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Mrs. Ballenger from Cincinnati OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Library

Help me give my students the books they need to feed their craving for learning

  • $466 goal

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My Project

Hello and thank you for your interest in donating to my project for my classroom library.

I have a lot of eager readers, and they are just zipping through my collection.

The most requested in my fourth grade classes is books from the Goosebumps series. I added about 10-15 books from that collection on this project. I have also added some step up to reading books for my younger/lower readers. As a reading specialist in a Title One school, my main goal is to get the students excited to read. I think I have done a pretty good job of it so far. Out of the 76 students on my caseload, about 70 check out a book from my library every week. I would like to keep expanding the titles for them to chose from.

Thank you again!

Mrs. Ballenger
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Goosebumps Series 10 Books Collection Set (Classic Covers) Series 2 [Paperback] R.L. STINE • Amazon Business $29.00 1 $29.00
Goosebumps Classic (Series 1) - 10 Books Set Collection R.L. Stine • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Goosebumps 25th Anniversary Retro Set • Amazon Business $19.65 1 $19.65
Buster's Trip to Victory Lane (Buster the Race Car) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Bob Books - More Beginning Readers Box Set | Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $12.42 1 $12.42
Freddie The Farting Snowman: A Funny Read Aloud Picture Book For Kids And Adults About Snowmen Farts and Toots (Fart Dictionaries and Toot Along Stories) • Amazon Business $11.74 1 $11.74
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. (People and Events in History) • Amazon Business $10.35 1 $10.35
Arthur Blackwood's Scary Stories for Kids who Like Scary Stories: Book 2 • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel (Bunnicula and Friends) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Count The Garbage Trucks! I Spy Book for Kids Ages 2-5: Garbage and Trash Truck Fun Picture Puzzle Book for Kids Toddlers: Activity Book About Trash Vehicles (Garbage Truck Book for Kids) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
How to Catch a Dinosaur • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
Construction Site on Christmas Night: (Christmas Book for Kids, Children's Book, Holiday Picture Book) (Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
How to Catch a Gingerbread Man • Amazon Business $8.04 1 $8.04
Deep Trouble (Classic Goosebumps #2) (2) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Stink! (Kate and Jim Mcmullan) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Be Careful What You Wish For (Classic Goosebumps #7) (7) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Classic Goosebumps #14) (14) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns (Classic Goosebumps #36) (36) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How to Catch a Monster • Amazon Business $6.38 1 $6.38
Go, Go, Trucks! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Kaya Rides to the Rescue (American Girl) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (Classic Goosebumps #16) (16) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
How to Catch a Unicorn • Amazon Business $5.22 1 $5.22
Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Want to Be a Teacher (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Time for School, Little Dinosaur (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Best Seat in Second Grade: A Back to School Book for Kids (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
How to Drive Your Sister Crazy (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
How to Help the Earth-by the Lorax (Dr. Seuss) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ballet Stars (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
A Poor Excuse for a Dragon (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Looking for Bigfoot (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
How Not to Start Third Grade (Step into Reading 4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Lulu Goes to Witch School: A Halloween Book for Kids (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Arthur Lost in the Museum (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
How Not to Babysit Your Brother (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
One Hundred Shoes: A Math Reader (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Spirit Riding Free: Meet the PALs (Passport to Reading Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Love My Teacher! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.96 1 $4.96
The Moon's Time To Shine (Step Into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Soccer Sam (Step into Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $4.59 1 $4.59
The Rescue Mission (Pokémon Kalos: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) (1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Dancing Dinos Go to School (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Haunter (Goosebumps Most Wanted Special Edition #4) (4) • Amazon Business $3.79 1 $3.79

Materials cost

$360.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.88

Total project goal

$465.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $465.89

1 Donor

-$465.89

Donations toward project cost

-$396.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.88

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