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Ms. Appel from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Multifaceted Historical Library

Help me give my students a historical library as diverse as they are!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Appel's classroom raised $448

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students love to read and I want to introduce them to the great genre of historical books. Both fiction and nonfiction, historical books can bring alive the past and transport us to another world. I want to give my students the experiences of reading both fiction and nonfiction that are relevant to what we are learning in history as a way to add dimension to our classroom learning.

This library will give students access to books that they may have experienced, such as Percy Jackson, or new books that showcase their identities and can help bring history alive.

Ms. Appel Aki Kurose Middle School Grades 6-8

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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.

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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

150 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States for Young People (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 2 $40.00
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $14.39 2 $28.78
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
A Black Women's History of the United States (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
A Child's Introduction to Norse Mythology • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
The Last Mapmaker • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
We Dream of Space • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Freewater • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Number the Stars (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The House on Mango Street (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Other Words for Home (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Esperanza Rising (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
The Epic of Gilgamesh • AKJ Education $8.76 1 $8.76
Fever 1793 • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Forge • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The City of Ember • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Inside Out and Back Again • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Chains: Seeds of America • AKJ Education $5.98 1 $5.98
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Five: The Last Olympian • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Sylvia & Aki • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two: The Sea of Monsters • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three: The Titan's Curse • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Black Ships Before Troy • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Four: The Battle of the Labyrinth • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$307.14

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $26.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$380.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.17

Total project goal

$447.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $447.79

2 Donors

-$200.31

Donations toward project cost

-$195.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.00

match offer

-$218.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$185.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.47

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