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Ms. Kennedy from Dunedin, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Encouraging Reading

Help me give my students a high interest collection of books for our library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kennedy's classroom raised $933

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am the library media specialist in a school of just over 1300 students. I am in love with the diversity and personalities of all my students. My students work hard everyday to be the best versions of themselves, and rely on me to find windows and doors to other worlds-both the familiar and not-so-familiar.

They are exuberant, creative, and vivacious and they inspire me to work my hardest every day.

I have athletes, nerds, scholars, romantics, and clowns of all colors that come to mingle in the space I provide for them.

My Project

We are still in the process of building our library collection to size that will adequately serve our 1350 students. These are books that students have requested or books that are similar to ones that are very popular. Every single book donated gets us one step closer to fully supporting our students.

These books are important for supporting both the literacy and social/emotional needs of our students.

These books support free choice reading which helps to improve literacy across the campus. They also help the social/emotional needs of the students by giving them safe escapes from stress as well as views into how other people might live their lives.

Ms. Kennedy Dunedin 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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More than half of 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
Tokyo Ghoul: re Complete Box Set: Includes vols. 1-16 with premium • Amazon Business $195.79 1 $195.79
My Hero Academia Volume 11-20 Collection 10 Books Set Super Hero Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $85.00 1 $85.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 3 (TMNT IDW Collection) • Amazon Business $57.00 1 $57.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 4 (TMNT IDW Collection) • Amazon Business $45.15 1 $45.15
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 5 (TMNT IDW Collection) • Amazon Business $43.49 1 $43.49
SuperMutant Magic Academy (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $36.65 1 $36.65
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons) • Amazon Business $31.30 1 $31.30
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide (Core Rulebook, D&D Roleplaying Game) • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
Witchlight: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $23.75 1 $23.75
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition: Series I & II Collection • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
El libro del cementerio. Novela gráfica (Cómic / Nov. Gráfica) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $20.84 1 $20.84
Valiant: A Modern Faerie Tale (The Modern Faerie Tales) • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
Stay Gold • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Some Girls Do • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Supergirl: Being Super • Amazon Business $15.57 1 $15.57
Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 15: Includes vols. 43, 44 & 45 • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale (The Modern Faerie Tales) • Amazon Business $14.68 1 $14.68
Ironside: A Modern Faerie Tale (The Modern Faerie Tales) • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
The Iron Will of Genie Lo (A Genie Lo Novel) • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
What Big Teeth • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
I Am Not Starfire • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
American Royals • Amazon Business $10.73 1 $10.73
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59

Materials cost

$751.54

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$792.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.91

Total project goal

$932.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$932.72

6 Donors

-$686.72

Donations toward project cost

-$583.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.01

match offer

-$246.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.90

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$0.00

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