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Ms. White from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fantastic Books for Fantastic Kids!

Help me give my students interesting, intriguing books of many different levels to read!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. White's classroom raised $784

This project is fully funded

My Students

My kids are brilliant, inquisitive children, many of whom live in the nearby housing projects and homeless shelters. Their parents work extremely long hours to provide for their children, but many of my students come from homes where English is not the primary language. My students work very hard, and that hard work pays off: many of them attend some of the best high schools in New York City!

My children never cease to amaze me.

When describing the relationship between two characters in a fictional text, one student said, "Oh, you mean they have a symbiotic relationship?" Symbiotic relationship? I was floored. It was - once again - an example of how my students teach one another, and me, as much as I teach them.

My Project

After nearly two years of learning from home, students are returning to school in desperate need of physical, tangible books to read (instead of reading on screens and computers). During the pandemic, many students simply fell out of practice when it comes to reading -- for academics as well as for pleasure!

Our classroom library is in desperate need of new, high-interest books for students of all reading levels.

The best way to improve a child's reading capacity is to interest them in books that are part of a series, and many of the books I'm requesting are just that!

Ms. White PS 126 Jacob August Riis Grades 6-8

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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

120 students impacted 20donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
According to Humphrey the Hamster Series Collection 12 Books Set • Amazon Business $74.00 1 $74.00
Keeper of the Lost Cities Series Volume 1 - 8 Collection Books Box Set by Shannon Messenger (Keeper of the Lost Cities, Exile, Everblaze, Neverseen, Lodestar, Nightfall, Flashback & Legacy) • Amazon Business $67.99 1 $67.99
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 12 Books Complete Collection Set New(Diary Of a Wimpy Kid,Rodrick Rules,The Last Straw,Dog Days,The Ugly Truth,Cabin Fever,The Third Wheel,Hard Luck,The Long Haul,Old School..etc • Amazon Business $56.99 1 $56.99
The Last Kids On Earth 6 Books Collection Set by Max Brallier (Last Kids On Earth, Zombie Parade, Nightmare King, Cosmic Beyond, Midnight Blade & Skeleton Road) • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
The Land of Stories Complete Paperback Gift Box Set 6 Books Collection by Chris Colfer • Amazon Business $37.35 1 $37.35
Heroes of Olympus Complete Collection 5 Books Box Set -The Lost Hero/The Son of Neptune/The Mark of Athena/The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (2015-06-07) • Amazon Business $32.99 1 $32.99
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1 The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1) (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, 1) • Amazon Business $8.06 2 $16.12
The Grimm Conclusion (A Tale Dark & Grimm) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Kane Chronicles, The, Book One The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book One) (The Kane Chronicles, 1) • Amazon Business $6.64 2 $13.28
The Tower of Nero (Trials of Apollo, The Book Five) (Trials of Apollo, 5) • Amazon Business $13.12 1 $13.12
The Griffin's Feather (Dragon Rider #2) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, Book 3) • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50
Daniel X: Lights Out (Daniel X, 6) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13) • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants #12) (12) • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
Dragon Keepers #3: The Dragon in the Library • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dragon Keepers #4: The Dragon in the Volcano • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dragon Keepers #5: The Dragon in the Sea • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Dragon in the Driveway (Dragon Keepers, Book 2) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers: Color Edition • Amazon Business $7.76 1 $7.76
Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #11) (Color Edition) (11) • Amazon Business $7.76 1 $7.76
Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14) • Amazon Business $7.75 1 $7.75
Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #9) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People: Color Edition • Amazon Business $7.47 1 $7.47
The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 15) • Amazon Business $7.38 1 $7.38
Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Classic Goosebumps #14) (14) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Dragon Keepers #6: The Dragon at the North Pole • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Phantom of the Auditorium (Classic Goosebumps #20) (20) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
One Day at Horrorland (Classic Goosebumps #5) (5) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets: Color Edition • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #3): (And the ... the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
The Hidden Oracle (Trials of Apollo, Book One) (Trials of Apollo, 1) • Amazon Business $6.40 1 $6.40
A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Tree House #27) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Day of the Dragon King (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Vacation Under The Volcano • Amazon Business $5.88 1 $5.88
Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission) • Amazon Business $5.71 1 $5.71
The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House, No. 2) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House, No. 7) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
The Haunted Mask (Classic Goosebumps #4) (4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Lions at Lunchtime (Magic Tree House, No. 11) • Amazon Business $4.89 1 $4.89
Stage Fright on a Summer Night (Magic Tree House #25) • Amazon Business $4.51 1 $4.51
Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Classic Goosebumps #11) (11) • Amazon Business $4.39 1 $4.39
Dragon Keepers #1: The Dragon in the Sock Drawer • Amazon Business $4.39 1 $4.39
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, No. 1) • Amazon Business $4.14 1 $4.14
Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House, No. 5) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Pirates Past Noon (Magic Tree House, No. 4) • Amazon Business $3.83 1 $3.83

Materials cost

$618.75

Vendor shipping charges

$7.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$665.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.53

Total project goal

$783.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$783.51

4 Donors

-$783.51

Donations toward project cost

-$665.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$117.53

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$0.00

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