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Ms. Lightbourne from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Bookcases, More Books, Oh My!

My students need 36 sets of books to begin their collection!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lightbourne's classroom raised $1,017

This project is fully funded

My Students

Did you know that books in homes equals success in school? It's true. Research says that success in school can be predicted, in part, by the number of books in a home. Help 44 children put this to the test as they begin their own home library. We'll build bookcases, you help supply the books!

Our fifth grade students live and go to school in eastern Maryland.

We are a K - 8 school, with two classes at each grade level. Seventy percent of our students either receive reduced or free lunch, and because of that we are considered a high poverty school. Our students are like kids all over the country (except of course that we're Ravens fans) - bright, funny, curious, imaginative - all the things you want in a ten year old! Many of our students don't have all the opportunities more affluent children enjoy. Books and bookcases should be standard equipment in every child's room. Please help us make this possible for 44 kids.

My Project

This project was inspired by an article in the New York Times that cited the direct relationship between children that live in homes with at least 500 books and greater success in school. This project hopes to begin to address that issue for our students. Through other funding each student will build their own 2' x 3' two shelf bookcase. With the funding from Donors Choose each of our 44 students will receive 3 books (with a variety to choose from) to begin their own in-home library.

Helping a child become a competent reader is one of the greatest pleasures imaginable.

If anything tops that it would be knowing that they are going to be lifelong readers. Reading is essential, it's that simple. To be illiterate is to be without choice. Please help us provide the gift of books, and life long learning, for 44 incredibly deserving inner city children. Thank you!!

Ms. Lightbourne Southwest Baltimore Charter School 328 Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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 Book Thief Markus Zusak • Barnes and Noble $6.26 4 $25.04
Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia Series #1) C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $1.89 4 $7.56
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPre (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.51 4 $30.04
Freak the Mighty Rodman Philbrick, W. R. Philbrick • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Bronx Masquerade Nikki Grimes • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Nothing But The Truth Avi • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Keeper Mal Peet • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
A Girl Named Disaster Nancy Farmer • Barnes and Noble $6.83 4 $27.32
Chalk Box Kid Clyde Robert Bulla, Thomas B. Allen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.41 4 $13.64
What I Saw and How I Lied Judy Blundell • Barnes and Noble $7.68 4 $30.72
The Bar Code Tattoo Suzanne Weyn • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
Jazmin's Notebook Nikki Grimes • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
Lost and Found Andrew Clements, Mark Elliott (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
Frindle Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 6 $40.98
The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Flat Stanley Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 4 $17.04
The Mouse and the Motorcycle Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator), Tracy Dockray (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Robert C. O'Brien, Zena Bernstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Found (Missing Series #1) Margaret Peterson Haddix • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Barry Moser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Among the Hidden (Shadow Children Series #1) Margaret Peterson Haddix, Cliff Nielsen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
The Homework Machine Dan Gutman • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
Chocolate Touch Patrick Skene Catling, Margot Apple (Illustrator), Margo Apple (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) (Junie B. Jones Series #18) Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 4 $17.04
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine, Gail Carson Levine (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Lunch Money Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 4 $20.48
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Holes Louis Sachar • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88
Knights of the Kitchen Table (The Time Warp Trio Series #1) Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.60 4 $10.40
Summer Reading Is Killing Me! (The Time Warp Trio Series #7) Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.60 4 $10.40
See You Later, Gladiator (The Time Warp Trio Series #9) Jon Scieszka, Adam McCauley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 4 $17.04
Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi • Barnes and Noble $5.97 4 $23.88

Materials cost

$789.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $47.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$883.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$132.09

Total project goal

$1,016.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,016.06

16 Donors

-$1,016.06

Donations toward project cost

-$883.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$132.09

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