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Mr. Pearce from Middletown, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring Neil Gaiman's Acclaimed Sandman to a Library

My students need a collection of the ten volume Sandman graphic novel series and its subsequent spin-off titles.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Pearce's classroom raised $396

This project is fully funded

My Students

Working with engaged students in a high-need school has unique challenges; chief among them, finding books that truly get students excited about reading.

One medium that my students love spending time with during free reading periods are graphic novels.

They love the exciting stories and artwork. I love that even my students at the lowest reading level can pick up a comic and feel no shame in reading something that's keyed to their grade level. My higher level readers love comics just as well. Unfortunately, our school's media center does not have many books that fit this mold.

My Project

I would like to expand our lending library with a variety of new comic collections featuring Neil Gaiman's revolutionary series The Sandman. This comic series has been the beneficiary of many awards and accolades, chief among them a World Fantasy Award. I feel that these books would enrich my student's literary lives with engaging, imaginative stories and beautiful artwork.

My students are college bound, and putting books that help engage and build stamina in their hands can only further prepare them for the world after high school.

Your help will ensure that students like mine get every opportunity to discover the joy of reading, while increasing their vocabulary and stamina through a medium that is not well-serviced in our high school's library. I thank you so much for considering our project!

Mr. Pearce Middletown High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Sandman, Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes Neil Gaiman • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
The Sandman, Volume 2: The Doll's House Malcolm Jones, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Michael Zulli • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
The Sandman, Volume 3: Dream Country Neil Gaiman, Colleen Doran (Artist), Charles Vess (Artist), Kelley Jones (Artist), Malcolm Jones III (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25
The Sandman, Volume 4: The Season of Mists Neil Gaiman, DC Comics, Michael Hill (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
The Sandman, Volume 5: A Game of You Neil Gaiman, George Pratt (Artist), Colleen Doran (Artist), Bryan Talbot (Artist), Dick Giordano (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
The Sandman, Volume 8: World's End Neil Gaiman, Bob Kahan (Editor), Dick Giordano (Illustrator), Vince Locke (Illustrator), Mike Allred (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
The Sandman, Volume 10: The Wake Neil Gaiman, Bob Kahan (Editor), Charles Vess (Illustrator), Michael Zulli (Illustrator), John J. Muth (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
The Sandman, Volume 6: Fables and Reflections Neil Gaiman, Bob Kahan (Editor), Dave McKean (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 8: The Blackhawk and the Return of the Scarlet Ghost Matt Wagner, Guy Davis • Barnes and Noble $16.23 1 $16.23
Sandman Mystery Theatre, Volume 5: Dr. Death and the Night of the Butcher Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
Sandman Mystery Theatre: Sleep Of Reason, Vol. 6 Eric Nguyen, Eric Nguyen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.81 1 $12.81
The Sandman, Volume 7: Brief Lives Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, Jill Thompson • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Death: The Time of Your Life Neil Gaiman, Clare Danes, Bob Kahan (Editor), Chris Bachalo (Illustrator), Chris Buckingham (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
The Sandman, Volume 9: The Kindly Ones Neil Gaiman, Frank McConnell • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters Neil Gaiman, Yoshitaka Amano, Yoshitaka Amano (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.23 1 $16.23
Death: The High Cost of Living Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo (Illustrator), Mark Buckingham (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.54 1 $10.54
Sandman Mystery Theatre, Volume 1: Tarantula Matt Wagner, Steven Seagle, Guy Davis (Illustrator), G. Wilson (Illustrator), Richard Bruning (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.54 1 $10.54
Sandman Mystery Theater: The Face and the Brute, Vol. 2 Matt Wagner, Guy Davis (Illustrator), John Watkiss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Sandman Mystery Theater: The Vamp Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle • Barnes and Noble $10.54 1 $10.54
Sandman Mystery Theatre, Volume 4: The Scorpion Steven T. Seagle, Guy Davis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.54 1 $10.54
Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 7 The Mist & the Phantom of the Fair Steven T. Seagle, Guy Davis (Illustrator), Steven T. Seagle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
Sandman Mystery Theater: the Hourman and the Python - Volume 6 Steven T. Seagle, Matt Wagner, Guy Davis • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09

Materials cost

$297.05

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$336.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.38

Total project goal

$395.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$395.89

5 Donors

-$95.00

Donations toward project cost

-$80.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

match offer

-$300.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.13

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