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Mrs. Crowningshield from Fort Bragg CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Am Not Perfect: Books to Read.

My students need books like I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter that reflect their culture and background.

  • $634 goal

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My Students

We are a medium sized school with about 400 students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. We have approximately 70% of our student body on free or reduced lunch. We have a large Hispanic population with 15% of our students classified as English Learners. I try to provide opportunities for our students to learn to collaborate and think critically.

We are a small coastal community and many of our students never leave town, so I try to provide experiences for them that allow them to see the broader world picture.

My Project

My students need books that reflect their heritage and background. Stories with believable characters and realistic situations that will draw them into reading.

I am striving to get my middle schoolers to like reading.

Providing copies of books like I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter allows students to enter into reading something they can connect with.

Many of my students do not like to read, they struggle with picking books they want to read. Many pick books based on the size "to look smart" I want them to be able to pick up a book and want to read!

Mrs. Crowningshield
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • AKJ Education $13.13 35 $459.55

Materials cost

$459.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $42.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$538.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.03

Total project goal

$633.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $633.52

9 Donors

-$607.99

Donations toward project cost

-$517.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$25.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.53

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 $0.00

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