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Ms. Hedstrom from Cupertino, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books to Build Literacy

Help me give my students a wide variety of books to read to improve their literacy!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hedstrom's classroom raised $494

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My Project

Hello! Our school has a student population with a very wide range of reading levels. Our students are encouraged by their teachers to read for pleasure to help build their vocabulary, literacy, and to encourage them to become lifelong readers. Many of our students are English Language Learners who need high-interest books at their reading level. This means our library must have a diverse collection to meet all our students' needs. Our students do love to read and we want to support them in finding the best books. We appreciate any help you can provide to help us do just that! Thanks for considering funding our project to get more books in our students' hands!

Ms. Hedstrom Cupertino High School Grades 9-12 Cupertino, CA View local requests 999 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning National Geographic Nonfiction Books - Level 2 - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.86 1 $36.86
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Series: More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark; Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 3 (Book sets for Kids: Grade 3 and Up) by Alvin Schwartz (1981) Paperback • Amazon Business $14.74 1 $14.74
The Song of the Cell - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.81 1 $13.81
Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.71 1 $13.71
The Hard Parts - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.49 1 $13.49
Facing the Enemy - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $12.74 1 $12.74
Chip War - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $12.23 1 $12.23
The Exceptions - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $12.01 1 $12.01
Politics of Place - The Future of Geography - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $11.74 1 $11.74
All the Beauty in the World - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $11.65 1 $11.65
How to Say Babylon - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.97 1 $10.97
The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.61 1 $10.61
A Greater Goal - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.61 1 $10.61
The First State of Being - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.61 1 $10.61
New Girl - The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The New Girl #1) - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.55 1 $10.55
Fair Play - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.41 1 $10.41
Two Degrees - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.26 1 $10.26
Eagle Drums - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.24 1 $10.24
The Lost Library - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.17 1 $10.17
Shut Up, This Is Serious - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.14 1 $10.14
Dear Black Girls - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.05 1 $10.05
The Circuit - The Circuit Graphic Novel - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $10.02 1 $10.02
The Honeys - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.99 1 $9.99
The Lost Year - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.93 1 $9.93
Icebreaker - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.87 1 $9.87
The Luis Ortega Survival Club - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.58 1 $9.58
Wild Dreamers - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.80 1 $8.80
Bite by Bite - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.76 1 $8.76
Kin - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.71 1 $8.71
Once There Was - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.71 1 $8.71

Materials cost

$351.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.02

Total project goal

$493.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $493.48

6 Donors

-$249.16

Donations toward project cost

-$211.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.22

match offer

-$244.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$207.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

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 $0.00

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