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Mrs. Olson from Blue Hill NE is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building Bridges Through Books

Help me give my students a better classroom library that takes them to places they have never been and meet people they have yet to interact with.

  • $593 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students are fun-loving, caring, smart individuals. They are full of questions and have a thirst for knowledge. However, in order to obtain much of their diverse experiences, they have to read about it.

My students are from a rural area, therefore, they do not experience as much as others.

They are missing diversity, due to no fault of their own, and consequently, they lack the ability to understand and relate to some people and circumstances. This is where it becomes my job to ensure they have books that they can read to build that understanding and allow them the opportunity to see others points of view.

My Project

I love giving my students time to read for enjoyment in my classroom. I have worked hard my whole teaching career to make reading fun and enjoyable for my students. I love hearing about how they now love to read for fun or that they chose to read in their free time. My students gain many experiences through books as they are located in a place where there isn't much diversity or they come from families that can not afford to travel.

These books will help my students travel to places they have never been, see life through another's eyes, and grow empathy for a situation they have never been apart of.

With this variety of books, my students' lives will be enhanced and will help them continue to grow a love of independent reading.

Mrs. Olson
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Testing Trilogy Complete Box Set • Amazon Business $38.88 1 $38.88
The Legend Trilogy • Amazon Business $36.71 1 $36.71
The Giver Quartet boxed set • Amazon Business $23.31 1 $23.31
One of Us Is Next: The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Internment • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
I Wish You All the Best • Amazon Business $13.43 1 $13.43
Truly Devious: A Mystery • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious) • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious) • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
The Fountains of Silence • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
The Man in the Red Bandanna • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Inheritance (Inheritance Cycle) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Everything Is Illuminated • Amazon Business $12.15 1 $12.15
Salt to the Sea • Amazon Business $12.01 1 $12.01
The Toll (3) (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Brown Girl Dreaming (Newbery Honor Book) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Girl in the Blue Coat • Amazon Business $11.38 1 $11.38
The Poet X • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Between Shades of Gray • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Harbor Me • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Hate U Give Collector's Edition • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Long Way Down • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11 (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $9.53 1 $9.53
On The Come Up • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Orbiting Jupiter • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Soldier Dog • Amazon Business $8.75 1 $8.75
When • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Elephant in the Garden • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Ghost Boys • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $5.48 1 $5.48

Materials cost

$437.04

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$26.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$503.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.91

Total project goal

$592.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$592.72

1 Donor

-$296.36

Donations toward project cost

-$251.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.45

match offer

-$296.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$251.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.45

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$0.00

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