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

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Reading Leads to Dreaming and Leading

Help me give my students a class of new books to read. I work at a Title I school in East LA, with fifth grade students that are full of potential and bright futures.

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My Project

Reading does lead to dreaming and leading.

Books are where students turn to for inspiration and support during hard times, and what better time to find inspiration than now?

The books I am requesting will enhance the experiences of about twenty fifth grade students whom I strive to teach. My library is a place where students learn about sung and unsung heroes and villains, the complexities in the world around them, and the courage it takes to make a difference. My students will also learn about themselves through reading.

Every book will be treated with care and love and also be read and loved by all my students. With the variety of books on this list, my students will be able to find a book that is just right to them. They can then enjoy the art of reading during independent reading time. One of the most important things about improving to read is that I can provide a book that interests them. Having these books will only enhance that experience.

My students have already shown me how reading can make a difference in their lives. The characters and stories they read about show these students that each of us do have the power to make a difference. I plan to use this project to continue to support them in doing so.

Ms. Sunaga Multnomah 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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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $19.70 1 $19.70
They Called Us Enemy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Be Bold Be Brave 11 Latinas Who Made US History • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
American Born Chinese • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
Treasure Hunters: The Ultimate Quest (Treasure Hunters, 8) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
When Stars Are Scattered • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Class Act • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
Native Americans in History A History Book for Kids • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Wings of Fire: The Brightest Night: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #5) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The House of the Scorpion • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Flying Lessons and Other Stories • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 1 $8.00
Ellen Tebbits • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My Teacher Fried My Brains (2) (My Teacher Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia) • Amazon Business $7.64 1 $7.64
The Invasion: A Graphic Novel (Animorphs #1) (1) • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Fudge-a-Mania • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
Harriet the Spy • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Invasion (Animorphs Book 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Sunny • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Charlotte's Web • Amazon Business $5.47 1 $5.47
The Empty Mirror • Amazon Business $5.41 1 $5.41
The Whipping Boy • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
A Wrinkle in Time • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89
Chocolate Fever • AKJ Education $4.19 1 $4.19
Black Beauty • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$239.61

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.99

Sales tax

 $14.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$303.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.58

Total project goal

$357.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $357.19

8 Donors

-$347.28

Donations toward project cost

-$303.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.91

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