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Ms. Christie from Minneapolis MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Welcoming and Educational Common Space Filled With Books

Help me give my students a welcoming and educational common space to encourage reading!

  • 2 donors
  • $605 still needed

expires Jul 13

  • 2 donors
  • $605 still needed
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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

The project aims to create a literary and comfortable common space for students who have faced challenges in traditional public schools and who often have multiple barriers to learning. These challenges could include academic struggles, personal circumstances, or other obstacles that make it difficult for them to succeed in a typical school setting. By purchasing books requested by students themselves, along with some decor, we want to create a welcoming, receptive, motivational and educational atmosphere. This initiative will not only improve the aesthetics of the area but also provide valuable resources for students to utilize, promoting a culture of reading within the school community.

Ms. Christie
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dune Complete Series Set, 6 Books (Trade Paperback) • Amazon Business $79.99 1 $79.99
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $45.44 1 $45.44
Divergent Series Four-Book Paperback Box Set: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four • Amazon Business $43.99 1 $43.99
Dork Diaries Box Set (Book 1-3) Dork Diaries; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3 • AKJ Education $30.65 1 $30.65
Toni Morrison Box Set: The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Beloved • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings • Amazon Business $18.79 1 $18.79
American Born Chinese (YA paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The 48 Laws of Power • Amazon Business $14.55 1 $14.55
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel • Amazon Business $12.73 1 $12.73
Manga Shakespeare Julius Caesar • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Color Purple: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
S&O Reading Posters for Classroom - Classroom Library Posters for Elementary School - Classroom Reading Corner Library Decorations for School - Reading Corner Decor for Classroom Library Decor - 10PC • Amazon Business $11.75 1 $11.75
Clap When You Land • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society • Amazon Business $11.10 1 $11.10
Girl, Interrupted: A Memoir • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Great Short Stories by African-American Writers (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History) • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Hamlet (No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels) (Volume 1) (No Fear Shakespeare Illustrated) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
To Kill a Mockingbird • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Maya Angelou: Poems • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Antony & Cleopatra (No Fear Shakespeare) (Volume 19) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
1984: 75th Anniversary • Amazon Business $6.41 1 $6.41
Othello (No Fear Shakespeare) (Volume 9) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
The Little Prince • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Outsiders • Amazon Business $5.98 1 $5.98
How to Steal a Dog • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
A Wrinkle in Time • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Batman: An Origin Story (DC Comics Super Heroes) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Wonder Woman: An Origin Story (DC Comics Super Heroes) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Superman: An Origin Story (DC Comics Super Heroes) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Don Quixote (Wordsworth Classics) • Amazon Business $3.95 1 $3.95

Materials cost

$505.06

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$556.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.23

Total project goal

$654.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $654.87

2 Donors

-$50.00

Donations toward project cost

-$42.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $604.87

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