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Mrs. Willardson from South Jordan, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a World of Readers: Diverse Books for Every Student

Help me give my students a diverse classroom library filled with books that reflect various cultures, experiences, and perspectives, fostering empathy, understanding, and a love for reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Willardson's classroom raised $632

This project is fully funded

My Project

As a new teacher, I'm excited to create a classroom library that inspires my students to become lifelong readers. This library will be a haven where they can explore new worlds, discover diverse perspectives, and see themselves reflected in the stories they read.

My goal is to provide books that celebrate a wide range of cultures, experiences, and voices.

By offering literature that is both windows into others' lives and mirrors of their own, I hope to foster empathy, understanding, and a deep love of reading in my students.

Your support will help me fill our shelves with engaging, high-quality books that spark curiosity and build confidence. Together, we can empower every student to find joy in reading and succeed in their educational journey. Thank you for being part of this exciting project!

Mrs. Willardson Mountain Creek Middle School Grades 9-12 South Jordan, UT View local requests 185 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rez Ball • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Everything We Never Had • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Fighting Words • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
Where the Library Hides: A Novel (Secrets of the Nile, 2) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
And Then, Boom! • Amazon Business $15.91 1 $15.91
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
Such Charming Liars • Amazon Business $15.74 1 $15.74
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
The First State of Being • Amazon Business $13.40 1 $13.40
Sanctuary • Amazon Business $13.36 1 $13.36
Death Coming Up the Hill • Amazon Business $13.25 1 $13.25
The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, 1) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Gilded Cage (The Prison Healer, 2) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Shoot Your Shot: A Sport-Inspired Guide To Living Your Best Life • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
The Blood Traitor (The Prison Healer, 3) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Threads That Bind • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Patron Saints of Nothing • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
Apple: (Skin to the Core) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
This One Summer • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Superman: Dawnbreaker (DC Icons Series) • Amazon Business $11.11 1 $11.11
Louder Than Hunger • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
The Last Cuentista: Newbery Medal Winner • Amazon Business $10.83 1 $10.83
Gather • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Iveliz Explains It All: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Giver Graphic Novel (Giver Quartet, 1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Thieves' Gambit • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
What the River Knows: A Novel (Secrets of the Nile, 1) • Amazon Business $9.82 1 $9.82
The Davenports • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) • Amazon Business $9.12 1 $9.12
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice • Amazon Business $9.11 1 $9.11
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown • Amazon Business $9.02 1 $9.02
Mississippi Trial, 1955 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team • Amazon Business $8.60 1 $8.60
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Before We Were Free • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87

Materials cost

$499.57

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.78

Total project goal

$631.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$631.84

1 Donor

-$268.53

Donations toward project cost

-$268.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$315.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$268.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$47.39

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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