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Mrs. Maxim-Otterbacher from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books To Inspire Boys To Read!

The cost of 50 books including titles such as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" purchased from Barnes and Noble is $412, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Maxim-Otterbacher's classroom raised $467

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I am a sixth grade teacher on the South Side of Chicago. I have 28 students in my classroom and I teach all subjects. My school is in a very low income neighborhood and there is a great need for supplies. I work very hard with my students to instill a love for reading. I have worked for the last six years to create an awesome classroom library for my students. There is no library in the school and the public library is to far away and the neighborhood to dangerous to walk to, so the books they read, they get from me. I really need some books that will get my boys more interested in reading. I use literature circles in my class and would love some sets of novels that the boys would really get into. I have found that if more than one student is reading the same book and they are able to discuss what they are reading, they become even more interested in the story. I would truly appreciate 10 sets of books, 5 copies of each. Success in school and success in life depends on the ability to read. Students should have the opportunity to learn this skill with books that they love and are interested in. Please help me to reach this goal, so my students now and in the future will develop a love for reading!

Mrs. Maxim-Otterbacher Brownell Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Bad Beginning: Book the First (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.39 5 $51.95
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPre (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 5 $40.45
Monster Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 5 $35.95
The Beast Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $7.19 5 $35.95
The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.85 5 $29.25
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 5 $26.95
Sideways Stories from Wayside School Louis Sachar, Adam McCauley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 5 $26.95
Aliens Ate My Homework Bruce Coville, Katherine Coville (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 5 $26.95
Something Upstairs Avi • Barnes and Noble $5.39 5 $26.95
The Day My Butt Went Psycho! Andy Griffiths • Barnes and Noble $4.49 5 $22.45

Materials cost

$323.80

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$382.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.93

Total project goal

$466.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $466.26

2 Donors

-$415.92

Donations toward project cost

-$382.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$50.34

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