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Mr. D. from Sacramento CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books Kids Want to Read!

Help me give my students books they want, like the new Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries titles, and some fun library incentives, like rubber pencils!

  • $416 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students visit our school library both on their own and with their classes. They eagerly flock to my shelves to read books that spark their interests. Keeping the library shelves stocked with compelling books, and keeping those books in good condition, can be a difficult task.

My students are a great bunch of kids, from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

With all of my students, nearly every genre and subject are in demand. When students have access to books that interest them, they love to read. Our students tend to be less economically well off, and I want to ensure that they still have equal access to the materials that are available to students in wealthier neighborhoods.

My Project

My students love the Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries books. I struggle to keep up with the demand, and always have a long waiting list for each title. This year, I'm working to provide students with access to these books even though they will be at home -- and that necessarily requires more copies!

Kids read more when they have access to books they enjoy reading.

I want to get these books into my students' hands so that they will keep reading while they are working from home. I'm organizing "drive through" library visit days -- I just need the right books to support my students' reading!

Mr. D.
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure (Dork Diaries (15)) • Amazon Business $21.99 6 $131.94
The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 15) • Amazon Business $11.99 8 $95.92
Baaxxango 35PCS Bendable Pencils with Erasers,7 inch Soft Fun Pencil,Flexible Pencils for Kids,Students as Great Party Favor,Gift Supply • Amazon Business $4.99 10 $49.90
Bert's Books Vinyl Corner Protectors for Books, Large Version, (9 Sets, 3 Colors) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$291.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$26.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$352.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.26

Total project goal

$415.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$415.09

6 Donors

-$399.22

Donations toward project cost

-$340.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.14

Matching donations from our partners

-$15.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$12.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.87

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$0.00

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