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Mrs. Shippy from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Book It!

Help me give my students a variety of new books for our library.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Shippy's classroom raised $556

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My middle school students are fun, creative and enthusiastic readers. They are hard workers who always give their all to their work. They love to help each other and want to be successful. I want to help them reach their goals by supplying them with new books.

We do not have a school library, each teacher must create a classroom library for their students.

Help me spruce up our classroom library by replacing old favorites and introducing new classics. I want to have a wide variety of books in our classroom library. I want all students to find something that interests them that they can read at whatever level they are at. I hope the books reflect the students in my classrooom and well as teach them about other people and cultures. I want the books to transport my students to different times and places. Today a reader, tomorrow a leader! Thanks for your consideration.

Mrs. Shippy Dawes Elementary School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
4 Book Set: Graphic Novels #8 - Underrepresented Stories Social Emotional Learning (paperback, ages 14+ mature) The Talk, Hey Kiddo, Sunshine, Weirdo • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $76.00 1 $76.00
I Survived Series Graphic Novels Collection (6 Books) • Amazon Business $51.90 1 $51.90
School Trip: A Graphic Novel (paperback graphic novel) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 2 $28.00
The First State of Being (hardcover) - 2024 National Book Award longlist • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow (hardcover) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Break (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived Graphic Novel #7) (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Grenade • Amazon Business $15.80 1 $15.80
The Light in Hidden Places (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Abuela, Don't Forget Me (YA paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $13.00 1 $13.00
Lines of Courage • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Two Degrees • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Down with the Dance (Middle School Mayhem) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Ground Zero • Amazon Business $10.88 1 $10.88
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived Graphic Novel #9) (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22
Swim Team: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.20 1 $10.20
What Happened to Rachel Riley? • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Allies • Amazon Business $9.82 1 $9.82
Sunny Makes Her Case: A Graphic Novel (Sunny #5) • Amazon Business $9.75 1 $9.75
Capitán América: El ejército fantasma (Captain America: The Ghost Army) (Capitán América / Captain America) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.67 1 $9.67
Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $8.33 1 $8.33
Prettiest • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Curlfriends: New in Town (A Graphic Novel) (Curlfriends, 1) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The Boy at the Back of the Class • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #3) (3) (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived Graphic Novel #8) (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $6.50 1 $6.50
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Materials cost

$435.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$472.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.36

Total project goal

$555.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $555.76

1 Donor

-$370.50

Donations toward project cost

-$314.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.57

match offer

-$185.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$157.47

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.79

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