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Ms. Andrews from Saint Paul, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Great Books for Growing Readers

Please help me give my students access to high-quality, award-winning, and award-nominated books!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Andrews's classroom raised $433

This project is fully funded

My Project

Great readers don't just happen—they grow through access to effective reading instruction coupled with access to great books. As a librarian, I have witnessed the effects on students when a good book impacts how they see themselves, the world, and their place in it. Unfortunately, funding for my efforts to get these books into the hands of our students has dwindled significantly.

Please support our school's efforts to build great readers.

The collection of books in this project includes national award recipients and nominees for our state book award, the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, the winner of which student readers select annually. I will encourage all my students to read, discuss, and share these books through book tks, book clubs, and reading celebrations. In addition to receiving the benefits of reading great books, our students will be prepared to help choose our state book award winner, allowing them to develop literacy skills and personal agency while participating in something bigger than themselves.

Most of us have been touched by a good book at some point. As a librarian, I want to be sure all the amazing kiddos at my school working hard to grow their reading skills will have the same opportunity to be moved and inspired by a good book. When they continue to read and grow through reading, it gets stronger. Without when the book hooking them in doubt, strong reading skills transfer to nearly every other academic and real-life experience our learners will find themselves in. With your help, our students can access books that will shape them personally and academically and prepare them to participate fully in their world.

Ms. Andrews Highland Park Middle School Grades 6-8

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

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.

Saint Paul, MN View local requests

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
Invisible: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.39 3 $28.17
Attack of the Black Rectangles • Amazon Business $12.20 2 $24.40
The Ogress and the Orphans • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Heroes of the Water Monster • Amazon Business $11.41 2 $22.82
Frizzy • Amazon Business $9.59 2 $19.18
Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods • Amazon Business $18.17 1 $18.17
Hummingbird • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
A Duet for Home • Amazon Business $8.49 2 $16.98
Simon Sort of Says: Newbery Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $8.49 2 $16.98
Ophie’s Ghosts • Amazon Business $7.73 2 $15.46
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams: Newbery Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Alone • Amazon Business $7.59 2 $15.18
Across the Desert • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87
Alebrijes: Cuentista • Amazon Business $13.38 1 $13.38
Daughter of the Deep • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
The Long Run • Amazon Business $11.32 1 $11.32
The Otherwoods • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
A Sky Full of Song • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
Once There Was • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Healer of the Water Monster • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$332.65

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$367.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.88

Total project goal

$432.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$432.52

3 Donors

-$198.82

Donations toward project cost

-$184.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.82

match offer

-$216.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$183.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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