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Mrs. Palmer from Manchester, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Battle of the Books!

Help me give my students a variety of books to read and analyze for the Battle of the Books competition!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Palmer's classroom raised $160

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am excited to introduce the Battle of the Books to my gifted and talented students this upcoming school year! Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will spend their year reading and discussing books from a variety of genres. They will then compete in a Battle of the Books at the end of the year!

Putting literature into the palms of students' hands and a love of reading into their hearts is my goal.

We thank you in advance for helping to bring these titles into our classroom so that we can foster our love of reading through the Battle of the Books!

Mrs. Palmer Ridgeway Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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 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

75 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken? (Wait! What?) • Amazon Business $10.54 3 $31.62
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $11.43 2 $22.86
Spy School the Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.45 2 $18.90
I Survived - I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster 1937 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 4 $17.48
The Witches - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12

Materials cost

$103.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$135.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.92

Total project goal

$159.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $159.46

4 Donors

-$105.05

Donations toward project cost

-$93.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.01

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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