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Ms. Mittelstadt from Portland OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Need MAUS

My students need 30 copies of the book "Maus."

  • $558 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

We are 3 small schools, on 1 campus, with 1 library that serves the needs of students from all academic levels, as well as the needs of all the teachers in the building.

Unfortunately I have no budget for new books. I have had requests for a lit set of the book "Maus: A Survivors Tale" and we only have a few copies. If a teacher has a couple classes of 20 and wants both classes to use the book I then must ask to borrow the book from other schools. Often the book is being used or the other school only has a few copies of a book. That means that the teacher will more then likely not be able to use the book because there are not enough copies to go around.

Often it is hard to get students to read assigned books for a class. The graphic novel form appeals to many kids and is good for students of any reading level. Once we have a full lit-set of the books they can used by many different teachers. This is not just a book used in English or History class. Maus has been used by English, History, ESL and Special Ed teachers.

Your help will provide a wonderful book for students to read and learn about the Holocaust and it's survivors. The knowledge that is left for us by the survivors of WW11 and the Holocaust is very important and it is important that each new generation is able to learn from the past.

Ms. Mittelstadt
Grades 9-12
  • Pauling Academy of Science-Marshall
  • Portland, OR
  • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 200 students.

    6 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale Volume I • AKJ Books $13.04 30 $391.20

Materials cost

$391.20

Vendor shipping charges

$39.12

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$457.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.32

Total project goal

$557.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$557.32

4 Donors

-$268.65

Donations toward project cost

-$228.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.30

match offer

-$269.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$220.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.83

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$0.00

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