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Mrs. Bese from Sultana, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books To Get Excited About!

Help me give my students some books that they are excited to read!

  • $420 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

I am the Teacher Librarian at a small, rural, TK-8th grade school in the Central Valley of California. My greatest joy as a teacher and as a librarian is helping my students find books that they are excited about reading, and helping them to meet their reading goals.

Most of my students' families can't afford to buy books, so our little school library is their only source of reading materials.

These Scaredy Squirrel, Zombie Goldfish, Babymouse, and Bad Kitty books have been specifically requested by my students, who will be thrilled to read them. Thank you for considering helping us with this project!

Mrs. Bese Monson Sultana Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Bese

Sultana, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

440 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #13) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $21.87 1 $21.87
Moon Rising: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #6) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $21.87 1 $21.87
Frizzy • Amazon Business $20.46 1 $20.46
Scaredy Squirrel at Night • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #4): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $7.49 2 $14.98
Lights, Camera, Middle School! (Babymouse Tales from the Locker) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Bad Kitty: Supercat (Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Miss Communication (Babymouse Tales from the Locker) • Amazon Business $13.71 1 $13.71
Pig the Rebel (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Pig the Monster (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish Boxed Set: (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish; The Seaquel; Fins of Fury) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Bad Kitty Does Not Like Valentine's Day • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Scaredy Squirrel Gets a Surprise (Scaredy's Nutty Adventures) • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Kyle's Little Sister • Amazon Business $9.03 1 $9.03
Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Not-So-Pretty Pixies (4) (Daisy Dreamer) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Live and Let Swim: My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, 5) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Great Bunny Escape (9) (Daisy Dreamer) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jurassic Carp: My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, 6) • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94
Any Fin Is Possible: My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, 4) • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94

Materials cost

$294.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$26.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$356.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.89

Total project goal

$419.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$419.26

2 Donors

-$419.26

Donations toward project cost

-$356.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.89

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$0.00

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