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Ms. Salazar from El Paso, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books That Build Readers and Community

Help me give my students books that help build Readers and Community. Some books are to replace student favorites while others are to support our Bluebonnet Club readers.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Salazar's classroom raised $612

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Our school library is more than a place for books—it's a hub where students discover their love for reading, share ideas, and connect through stories. With your support, we will add high-interest books to grow our library programs and book club.

These books will help spark curiosity, foster critical thinking, and build a reading community that includes all learners.

Whether it's a graphic novel, nonfiction, or diverse fiction titles, each book will inspire conversations and bring students together through a shared love of reading.

The funds will be used to purchase a curated selection of high-interest books for our school library and book club. Every dollar will go directly toward building a collection that supports literacy growth, student engagement, and meaningful discussions during our library programs and book club meetings.

My students are eager and enthusiastic to dive into our book club! They’re already asking when we’ll start and can’t wait to explore new stories, share their thoughts, and connect with classmates through reading. Your support will help fuel their passion and get great books into their hands.

Ms. Salazar Edgemere Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

El Paso, TX 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

280 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
5 Book Set: EMOTIONAL GROWTH - Cape, I've Got Feelings, Buffalo Fluffalo, Beneath, Good Things (hardcover picture books 4-8 social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $98.00 1 $98.00
Sports Illustrated Kids Goats - Soccer GOATs - Library Book • AKJ Education $22.86 1 $22.86
Sports Illustrated Kids Goats - Hockey GOATs - Library Book • AKJ Education $22.86 1 $22.86
The Magical Yet (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Dona Quixote - Dona Quixote: Rise of the Knight - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $16.78 1 $16.78
Ready-to-Read. Level 1 - King of the Mountain! - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.30 2 $16.60
Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
A Different Pond - Caldecott Honor Book (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Ultimate Book of Origami Animals • Blick Art Materials $15.32 1 $15.32
The Ultimate Origami Book • Blick Art Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
Nimbus • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Hannah Sharpe - Hannah Sharpe Cartoon Detective - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Penelope Rex - Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $12.43 1 $12.43
My First I Can Read - Fox versus Fox - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $12.00 1 $12.00
Rizos / Frizzy - Rizos (Frizzy, Spanish language edition) - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Wombats Are Pretty Weird - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $10.85 1 $10.85
Still Dreaming / Seguimos sonando - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.22 1 $10.22
The Lost Library - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.17 1 $10.17
Dogtown Book - Dogtown - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.14 1 $10.14
Sir Ladybug - Sir Ladybug and the Bookworms - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.95 1 $9.95
Spider in the Well - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $9.92 1 $9.92
Evergreen - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $9.85 1 $9.85
Stuntboy - Stuntboy, In-Between Time - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.31 1 $9.31
Not-A-Box - Not-a-Box City - Library Book • AKJ Education $9.29 1 $9.29
Poetry Comics - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.25 1 $9.25
The Yellow Bus - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $9.20 1 $9.20
Tree. Table. Book. - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.17 1 $9.17
City Spies - Mission Manhattan - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.74 1 $8.74
Zeke the Weather Geek - Zeke the Weather Geek: There's a Lizard in My Blizzard! - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $7.40 1 $7.40
Hello Genius - Bear Says Thank You"/Oso Dice Gracias" - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Katie Woo and Pedro Mysteries - The Mystery of the Haunted Scarecrow - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Pedro Goes to Mars - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$473.05

Vendor shipping charges

$9.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$520.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.78

Total project goal

$611.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$611.88

10 Donors

-$323.74

Donations toward project cost

-$281.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.37

Matching donations from our partners

-$280.86

Match offers toward project cost

-$238.73

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.28

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$0.00

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