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

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Reading for the Future!

My students need these books to expand their horizons in their reading lives! Reading and knowledge are the keys to their futures.

  • $560 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

A typical day in Advisory class is the students come to the classroom and are dedicating 35 minutes to reading! They sit in their seats and pull out the AR (Accelerated Reader) book. The book can be fiction or non-fiction.

The genres of books they read vary from Harry Potter, Diary of a Wimpy kid, Maze Runner, and much more!

The students are very dedicated to reaching their personal goal. They are expected to reach certain goals every five weeks and once they reach their goals they are invited to a school-wide banquet!

My Project

These books will allow for our students to expand their reading preferences and branch out to different series. They will also be able to challenge themselves with raising or improving the Accelerated Reader goal.

These books can help our students become more literate and allow them to dive into different genres of books, as well as challenge themselves to read bigger chapter books.

Books like Diary of Wimpy Kids, DogMan, Captain Underpants, The Hobbit Series, I Am Series, Spiderwick Chronicles, National Geographic for Kids books, and much more. All of these will allow for students to dive into reading with a full head of steam!

Mr. Villanueva Alliance College - Ready Middle Academy 8 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.

More about Mr. Villanueva

Los Angeles, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Survived Collector's Toolbox (I Survived) • Amazon Business $36.07 1 $36.07
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1-4 Box Set: Full-Color Edition • Amazon Business $32.29 1 $32.29
Captain Underpants Box Set • Amazon Business $31.51 1 $31.51
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $29.82 1 $29.82
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (the Hobbit / the Fellowship of the Ring / the Two Towers / the • Amazon Business $27.52 1 $27.52
The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Complete Series • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
Dog Man: The Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-3 Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $22.57 1 $22.57
I am Jim Henson (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
I am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $12.66 1 $12.66
I am Gandhi (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $12.40 1 $12.40
I am Sacagawea (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $12.40 1 $12.40
I am Jane Goodall (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $11.65 1 $11.65
I am Lucille Ball (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Lone Stars • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Touchdown Kid • Amazon Business $10.73 1 $10.73
I am George Washington (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
I am Abraham Lincoln (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $8.94 1 $8.94
I am Amelia Earhart (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $8.74 1 $8.74
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Left Out • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Home Run (Baseball Great) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Inside Out and Back Again • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
The Indian in the Cupboard • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Charlotte's Web • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
I Am #12: Lebron James • Amazon Business $4.02 1 $4.02
Perfect Season (Football Genius) • Amazon Business $4.01 1 $4.01
National Geographic Readers: Weird Sea Creatures • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Planets • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Weather • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Rocks and Minerals • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Frogs • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Storms! • Amazon Business $2.97 1 $2.97
Alligators and Crocodiles • Amazon Business $1.90 1 $1.90

Materials cost

$402.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$36.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$475.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.98

Total project goal

$559.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$559.84

3 Donors

-$551.01

Donations toward project cost

-$475.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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$0.00

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