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Ms. Ruiz from Oceanside, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Ruiz's classroom raised $987

Help Provide Middle School Students With Books!

Help me give my students new books to help them develop critical thinking skills, expose them to new ideas, cultures, and perspectives, and encourage a love for reading which is essential for academic success.

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Ms. Ruiz Martin Luther King Middle School
Oceanside, CA Grades 6-8

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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

Donating money to buy books for a middle school library collection is important because it provides students with access to a wide range of literature and resources that can help them with their education. Having a diverse collection of books can expose students to new ideas, cultures, and perspectives, and can also help them develop critical thinking skills. Additionally, having a well-stocked library can encourage students to develop a love for reading, which is essential for academic success. Supporting a classroom library by donating money for books is an investment in the future of the students and the community.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

110 students impacted 11 donors
Ms. Ruiz Martin Luther King Middle 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.

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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

110 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Maus I & II Paperback Box Set • Amazon Business $30.51 1 $30.51
My Father Bleeds History (Maus) • Amazon Business $29.35 1 $29.35
Inspirational Sports Stories for Young Readers: How 12 World-Class Athletes Overcame Challenges and Rose to the Top • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
Epic Stories For Kids and Family - Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World: Fascinating Origins of Inventions to Inspire Young Readers (Books For Curious Kids) • Amazon Business $20.97 1 $20.97
Frizzy • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #11) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $16.53 1 $16.53
Booked Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
The Crossover Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $16.39 1 $16.39
Thirst • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Fight We Must (K'Luma Series) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Yotsuba&!, Vol. 14 (Yotsuba&!, 14) • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
Case Closed?: Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
North Woods Survival: Train to Nowhere: A Wilderness Adventure Thriller • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
500 WORLD WAR 1 & 2 FACTS - Interesting Events & History Information To Win Trivia • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Susanna's Midnight Ride: The Girl Who Won the Revolutionary War (Courageous Women in American History) • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Anne of West Philly: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Anne of Green Gables (Classic Graphic Remix) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
True North (The Dragon and the Girl) • Amazon Business $12.31 1 $12.31
Finance 101 for Kids: Money Lessons Children Cannot Afford to Miss • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids Sports Edition: Fascinating Tales to Inspire & Amaze Young Readers • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Super Interesting Facts For Smart Kids: 1272 Fun Facts About Science, Animals, Earth and Everything in Between • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
Interesting Stories for Curious Kids: A Fascinating Collection of the Most Interesting, Unbelievable, and Craziest Stories on Earth! • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids: A Fascinating Collection of True Tales to Inspire & Amaze Young Readers • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Light in Hidden Places • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Frizzy • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Engineering for Teens: A Beginner's Book for Aspiring Engineers • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Inspirational Sports Stories for Young Readers: How 12 World-Class Athletes Overcame Challenges and Rose to the Top • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $10.66 1 $10.66
Enemies (Berrybrook Middle School, 5) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
The Girl Who Became A Warrior (Sheena Meyer) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Noise: A graphic novel based on a true story • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 10 (10) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #10) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Eleven • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
World War II History for Teens: Understanding the Major Battles, Military Strategy, and Arc of War • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
Fever 1793 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Dress Coded • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Lifeboat 12 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
No Better Friend: Young Readers Edition: A Man, a Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Girl Who Looked Beyond The Stars (Sheena Meyer) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Haikyu!!, Vol. 10 (10) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Primer • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, 1) • Amazon Business $8.03 1 $8.03
The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Planet Middle School • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Posted • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Into the Dark: a scary mystery book for kids aged 9-15 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Good Kind of Trouble • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Boy21 • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba--Stories of Water and Flame • Amazon Business $7.04 1 $7.04
The Crossover Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Full Court Pressure (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
47 Days: The True Story of Two Teen Boys Defying Hitler's Reich • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49

Materials cost

$726.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.17

Sales tax

 $66.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$838.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.03

Total project goal

$986.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $986.85

10 Donors

-$945.56

Donations toward project cost

-$803.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$141.83

match offer

-$41.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$35.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.19

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