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Ms. Heather Lundergan from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books are a Uniquely Portable Magic

Help me give my students a multitude of adventures through books. Multiple book sets will give them many opportunities to read at their level and experience a world of portable magic.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Heather Lundergan's classroom raised $731

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 Students

Our school strives for excellence and to find the leader in every student. Every child has unique abilities, talents, and strengths; sometimes, all it takes is exposure or motivation. The students in my class are exceptional young people. They all inherently care about one another and continually make an effort to improve in all aspects.

My class consists of 20 amazing students.

Of those 20, 17 are English language learners, 3 receive resource services, and one is in speech. They all have a "power of yet" attitude and do their personal best to contribute to our classroom community.

My Project

These books will continue to enhance a print-rich classroom that provides adventure through reading...an atmosphere I strive to create. My classroom consists of children that read at all levels. These books will help them gain confidence by reading books at their level and being able to comprehend and talk about literature with their peers. My students will be so thankful for the opportunities to read many different books and go on many different adventures with the characters they will meet along the way. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind; their levels, their interests, and their passion for adventure.

With these new books, my students will be able to read a variety of books that will allow them to read, understand, and discuss literary adventures with their peers, all while becoming better, more confident readers.

The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading. My students already have shown great excitement in reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the printed word.

Ms. Heather Lundergan Hanson Park 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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The House on Mango Street • AKJ Education $8.37 6 $50.22
How to Eat Fried Worms • AKJ Education $7.29 6 $43.74
Hana's Suitcase • AKJ Education $7.29 6 $43.74
Bud, Not Buddy • AKJ Education $6.56 6 $39.36
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh • AKJ Education $6.56 6 $39.36
The War That Saved My Life • AKJ Education $6.56 6 $39.36
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane • AKJ Education $5.83 6 $34.98
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend • AKJ Education $5.83 6 $34.98
Flush • AKJ Education $5.83 6 $34.98
Maniac Magee • AKJ Education $5.60 6 $33.60
Freak the Mighty • AKJ Education $5.59 6 $33.54
Fantastic Mr. Fox • AKJ Education $5.59 6 $33.54
Skinnybones • AKJ Education $5.10 6 $30.60
Sadako and the thousand paper cranes • AKJ Education $5.10 6 $30.60
Loser • AKJ Education $5.10 6 $30.60
Stone Fox: 30th Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $4.89 6 $29.34

Materials cost

$582.54

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$621.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.64

Total project goal

$730.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$730.92

5 Donors

-$610.92

Donations toward project cost

-$519.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.64

match offer

-$120.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$102.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.00

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$0.00

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