazon Business $16.06 1 $16.06
The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs: 70+ Teen-Tested and Teen-Approved Recipes to Cook, Eat and Share • Amazon Business $15.85 1 $15.85
Star Wars: The Padawan Cookbook: Kid-Friendly Recipes from a Galaxy Far, Far Away • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Tiana's Cookbook • Amazon Business $15.25 1 $15.25
The Baking Cookbook for Teens: 75 Delicious Recipes for Sweet and Savory Treats • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Kid Chef Junior Bakes: My First Kids Baking Cookbook • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Kids Can Cook Anything!: The Complete How-To Cookbook for Young Chefs, with 75 Kid-Tested, Kid-Approved Recipes (Young Chefs Series) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
The Forest Feast for Kids: Colorful Vegetarian Recipes That Are Simple to Make • Amazon Business $13.38 1 $13.38
The How-To Cookbook for Teens: 100 Easy Recipes to Learn the Basics • Amazon Business $13.09 1 $13.09
Good Housekeeping Kids Bake!: 100+ Sweet and Savory Recipes - A Kids Baking Cookbook (Good Housekeeping Kids Cookbooks, 2) • Amazon Business $12.81 1 $12.81
American Girl: Breakfast & Brunch: Fabulous Recipes to Start Your Day (American Girl (Williams Sonoma)) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Barbie Cooks! A Healthy Cookbook • Amazon Business $12.15 1 $12.15
Kid Chef Bakes: The Kids Cookbook for Aspiring Bakers • Amazon Business $11.75 1 $11.75
Barbie Bakes: 50+ Fantastic Recipes from Barbie & Her Friends • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Disney Christmas Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes! • Amazon Business $11.61 1 $11.61
Disney Princess: Healthy Treats Cookbook (Kids Cookbook, Gifts for Disney Fans) • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
American Girl Baking: Recipes for Cookies, Cupcakes & More • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs: 100+ Sweet and Savory Recipes that You'll Love to Bake, Share and Eat! • Amazon Business $10.51 1 $10.51
Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook: Yummy Recipes, for Real Life • Amazon Business $9.14 1 $9.14

Materials cost

$279.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.45

Total project goal

$369.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $369.64

3 Donors

-$171.94

Donations toward project cost

-$160.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.10

Matching donations from our partners

-$180.41

Match offers toward project cost

-$153.35

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.28

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