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Mrs. Gundlach from Kent, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Battle of the Books!

My students need 2 copies each of 19 books including Deep and Dark and Dangerous, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Return of the Killer Cat.

  • $590 goal

This project expired on December 2, 2009.

This project expired on December 2, 2009.

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Mrs. Gundlach Martin Sortun Elementary School
Kent, WA Grades 3-5

I teach in a 5th/6th grade classroom of students coming from many different cultures. Our school serves a population that qualifies for 50% free or reduced lunches and we are a title school. With this challenge, our school is very focused on making sure our students perform at standard. We have been very successful in meeting this goal and our school has been honored for our academic excellence for the past two years. One thing we absolutely stress at our school is the importance of reading! In my class, reading is essential!

Partially because of my enthusiasm and my love of reading, for the past four years my class has won the school competition called the Battle of the Books. The books involved are books nominated by the Northwest Young Readers Awards and the Sasquatch Award committees. These are books that are relatively new and come recommended by individuals who have found them to be of interest to young readers. Students read the books, and then compete on their knowledge of the story, setting, characters, and different aspects of the books. The competition goes from a class competition, to a grade level, then school-wide, and finally onto the district level. As I stated, my class has attended the district competition for four years straight. Students really get into the books, have fun, and love to share their knowledge. Due to district cutbacks, I no longer have the budget to purchase the books for my classroom.

This coming year, along with our class focus, I would like to start a school-wide club focusing on the Battle of the Books. I envision a reading club that meets once or twice a week and discusses different books. Getting the funding to purchase these titles will really help start this process. The twenty titles that I have requested will really motivate students to read and by offering the club, I am providing an extra chance for students to share their love of reading. I have already read a couple of the titles, including Yellow Star, which tells the story of a young Jewish girl during the Holocaust, and Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, which is a fantasy with lots of twists and turns. Both are excellent books that will be devoured by my students.

Your help will update our classroom library, promote a new reading club, and bring new exciting text to my students. We begin school again in August and I would love to have these books on display to entice them to jump into a new adventure. Thank you for considering donating to our classroom.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

60 students impacted
Mrs. Gundlach Martin Sortun Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Kent, WA View local requests

More than half 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

60 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant Series #1) Derek Landy, Tom Percival (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38
Heat Mike Lupica • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38
Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear Norma Fox Mazer • Barnes and Noble $15.29 2 $30.58
Mutiny on the Bounty Patrick O'Brien, Patrick O'Brien (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.96 2 $33.92
Lawn Boy Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $10.39 2 $20.78
How to Steal a Dog Barbara O'Connor • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Deep and Dark and Dangerous Mary Downing Hahn • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat Lynne Jonell, Jonathan Bean (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It Sundee T. Frazier • Barnes and Noble $5.85 2 $11.70
The Candy Shop War Brandon Mull • Barnes and Noble $15.16 2 $30.32
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #1) Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $10.36 2 $20.72
Elijah of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38
Igraine the Brave Cornelia Funke, Anthea Bell (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 2 $27.18
Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $19.99 2 $39.98
Marley: A Dog Like No Other John Grogan • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Carson Ellis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 2 $28.78
No Talking Andrew Clements, Mark Elliott (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 2 $27.18
Return of the Killer Cat Anne Fine, Steve Cox (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.40 2 $28.80
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little Peggy Gifford, Valorie Fisher (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $4.95 2 $9.90

Materials cost

$401.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $40.15

Sales tax

 $26.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$483.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.02

Total project goal

$589.02

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