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Ms. Wainwright from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Dinner!

My students need BOOKS, BOOKS, and more BOOKS!!! I am looking to grow our lending library so that my students can continue to read a variety of quality books nightly.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Wainwright's classroom raised $511

This project is fully funded

My Students

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. ~Dr. Seuss

My class is full of a group of eager to learn, energetic, bright, happy and enjoyable second graders.

They absolutely LOVE to read and look for any opportunity to pull out a book and get lost in a new adventure. I have a pretty good classroom library; however, my lending library is not so big. I have very few books that I can send home with students. Unfortunately, we don't have access to a functioning school library with a librarian, so my classroom library has been all that they have had access to. I am running out of books to introduce them to and keep their interest.

My Project

By helping me add new and interesting chapter books to my lending library, students will be given the opportunity to have access to quality literature every night. I encourage students to talk about their books at the dinner table and to share their literary adventures with their family and friends. By doing this, my students are improving their reading and comprehension abilities while also making books a part of their everyday life.

By donating to this project, you are feeding my students' appetite to read.

You are helping to develop life long learners. And, you are supporting the academic success of students who genuinely love to learn. By supporting this project, my students will be able to borrow books nightly- including over the weekend. My students love to read and they need more books!

Ms. Wainwright Overbrook Educational Center Grades PreK-2

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

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

25 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Flat Stanley Collection Box Set: Flat Stanley, Invisible Stanley, Stanley in Space, and Stanley, Flat Again! • Amazon $10.79 12 $129.48
Junie B.'s Books in a Bus! (Books 1-27!) • Amazon $76.12 1 $76.12
Frindle • Amazon $3.94 12 $47.28
The Judy Moody Uber-Awesome Collection: Books 1-9 • Amazon $27.12 1 $27.12
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon • Amazon $11.28 1 $11.28
Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (4 Books) • Amazon $11.28 1 $11.28
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Sugar Plum Ballerinas Dancing Diva • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
Nikki and Deja (Nikki & Deja) • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
Stanley and the Magic Lamp (Flat Stanley) • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Terrible Terrel (Sugar Plum Ballerinas (Quality)) • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Sugar Plums to the Rescue! • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
The Search for the Missing Bones (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 2) • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
The Wild Whale Watch (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 3) • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
Penguin Puzzle (Magic School Bus Chapter Books #8) • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
The Truth about Bats (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 1) • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
Ruby and the Booker Boys #1: Brand New School, Brave New Ruby • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
Ruby and the Booker Boys #2: Trivia Queen, 3rd Grade Supreme • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
Ruby and the Booker Boys #4: Ruby Flips For Attention • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones (Cam Jansen) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Gold Coins #5 • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Cam Jansen & The Mystery of the Television Dog (Cam Jansen) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the U.F.O. #2 • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Flat Stanley and the Haunted House (I Can Read!, Level 2) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Flat Stanley and the Firehouse (I Can Read Book 2) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Flat Stanley Goes Camping (I Can Read Book 2) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Flat Stanley at Bat (I Can Read Book 2) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Freckle Juice • Amazon $3.02 1 $3.02

Materials cost

$397.88

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$433.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.56

Total project goal

$510.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$510.41

12 Donors

-$344.00

Donations toward project cost

-$292.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.60

match offer

-$166.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$141.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.96

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$0.00

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