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Mrs. Filippelli from Des Moines, IA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lost Children of Sudan

Help me give my students the chance to read multiple perspectives of the lost children from the Second Sudanese Civil War with the book "Lost Boy, Lost Girl Escaping Civil War in Sudan."

  • 6 donors
  • $754 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

In order to understand the events that children experienced during the Second Sudanese Civil War I want my students to read from multiple firsthand experiences, including the Lost Girls, which is often times overlooked. In order to do this, I need to find the funds to buy two classroom sets of the book "Lost Boy, Lost Girl Escaping Civil War in Sudan" by John Bul Dau and Martha Arual Akech.

By being able to read multiple books about the same topic from different firsthand accounts, my students will have a deeper understanding of the Second Sudanese Civil War.

Mrs. Filippelli
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan • Amazon Business $9.39 60 $563.40

Materials cost

$563.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$640.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.02

Total project goal

$753.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $753.46

6 Donors

-$733.16

Donations toward project cost

-$640.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.30

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