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Mrs. Marsh from Santa Cruz, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers are Leaders! Help Fill our Classroom Library!

Help me give my students engaging, high quality books for daily reading time!

  • $370 goal

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My Project

My students are an engaged and group of third and fourth graders. They love to read and learn about the world around them. As they grow as readers, they need high quality books to help boost their skills and build up their stamina as they read more challenging books.

This collection of books will recharge our class library and excite students to start reading new books in a series as well as develop their reading stamina and their confidence as they reach for more difficult books.

These books will be used daily during our in class reading time.

Mrs. Marsh Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Santa Cruz, CA View local requests

More than a third of 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

24 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Press Start! Series Set (Books 1-11) • Amazon Business $48.00 1 $48.00
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish Boxed Set: (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish; The Seaquel; Fins of Fury) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
High Five! A Graphic Novel (Catwad #5) (5) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever! • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Pizza and Taco: Super-Awesome Comic! • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
It's Me, Two (Catwad) • Amazon Business $7.58 1 $7.58
It's Me. (Catwad #1) • Amazon Business $7.20 1 $7.20
Tuesday – The Curse of the Blue Spots (Total Mayhem #2) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Wednesday – The Forest of Secrets (Total Mayhem #3) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Me, Three! (Catwad) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Monday – Into the Cave of Thieves (Total Mayhem #1) (1) • Amazon Business $6.52 1 $6.52
Bok! Bok! Boom!: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken #2) (2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Scaredy-Pug: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #5) (5) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pug's Sleepover: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #6) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Kingdom of Darkness: A Branches Book (Pets Rule #1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Let's Get Cracking!: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken) • Amazon Business $5.74 1 $5.74
All Paws on Deck: A Branches Book (Haggis and Tank Unleashed #1) (1) • Amazon Business $5.47 1 $5.47
The Great Pancake Race (Pokémon: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Puppy Parade (Penguin Young Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pug’s Snow Day: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
First Pitch: Ready-to-Read Level 2 (Game Day) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Sharks! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
First Pitch: Ready-to-Read Level 2 (Game Day) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Trucks • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Sunken Ship: An Acorn Book (Mermaid Days #1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
School's In, Crabby!: An Acorn Book (A Crabby Book #5) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Minions: The Rise of Gru: The Sky Is the Limit: Level 2 (Passport to Reading Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Mac and Cheese (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Sharks! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dragon's Halloween: An Acorn Book • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dragon Gets By: An Acorn Book (Dragon #3) • Amazon Business $4.88 1 $4.88
Dragon's Fat Cat: An Acorn Book (Dragon #2): An Acorn Book • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
A Friend for Dragon: An Acorn Book (Dragon #1) (1) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
A Friend for Dragon: An Acorn Book (Dragon #1) (1) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
Whale vs. Giant Squid (Who Would Win?) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Welcome to Alola! (Pokémon Alola: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$252.86

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.51

Sales tax

 $23.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.46

Total project goal

$369.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $369.76

7 Donors

-$238.68

Donations toward project cost

-$212.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.80

match offer

-$119.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$101.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.77

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