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Mrs. Ballenger from Cincinnati, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Books

Help me give my students the books they need to be successful readers.

  • $377 goal

This project expired on July 4, 2024.

This project expired on July 4, 2024.

My Project

Hello and thank you for your interest in my project.

In this project, I have included some new books for my classroom library.

The students are really into graphic novels. When I saw The Magic Treehouse has a graphic novel collection, I knew I had to add them to the project. I have been trying to get the students to read the series, but have failed. I think this will get them excited to start the series. I have also included some of the Who Am I books. Last month we read biographies of famous black Americans, and the students loved it. I included more of these books, so we can enjoy more of these types of books. I also included some of the Teacher from the Black Lagoon books. I used to have a lot of them, but the students borrowed them, and they never got returned. I have a few students who really like the series and would love to read more of the books.

Mrs. Ballenger College Hill Fundamental Academy Grades 3-5

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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

30 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Black Lagoon Chapter Books #1-4 Box Set ; Class Trip, Talent Show, Class Election, Science Fair • Amazon Business $25.73 1 $25.73
Magic Tree House Graphic Novel Starter Set: (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $23.49 1 $23.49
The Little League Team from the Black Lagoon • Amazon Business $19.28 1 $19.28
Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box: (Beginning Chapter Books, Funny Books for Kids, Kids Book Series) (Ivy + Bean) • Amazon Business $16.33 1 $16.33
Who Is Jimmy Carter? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $14.87 1 $14.87
School Trip: A Graphic Novel (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $13.49 1 $13.49
Flashlight: (Picture Books, Wordless Books for Kids, Camping Books for Kids, Bedtime Story Books, Children's Activity Books, Children's Nature Books) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Ghosts: a Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Trailblazers: Jane Goodall: A Life with Chimps • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Trailblazers: Beyoncé: Queen of the Spotlight • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Invisible: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.78 1 $8.78
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Class Trip from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 2 $7.98
Magic Tree House 3 • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Magic Tree House 4 • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Who Was Bob Marley? • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Baloney and Friends (Baloney & Friends, 1) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Who Is R. L. Stine? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Who Is Zendaya? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Is Derek Jeter? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.73 1 $5.73
Who Is LeBron James? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.58 1 $5.58
Who Is Shaquille O'Neal? • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Who Is Colin Kaepernick? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Class Election from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Talent Show from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Field Day from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 6) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Is Stacey Abrams? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Science Fair from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 4) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Bully from the Black Lagoon • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Class from the Black Lagoon • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$277.09

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.51

Total project goal

$376.76

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