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Ms. Lassman from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Powerful Books for Powerful Students

Help me give my students new books that peak their interests, expose them to powerful stories, and grow their literacy skills!

  • $936 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 Project

One of my top goals as a reading teacher is to nurture a love of reading for my students. One way to do this is by providing books that they are excited to read! This project is full of books that my students have requested often, or I'm sure they'll love.

Fifth grade is a time that many students are beginning to understand deeper issues in the world or even experience these issues in their own worlds.

Because of this, I made a point to select books that represent many demographics to ensure that students see themselves in the books they read and to ensure they are reading about the world from others' perspectives. This helps shape students into more compassionate, kind individuals.

Lastly, there are many high interest nonfiction books throughout this list in order to peak students' interest as we dive into our nonfiction unit. Nonfiction is typically a more difficult genre to get students excited about, but these books are sure to capture students' interest!

Ms. Lassman Burbank Elementary School 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amulet #1-8 Box Set • Amazon Business $58.40 1 $58.40
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 12 Books Complete Collection Set New(Diary Of a Wimpy Kid,Rodrick Rules,The Last Straw,Dog Days,The Ugly Truth,Cabin Fever,The Third Wheel,Hard Luck,The Long Haul,Old School..etc • Amazon Business $49.90 1 $49.90
National Geographic Ultimate Visual History of the World: The Story of Humankind From Prehistory to Modern Times • Amazon Business $36.49 1 $36.49
Goosebumps Classic (Series 1) - 10 Books Set Collection R.L. Stine • Amazon Business $27.03 1 $27.03
The Crossover Series Boxed Set • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Sharon Creech 3-Book Box Set: Love That Dog, Hate That Cat, Moo • Amazon Business $21.97 1 $21.97
Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America • Amazon Business $21.84 1 $21.84
The Wild Robot Hardcover Gift Set • Amazon Business $21.83 1 $21.83
The City of Ember Complete Boxed Set (The City of Ember; The People of Sparks; The Diamond of Darkhold; The Prophet of Yonwood) • Amazon Business $20.55 1 $20.55
The Last Kids on Earth: The Monster Box (books 1-3) • Amazon Business $20.43 1 $20.43
The Way Things Work Now • Amazon Business $19.82 1 $19.82
New Kid and Class Act: The Box Set • Amazon Business $19.43 1 $19.43
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $18.80 1 $18.80
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 fact-filled maps! • Amazon Business $17.79 1 $17.79
Watercress • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure • Amazon Business $16.90 1 $16.90
History Year by Year: The History of the World, from the Stone Age to the Digital Age • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
Giant Squid (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor (Awards)) • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water • Amazon Business $13.35 1 $13.35
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.35 1 $13.35
Case Closed?: Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $12.83 1 $12.83
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
El Deafo • Amazon Business $11.28 1 $11.28
The Story of Simone Biles: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Trying • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
When You Trap a Tiger: (Winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Remember Pearl Harbor: American and Japanese Survivors Tell Their Stories • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Remember World War II: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Out of the Dust • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Stargirl (Stargirl Series) • Amazon Business $7.94 1 $7.94
The Year of the Dog (A Pacy Lin Novel, 1) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Becoming Muhammad Ali • Amazon Business $7.32 1 $7.32
Front Desk (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Unbound • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
Because of Mr. Terupt • Amazon Business $6.69 1 $6.69
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Ban This Book: A Novel • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
One Crazy Summer • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Crenshaw • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69
Wish • Amazon Business $4.41 1 $4.41

Materials cost

$753.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$794.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.25

Total project goal

$935.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $935.01

3 Donors

-$311.67

Donations toward project cost

-$264.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.75

match offer

-$623.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$529.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.50

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