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Ms. Sheehan from Springfield, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for our Battle!

Help me give my students the books they need to participate in the Western Massachusetts annual Battle of the Books competition.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sheehan's classroom raised $680

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 Project

Students love to visit our school library and read a variety of books. This school year our students will once again have the opportunity to participate in the Western Massachusetts Battle of the Books Competition!

These Battle of Books Titles will allow our students access to the books necessary to participate in this academic activity!

Last year our students participated in this program for the first time and their experience fed the enthusiasm of our up and coming third, fourth and fifth grade students. Students are eager to begin reading the required titles so that they can be prepared next Spring when the in-person competition will take place. I am hoping that the books will arrive early in the school year to give students plenty of time to finish their books. Last year some students finished their very first chapter books in order to be a part of this program and I hoping to have even greater success this year!

Ms. Sheehan Sumner Avenue Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Springfield, MA 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
Wrath of the Rain God (1) (Legendarios) • Amazon Business $17.66 3 $52.98
Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms (Cameron Battle, 1) • Amazon Business $16.99 3 $50.97
Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $16.92 3 $50.76
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion) • Amazon Business $13.13 3 $39.39
The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues • Amazon Business $12.98 3 $38.94
We Are Big Time: (A Graphic Novel) (Borzoi) • Amazon Business $12.38 3 $37.14
The Eyes and the Impossible: (Newbery Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $12.07 3 $36.21
Duel • Amazon Business $11.98 3 $35.94
Just Roll with It: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $10.97 3 $32.91
The Secret Language of Birds • Amazon Business $10.49 3 $31.47
Aniana del Mar Jumps In • Amazon Business $10.44 3 $31.32
Willodeen • Amazon Business $9.38 3 $28.14
Adore 12" Standing Buffy The Hen Chicken Plush Stuffed Animal Toy • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels • Amazon Business $7.98 3 $23.94
Aniana del Mar se avienta / Aniana del Mar Jumps In (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.00 2 $22.00

Materials cost

$539.10

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$577.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.86

Total project goal

$679.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$679.05

3 Donors

-$367.02

Donations toward project cost

-$311.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$312.02

Match offers toward project cost

-$265.22

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.80

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$0.00

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