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Mrs. C. from OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Book Is A Dream You Hold In Your Hands

Help me give my students some new reading material in our outdated High School library! We need to get some new inclusive reading materials to reach all student groups. Thanks for helping us!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. C.'s classroom raised $1,008

This project is fully funded

My Project

These books will continue to enhance the high school library in which I am striving to update the reading material. The past year has been spent weeding out outdated material, organizing shelves and carts. There is still work to do but my students and staff are begging for new books. I would love to provide them with these resources if I can. My library is a place students can visit 3 days a week at their leisure during lunch times, study halls or if their teachers allow them to come down during a class period. For years, this library was unused and we are reviving it. Students and staff are so excited to see it open again! I do not want this excitement to fade. All of these books have been chosen by student and staff input, by either verbal communication or written list. I know these books will be welcomed with much excitement and well taken care.

These books will allow my students to continue to read independently at their own grade level, in their own language and with materials that are interesting to them.

My goal is to help my students continue to grow in their reading and their reading ability. The best way to do this is to read MORE. This year I have seen so much interest in the library and I hope it continues to grow. This project will help greatly with this by providing my students with new, exciting reading material. Thank you for supporting the our High School Library!

Mrs. C. Grades 9-12

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

999 students impacted 21donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ultimate Unwind Paperback Collection (Boxed Set): Unwind; UnWholly; UnSouled; UnDivided; UnBound (Unwind Dystology) • Amazon Business $49.39 1 $49.39
One of Us Is Lying Series Boxed Set: One of Us Is Lying; One of Us Is Next; One of Us Is Back • Amazon Business $38.33 1 $38.33
Uglies (Boxed Set): Uglies; Pretties; Specials; Extras • Amazon Business $36.89 1 $36.89
Heartstopper #1-4 Box Set • Amazon Business $35.59 1 $35.59
2 Hardcover Book Set: They Both Die at the End & The First to Die at the End (Death-Cast Series, ages 14+, underrepresented authors) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $35.00 1 $35.00
Divergent Series Four-Book Paperback Box Set: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four • Amazon Business $32.98 1 $32.98
3 Book Set: The Crossover Series (ages 8-12, boxed): The Crossover, Booked, Rebound (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $32.00 1 $32.00
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Civil Rights Figures: Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks (paperback) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 1 $28.00
Para siempre, Lara Jean • Amazon Business $27.24 1 $27.24
PD. Todavía te quiero (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $24.89 1 $24.89
The House of the Scorpion Paperback Duology (Boxed Set): The House of the Scorpion; The Lord of Opium • Amazon Business $21.18 1 $21.18
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Complete Series Paperback Boxed Set: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder; Good Girl, Bad Blood; As Good as Dead (The Good Girl's Guide to Murder) • Amazon Business $19.20 1 $19.20
The Complete Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy (Boxed Set): The Summer I Turned Pretty; It's Not Summer Without You; We'll Always Have Summer • Amazon Business $19.00 1 $19.00
Clap When You Land (hardcover, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
The Henna Wars • Amazon Business $18.36 1 $18.36
Memorias de Idhún: Panteón / Memories from Idhun: Pantheon: Libro III (Memorias De Idhun) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $17.00 1 $17.00
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Boxed Set: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings • Amazon Business $16.58 1 $16.58
Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protest in the United States • Amazon Business $14.76 1 $14.76
Memorias de Idhún: Tríada / Memories from Idhun: Triad: Libro II (Memorias de Idhun / Memories of Idhun, 2) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.68 1 $14.68
Memorias de Idhún: La Resistencia / Memories from Idhun: The Resistance: Libro I (Memorias de Idhun/ Memories of Idhun, 1) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.68 1 $14.68
Alguien está mintiendo / One of Us is Lying (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Queer, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
Six of Crows Boxed Set: Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom • Amazon Business $13.11 1 $13.11
Frontera • Amazon Business $12.37 1 $12.37
You Should See Me in a Crown (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Heartstopper #5: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $11.63 1 $11.63
Dear Justyce (Dear Martin 2) • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18
Water for Elephants: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Firekeeper's Daughter • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Ruthless Vows • AKJ Education $10.87 1 $10.87
Dear Justyce • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Divine Rivals • AKJ Education $10.27 1 $10.27
Cinderella Is Dead • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22
Speak: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.56 1 $9.56
Lovely War • Amazon Business $9.25 1 $9.25
Agallas (Guts) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
This Is My Brain in Love • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $8.38 1 $8.38
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Letters from Heaven / Cartas del cielo • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Looking for Alaska • Amazon Business $7.14 1 $7.14
Nacer bailando (Dancing Home) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Yo, Naomi Leon (Becoming Naomi Leon) • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Tangerine (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Book Thief • Amazon Business $5.87 1 $5.87
Con carino, Amalia (Love, Amalia) • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Paper Towns • Amazon Business $5.53 1 $5.53
Speak • AKJ Education $4.48 1 $4.48

Materials cost

$813.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$856.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$151.09

Total project goal

$1,007.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,007.24

10 Donors

-$964.94

Donations toward project cost

-$856.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$108.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.30

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$0.00

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