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

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Percy Saves the 5th Grade!

My students need a class set of Percy Jackson and The Lightening Thief because we have no class sets of any book in our schools library.

  • $301 goal

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My Students

Do you remember reading an entire book with your teacher? I don't want my students to just read parts of a story. I want them to read an entire age/level appropriate novel as a whole class because reading is amazing!

My students live in a low socioeconomic area where homelessness, poverty, and drugs are common.

My school is a safe haven in an area most would not want to be in after dark. However, my students strive to be the best to improve their lives and their families lives. They inspire me to go beyond and I want to do the best for them.

My Project

We will be reading the book both at home and in class. I will be using it as a tool to improve their English language reading and writing skills. We are going to have individual and small group projects that will tie into our novel. We will have a culminating event that will involve writing and the visual arts to present many of the concepts we have learned through the use of this novel.

I want my students to love reading and you can't love literature if you never read an entire book.

I believe my students will love reading this because even though it is fiction my students will be able to relate to aspects of the main characters life. If they love this book then they will look forward to reading the rest of the series as well as other literature of a similar nature on their own.

Ms. Sorge MacArthur Park Vpa Grades 3-5

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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lightning Thief, The • AKJ Books $5.83 35 $204.05

Materials cost

$204.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.14

Total project goal

$300.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.92

8 Donors

-$292.09

Donations toward project cost

-$255.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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