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Mr. Lim from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Living in the Land of Stories

My students need The Land of Stories, Notebook of Doom, Dragon Masters, and Boxcar Children books.

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My Students

My students are voracious readers. The only thing they love more than reading is talking about reading. As soon as I open my door in the morning, my students come up to me with their books in hand and ask me, "Mr. L., guess what chapter I'm on?" or "Mr L., did you get to the part where..." They read 20 minutes a day at school for silent reading, but I know they would read all day if let them!

My Project

There should be a word or a phrase for the feeling you get when you finish a great book in a series, go to the library for the next one, and find out that it's already been checked out!

Let's call it Next Book Anxiety.

It all started when a student asked for a recommendation for silent reading. Another 3rd grade teacher had just recommended that I read a six-book epic, called The Land of Stories. That day, I went out, bought two copies of book 1, and handed one to the student the next day. Other students saw this, and asked if I had any extra copies. As of now, I have bought 4 copies of book 1, 3 copies of book 2, and one copy each of books 4-6.

My students read whenever they get a chance, and they are always excited to discuss their favorite moments and characters. I now have 5 or 6 students coming up to me daily, asking me for the next book in whichever series they happen to be reading. I'm proud of my students for creating an environment in which even my most reluctant readers are asking for more books to read. Unfortunately, like most classroom, I only have one or two copies of each book.

The book series that are currently trending in my class are The Land of Stories, Boxcar Children, Notebook of Doom, and Dragon Masters. With each passing day, more of my students are afflicted with Next Book Anxiety. Please help me get more of these books with this project!

Mr. Lim Playa Vista Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests 24 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Boxcar Children Books 1-4 • Amazon Business $18.53 2 $37.06
The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide • Amazon Business $15.61 2 $31.22
The Notebook of Doom Collection: A Branches Book (Books #1-3) • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey • Amazon Business $8.86 3 $26.58
The Enchantress Returns (The Land of Stories) • Amazon Business $8.50 3 $25.50
The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms • Amazon Business $7.64 3 $22.92
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning • Amazon Business $7.01 3 $21.03
The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories) • Amazon Business $6.99 3 $20.97
Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) • Amazon Business $4.49 3 $13.47
Pop of the Bumpy Mummy: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #6) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Secret of the Water Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #3) • Amazon Business $3.22 3 $9.66
Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #4) • Amazon Business $3.69 2 $7.38
Saving the Sun Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #2) • Amazon Business $2.33 3 $6.99
Whack of the P-Rex: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #5) • Amazon Business $3.21 2 $6.42

Materials cost

$266.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$324.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.26

Total project goal

$381.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $381.75

10 Donors

-$257.50

Donations toward project cost

-$220.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.12

match offer

-$122.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$104.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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