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Mrs. Ruiz from Mesa, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Enjoy Reading!

Help me give my students the joy of reading through these amazing books !

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ruiz's classroom raised $806

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Students want to read books that they can identify themselves with. When teenagers identify themselves, they are able to make connections with the characters. In connecting their lives, they are able to express themselves with a genuine image of positivism.

These books will provide support in areas that will help them how to dialogue within the classroom and at home.

It will also create a sense of trust with their peers to communicate their emotions and feelings. They will convert their reading as a habit with their family and friends.

Mrs. Ruiz Carson Junior High School Grades 6-8

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.

Mesa, AZ View local requests

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

90 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stories That Must Not Die • Amazon Business $18.95 10 $189.50
Oh, the Places You'll Go!   • Amazon Business $8.98 20 $179.60
Breaking Through • Amazon Business $7.99 15 $119.85
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Book Box Set (Books 1-8: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion) • Amazon Business $34.94 1 $34.94
My Name is Maria Isabel: Novel-Ties Study Guide • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Too Many Tamales • Amazon Business $4.49 3 $13.47
A Little SPOT of Responsibility: A Story About Making Good Choices (Inspire to Create A Better You!) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Little Respectful SPOT: A Story About Respecting People, Places, and Things (Inspire to Create A Better You!) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Thirteen Senses: A Memoir • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Sight Words Bingo - Language Building Skill Game for Home or Classroom (T6064), Build Vocabulary with 46 Most-Used Words, 3 - 36 players, Age 5 and up, Cover the Spaces Needed to Win & Call Bingo • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89

Materials cost

$598.77

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$42.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$684.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.80

Total project goal

$805.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$805.35

1 Donor

-$805.35

Donations toward project cost

-$684.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$120.80

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$0.00

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