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Mrs. Patterson from Lexington, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wanted: Graphic Novels for the Media Center

My students need graphic novels to help them get excited about coming to the library to check out books.

  • $246 goal

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My Students

My students come from a school where they all receive free breakfast and lunch. School is a very important part of their lives. It is the place that makes them feel safe and secure. Through generous donors we are able to help them have what they need.

My students love to read and are always looking for new books to read.

They rush into the library each day to try and see if the newest graphic novel has come back in.

My Project

My students need more graphic novels for the media center.

I used to get so excited about going to the library and picking out that special book.

Many of our students do not go to the local library. Most of the books they read come from our school media center. The kids get so excited about coming to the library. However, our graphic novel section is almost nonexistent and that is all they seem to want to read.

This year I am our school's new media specialist. I want to purchase graphic novels for them to read. The students coming to the media center this year love to read. They read all the books they can get their hands on. I am working hard to find ways to bring books into the media center to help keep this excitement going.

I have set the unrealistic goal of trying to bring the books into the library that the students have asked for. Whenever, I bring new books into the library the kids get so excited. They can hardly wait for me to put them out on the shelves. They would be so excited at the thought of getting more graphic novels.

By helping us purchase these books you would be helping our students start the journey to becoming life long readers.

Mrs. Patterson Charles England Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Lexington, NC 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

200 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Dragons Beware! (The Chronicles of Claudette) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Giants Beware! (The Chronicles of Claudette) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Bird & Squirrel on the Edge! • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novel #5): A Graphix Book (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Earthling • Amazon Business $9.56 1 $9.56
Bird & Squirrel on the Run • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet #2) • Amazon Business $8.63 1 $8.63
Dog Man Unleashed: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #2) • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
The Cloud Searchers (Amulet #3) • Amazon Business $8.45 1 $8.45
Bird & Squirrel On Fire • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians: Lunch Lady #2 • Amazon Business $6.97 1 $6.97
Mac Attack! #2 (Daniel Boom aka Loud Boy) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
8-Bit Baseball (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Spotlight Soccer (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute: Lunch Lady #1 • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94
Beastly Basketball (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $5.80 1 $5.80
The Bad Guys in The Furball Strikes Back (The Bad Guys #3) • Amazon Business $5.11 1 $5.11
Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up! A Branches Book (Press Start! #2) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
Super Rabbit Racers!: A Branches Book (Press Start! #3) • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49

Materials cost

$163.14

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$208.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.76

Total project goal

$245.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$245.07

4 Donors

-$244.89

Donations toward project cost

-$208.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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