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Mrs. Cheney from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Graphic Novels to Inspire a Love of Reading!

Help me give my students high-interest graphic novels that will inspire a lifelong love of reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cheney's classroom raised $990

This project is fully funded

My Students

We are a Title I school that offers free breakfast and lunch to all children. Our second grade​​ scholars live in a high poverty neighborhood. Our community is located in an inner-city area. About 85% of our students identify as African American, 5% Latino, 2% White, 1% Asian, and 9% multi-racial.

Labels and test scores do an injustice to our scholars and teachers.

My scholars and I refuse to accept failure. If you could see our children, you would understand that they are full of potential and that they are future leaders and innovators. Our students are perseverant, motivated, enthusiastic, and driven to succeed. We will bridge the poverty gap, and they will achieve!

My Project

In second grade children are moving from learning to read to reading to learn!

Our scholars want to succeed in all areas, and reading is an essential component for achievement now and in the future.

Our children truly enjoy reading to themselves and to each other because of the beautiful books that have been donated to our classroom from the DonorsChoose community. We need to continue to update our library and to keep our readers engaged by adding books that have been specifically requested by the students in our classroom. These books include graphic novels such as Teen Titans, Baby Mouse, Dog Man, Sponge Bob, Zita the Space Girl, Ninjago, Fortnite, and more!

With your help, our children will spend more time enjoying reading and improving their reading skills. Thank you for helping our scholars achieve!

Mrs. Cheney Gen Philip Kearny Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fly Guy 15 Book Collection • Amazon Business $99.99 1 $99.99
Fly Guy Complete Collection Series Set Books 1-11 (#1 Hi! Fly Guy, #2 Super Fly Guy, #3 Shoo, Fly Guy!, #4 There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Guy, #5 Fly High, Fly Guy!, #6 Hooray For Fly Guy, #7 I Spy Fly Guy, #8 Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl, #9 Buzz Boy and Fly Guy, #10 Fly Guy vs The Flyswatter, #11 Ride, Fly Guy, Ride) • Amazon Business $70.00 1 $70.00
Lego Ninjago Series, Set of 12 Readers • Amazon Business $64.99 1 $64.99
Teen Titans GO! Box Set Cover Image may vary • Amazon Business $31.49 2 $62.98
LEGO® Ninjago Reader Pack: 7 Book Set: #1: Way of the Ninja / #2: Masters of Spinjitzu / #3: The Golden Weapons / #4: Rise of the Snakes / #5: A Ninja's Path / #6 Pirates vs. Ninja / #7 The Green Ninja • Amazon Business $38.79 1 $38.79
The Zita the Spacegirl Trilogy Boxed Set: Zita the Spacegirl, Legends of Zita the Spacegirl, The Return of Zita the Spacegirl • Amazon Business $23.00 1 $23.00
Teen Titans Vol. 1: Full Throttle • Amazon Business $10.74 2 $21.48
Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth • Amazon Business $18.32 1 $18.32
FORTNITE (Official): The Chronicle: All the Best Moments from Battle Royale (Official Fortnite Books) • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Aquaman Vol. 1: Unspoken Water • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Stephen Curry: The Best. Easy to read children sports book with great graphic. All you need to know about Stephen Curry, one of the best basketball legends in history. (Sports book for Kids) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Skippyjon Jones Snow What • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Minecraft: Stories from the Overworld (Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Epic Athletes: LeBron James • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
The Big Book of Batman (23) (DC Super Heroes) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Teen Titans GO! Vol. 3: Mumbo Jumble • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Avengers Storybook Collection • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Batman 5-Minute Stories (DC Batman) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Spider-Man Storybook Collection • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade • Amazon Business $9.78 1 $9.78
Teen Titans Go! Vol. 1: Party, Party! • Amazon Business $9.71 1 $9.71
Teen Titans GO! Vol. 2: Welcome to the Pizza Dome • Amazon Business $9.68 1 $9.68
100% Unofficial Fortnite Essential Guide • Amazon Business $9.24 1 $9.24
Dog Man: Fetch-22: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #8) • Amazon Business $9.17 1 $9.17
LeBron James: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Became King • Amazon Business $9.13 1 $9.13
Stephen Curry: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Never Gave Up • Amazon Business $9.13 1 $9.13
Mirror, Mirror: A Twisted Tale • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Guide to Creating Comic in 3-D (Dog Man) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Five Undersea Stories (SpongeBob SquarePants) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #7) • Amazon Business $7.53 1 $7.53
5-Minute Spider-Man Stories (5-Minute Stories) • Amazon Business $7.45 1 $7.45
Babymouse #13: Cupcake Tycoon • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Into the Game! (Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #1) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $6.66 1 $6.66
Teen Titans GO!: Their Greatest Hijinks • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Babymouse #17: Extreme Babymouse • Amazon Business $6.52 1 $6.52
Babymouse #15: A Very Babymouse Christmas • Amazon Business $6.52 1 $6.52
Babymouse #12: Burns Rubber • Amazon Business $6.52 1 $6.52
Beach Babe (Babymouse #3) • Amazon Business $6.52 1 $6.52
FORTNITE (Official): Battle Royale Survival Guide (Official Fortnite Books) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Minecraft Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Skippyjon Jones • Amazon Business $5.64 1 $5.64
MARVEL's Black Panther: On the Prowl! (Marvel Black Panther) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
MARVEL's Black Panther: Meet Black Panther (Passport to Reading Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #6) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
DK Readers L3: LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman's Missions: Can Batman and Robin Save Gotham City? (DK Readers Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
LEGO DC Superheroes: Save the Day (Comic Reader #1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Party Time! (SpongeBob SquarePants) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Marvel's Captain America: Civil War: We Are the Avengers (Passport to Reading Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
DK Readers L1: LEGO Star Wars: A New Hope (DK Readers Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
DK Readers L1: LEGO DC Super Heroes: Ready for Action! (DK Readers Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
DK Readers L2: LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes: Amazing Battles!: It's Time to Beat the Bad Guys! (DK Readers Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
DK Readers L1: THE LEGO® BATMAN MOVIE Team Batman: Sometimes Even Batman Needs Friends (DK Readers Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.75 1 $3.75
Basketball's Greatest Players (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.43 1 $3.43
Bad Guy Blizzard (LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Brick Adventures) (LEGO DC Super Heroes) • Amazon Business $2.89 1 $2.89

Materials cost

$795.12

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$841.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.42

Total project goal

$989.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $989.46

7 Donors

-$483.63

Donations toward project cost

-$423.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.60

Matching donations from our partners

-$491.78

Match offers toward project cost

-$418.01

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.05

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