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Mrs. Sumida from Honolulu, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Advanced Book Swapping

My students need 25 books at an advanced reading level, from authors including Brandon Mull, Michael Scott, and Patricia C. Wrede.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sumida's classroom raised $285

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I am a teacher librarian at an elementary school that services many Navy and Army families in Hawaii. The library is the center of encouraging literacy on our PreK-6 campus.

About half of the students at my school are military dependents who move locations every three years. They are not able to have large home libraries as a result and are limited in the number and types of books they read at home. I recently started a Book Swap Program where students can bring in books from home to exchange for another on my Book Swap shelf. The more advanced readers are having trouble finding books appropriate for their reading level on the shelf.

My upper elementary students need 25 books to continue participating in the Book Exchange Program. These higher level books will fill the gap on the Book Swap shelf for students reading at a middle school level.

Your help will allow my students to explore new books and yet parents need not worry about purchasing new ones. We will be redistributing the unwanted books from one family to another family. In this way, underused books in one home will be utilized in a new home.

Mrs. Sumida Pearl Harbor Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scepter of the Ancients (Skulduggery Pleasant Series #1) Derek Landy, Tom Percival (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Sorcerer of the North (Ranger's Apprentice Series #5) John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice Series #4) John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Thirteenth Child Patricia C. Wrede • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Leve Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Sorcery and Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
The Grand Tour, or The Purloined Coronation Regalia Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep (Emily Windsnap Series #2) Liz Kessler, Sarah Gibb (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
100 Cupboards N. D. Wilson • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Dandelion Fire: (100 Cupboards Series #2) N. D. Wilson • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Silverfin (Young Bond Series #1) Charlie Higson • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice Series #1) Joseph Delaney, Patrick Arrasmith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Curse of the Bane (The Last Apprentice Series #2) Joseph Delaney, Patrick Arrasmith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant Series #2) Derek Landy • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Big One-Oh Dean Pitchford • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Blood Fever (Young James Bond Series #2) Charlie Higson • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Wolves in the Walls Neil Gaiman, Dave Mckean (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Dragon and Thief (Dragonback Series #1) Timothy Zahn • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Dragon and Soldier (Dragonback Series #2) Timothy Zahn • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1) Michael Scott • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #2) Michael Scott • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Fablehaven (Fablehaven Series #1) Brandon Mull, Brandon Dorman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38
The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice Series #1) John Flanagan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38

Materials cost

$194.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.42

Sales tax

 $8.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$233.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.28

Total project goal

$284.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $284.88

5 Donors

-$284.88

Donations toward project cost

-$233.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.28

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