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Mx. Brown from Puyallup, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Feed the Brain!

Help me give my students a diverse selection of books to fill our classroom library!

  • $708 goal

This project expired on August 8, 2025.

This project expired on August 8, 2025.

My Project

My students love to read. They love graphic novels, they love regular novels, and they really love Epic on their laptops. Some days, I can't get them to put down their books. The problem is, I haven't been able to build up a strong classroom library yet - not like what my students deserve.

I want to give my students a classroom library filled with diverse characters written by diverse authors.

Giving my students a classroom library filled with diverse characters and voices will not only feed into their love of reading but will help them expand their worldviews and experience life from perspectives other than their own.

Not to mention all the other benefits that reading for fun can offer, reading can increase a student's vocabulary through word exposure, improve writing skills, and encourage creativity and imagination.

Mx. Brown Chief Leschi 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.

Puyallup, WA View local requests

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

15 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
6 Book Set: Lee & Low PRETEEN Mental Health Bundle #2 (ages 8-12) YA Books for Classroom Library - social emotional learning • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $90.00 1 $90.00
5 Book Set: Graphic Novels #2 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback, ages 8-12) - Break, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, Four Eyes, Invisible, Duel • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $80.00 1 $80.00
4 Book Set: Graphic Novels #7 - Underrepresented Family & Social Emotional Learning (paperback, ages 8-12) Twin Cities, Two Tribes, Dear Dad, Uprooted • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $72.00 1 $72.00
4 Book Set: Graphic Novels #4 - Underrepresented Stories Social Emotional Learning (paperback 10+) Snapdragon, El Deafo, Space Boy 1-3, Parachute Kids • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $62.00 1 $62.00
3 Book Set: UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES Bundle: The Proudest Blue, Hair Love, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners (hardcover picture books, representative) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
3 Book Set: PRIDE VOICES Bundle: Calvin, Stella Brings the Family, Love, Violet (hardcover picture books, underrepresented authors) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
3 Book Set: NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES Bundle: We Are Water Protectors, Berry Song, We Are Grateful (hardcover picture books, indigenous traditions) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
4 Book Set: Native American Paperback Book Club (ages 8-12) - The Sea in Winter, We Still Belong, How I Became a Ghost, Ancestor Approved • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $46.00 1 $46.00
I Am the Night Sky: ...& Other Reflections by Muslim American Youth (Shout Mouse Press Young Adult Books) • Amazon Business $12.55 1 $12.55
Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00

Materials cost

$518.55

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$45.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$601.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.18

Total project goal

$707.88

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