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Ms. Padgett from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Library of Dreams: Building Readers for Life

Help me give my students the library they deserve. I’ve set out on a mission to build an expansive, inclusive class library that our 5th graders will fall in love with. This is just the beginning!

  • $367 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I’ve set out on a mission to build an expansive, inclusive class library that our 5th graders will fall in love with. My goal is for them to see both books they are familiar with (like "Dogman", "Spiderwick", and "Raven's Pass") and less common titles that reflect the world around them and parts of our expansive world that may be new to them. This project will have several chapters to it!

This first chapter is the beginning of building a thorough and thoughtful library.

It includes popular fiction that our students have historically fallen in love with, as well as stories that build kind and compassionate humans.

When the library of dreams is complete, there will be history and mythology, fantasy and school yard hijinks, mystery and graphic novels… and classic chapter books that have already solidified generations of readers. I am working to have stories from BIPOC and Latinx voices that reflect the world we live in and our students' own experiences. It will build curiosity, compassion, and confidence in their ability to make a world they will be proud of.

Together, we can build a nation of readers and thinkers.

Ms. Padgett Benbrook Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Houston, TX View local requests

Nearly all 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

70 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Box Set) • Amazon Business $37.90 1 $37.90
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster) • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Complete Series • Amazon Business $33.99 1 $33.99
Roald Dahl Collection 16 Books Box Set • Amazon Business $29.60 1 $29.60
The Last Kids On Earth 6 Books Collection Set by Max Brallier (Last Kids On Earth, Zombie Parade, Nightmare King, Cosmic Beyond, Midnight Blade & Skeleton Road) • Amazon Business $22.80 1 $22.80
The Academy II: The Journey Continues (The Academy Series) • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07
Borders • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Academy (The Academy Series) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Squished: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Unicorn Academy: Rainbow of Adventure Boxed Set (Books 1-4) • Amazon Business $9.61 1 $9.61
Each Tiny Spark • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
What If Everybody Thought That? • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The First Rule of Punk • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
What If Everybody Said That? • Amazon Business $6.63 1 $6.63
Curses For Sale (Ravens Pass) • Amazon Business $6.15 1 $6.15
Bites (Ravens Pass) • Amazon Business $6.15 1 $6.15
The Sleeper (Ravens Pass) • Amazon Business $6.15 1 $6.15
Holes (Holes Series) • Amazon Business $4.94 1 $4.94

Materials cost

$277.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$311.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.97

Total project goal

$366.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $366.44

4 Donors

-$180.28

Donations toward project cost

-$158.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.04

match offer

-$180.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$153.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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