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Mr. Saunders from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Manga Mania to Maximize Reading

Help me give my students a manga library that will make everyone in the school drool.

  • $1,132 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 Students

The students at our school are a special group of middle school students. If you have ever met a middle school student then you know that often they are filled with an amount of energy and curiosity that, if tapped, could power a small town. Many of my students' families struggle to support their child's well being and significant numbers of my students are recent immigrants. Our school is faced with meeting the needs of a diverse student population that is consistently struggling financially and academically at-risk.

This has not hampered our students' eagerness and desire to learn and our teachers' devotion to teaching, but our school needs as much help as it can get.

Many of these students struggle to make it to class on time because they are trying to get their younger siblings ready for school. Many of my students are often a major caregiver for their younger siblings.

My Project

I've always been a lover of books. Comic books made me the reader that I am. Recently I've taken on a reading intervention class with a lot of students who don't share our love of books. I'm going to assume that if you are reading this then you also love turning the page of a good book.

I've noticed that a lot of my students love manga and they can't get enough of them.

I'm trying to build my library so that those books make it into the hands of my struggling readers.

A lot of these struggling readers don't believe they can actually read and I believe these funny little books can help them. It's my hope that they ignite a spark in them that gets them to read more and to reflect on that reading.

Mr. Saunders Intermediate School 229 Dr Roland Patterson Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY 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

45 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Hero Academia Series(Vol 1-15) Collection 15 Books Set By Kohei Horikoshi • Amazon Business $259.99 1 $259.99
Dragon Ball Complete Box Set: Vols. 1-16 with premium • Amazon Business $120.50 1 $120.50
FAIRY TAIL Manga Box Set 4 • Amazon Business $61.77 1 $61.77
The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1) The Stonekeeper • AKJ Education $9.48 6 $56.88
The Legend of Zelda Complete Box Set (The Legend of Zelda Box Set) • Amazon Business $55.99 1 $55.99
Scales & Scoundrels Definitive Edition Book 1: Where Dragons Wander • Amazon Business $12.99 3 $38.97
Prince of the Elves (Amulet #5) Prince of the Elves • AKJ Education $9.48 4 $37.92
Firelight (Amulet #7) • AKJ Education $9.48 4 $37.92
The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet #2) • AKJ Education $9.48 4 $37.92
Supernova (Amulet #8) • AKJ Education $9.48 4 $37.92
New Kid • Amazon Business $8.64 4 $34.56
Nimona • Amazon Business $11.50 3 $34.50
Primer (Primer, 1) • Amazon Business $8.39 3 $25.17
Thunderworks Games Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale Multi-Award-Winning Strategy Boxed Board Game for Ages 12 & Up • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Cloud Searchers (Amulet #3) • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 2 • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Escape From Lucien (Amulet #6) • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48

Materials cost

$908.42

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$962.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$169.77

Total project goal

$1,131.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,131.81

9 Donors

-$1,124.00

Donations toward project cost

-$955.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$168.60

match offer

-$7.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$6.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.17

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 $0.00

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