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Mrs. Harkins from New Haven, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Books, and More Books

Help me give my students new books that will engage them and help them to grow as readers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Harkins's classroom raised $331

This project is fully funded

My Project

As a teacher, my goal is to create a class of readers, one student at a time. Your support of this project will be invaluable in fostering a love for reading among my students.

These books provide students with the chance to explore a multitude of topics and ideas.

And my classroom library needs a refresh. After moving to the 8th grade, I have had to take a closer look at my classroom library to ensure I am offering books of high interest and at the appropriate levels for students in the middle school classroom. Therefore, I am requesting a variety of books students are interested in and want to read.

Additionally, some books have diverse representations. Stories of teens with disabilities, diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, and much more. As well as books exploring mythology from around the world and classic literature

Mrs. Harkins Betsy Ross Arts & Design Academy School Grades 6-8

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.

New Haven, CT 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Complete Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy (Boxed Set): The Summer I Turned Pretty; It's Not Summer Without You; We'll Always Have Summer • Amazon Business $21.74 2 $43.48
Caraval Paperback Boxed Set: Caraval, Legendary, Finale • Amazon Business $27.49 1 $27.49
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $22.49 1 $22.49
The Bad Guys Even Badder Box Set (The Bad Guys #6-10) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 • Amazon Business $20.54 1 $20.54
Big Tree • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
All You Have To Do • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Just Do This One Thing for Me • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
This Winter • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Pony • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
If I Tell • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$246.91

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.52

Total project goal

$330.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$330.13

3 Donors

-$144.92

Donations toward project cost

-$141.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$164.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$139.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.16

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$0.00

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