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Mrs. Calcutt from Johnsonville SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Battle of the Books

Help me give my students books for their book club. The selected title, Deacon Locke Went To Prom, is on of the books on our South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list for the 2019-2020 school year.

  • $387 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

Our students attend a small, rural school with an enrollment of 400 students in grades 9-12. Because funding is limited, our students have not had access to some of the resources in larger districts. Our students depend on resources in our school, and our collection of library books needs to be updated to provide resources to appeal to diverse interests. We are implementing independent reading time as a part of our English curriculum, and students need access to high interest books to foster a life-long love of reading.

My Project

Many students do not have access to purchasing their own books and depend on the books in the school library for their leisure reading needs. Over the past 3 years with the implementation of our literacy plan and independent reading, more students are reading than ever before. The books from this project would allow us the opportunity to start a book club and participate in our state battle of the books contest. The books on the recommended list for the South Carolina Book Award Young Adult Nominees include a diverse selection and appeal to a variety of interests. By helping fund our book club selection, more students will have the opportunity to participate.

Mrs. Calcutt
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Deacon Locke Went to Prom • Amazon Business $10.99 25 $274.75

Materials cost

$274.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$328.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.92

Total project goal

$386.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$386.16

1 Donor

-$386.16

Donations toward project cost

-$328.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.92

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$0.00

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