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Mrs. Bauer from Loveland, CO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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In Real Life, Part 2

Help me give my students new non-fiction books to help them gain a deeper understanding of the world.

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Mrs. Bauer Thompson Valley High School
Loveland, CO Grades 9-12

My Students

Creating. Reading. Exploring. Collaborating. These are some of the activities I see our kids engage in every day as they come to the library.

The kids at my school come from diverse backgrounds, from kids who receive free and reduced-price lunches, to kids who have everything they desire, but no matter their background, the library is a place where they are welcome to come to explore.

They want to make a mark on the world. They want to explore and connect. They want to be able to express who they are. They want to find ways to expand their world through reading. They will be our future, and the library is the place they can begin their journey.

My Project

Our library was remodeled last year, and as we were putting everything back together, we realized our non-fiction section needed to be weeded. We had outdated materials that just had to go, we had books in bad condition, and books that were just not appropriate for our current time. Because we weeded so much, we need to rebuild our non-fiction collection to give kids access to what is happening "in real life."

Fiction is a great way to access the world and build empathy, but non-fiction is important for kids to have access to for research, knowledge building, and making connections to real events and people.

In non-fiction books, kids may connect to someone that will help them understand themselves or someone close to them in a deeper way. In non-fiction books, they may expand their knowledge base. In non-fiction books, they may find a passion they want to follow for the rest of their lives or expand one they already have. Fiction can do all of this as well, but sometimes knowing there is a real, live person experiencing the same as you can make all the difference.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

999 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Bauer Thompson Valley High School Grades 9-12 Loveland, CO View local requests

More than a third 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series) • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City • Amazon Business $21.87 1 $21.87
True Crime Stories: 48 Terrifying True Crime Murder Cases (List of Twelve Collection) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide: Create, Launch, and Grow a Podcast on Any Budget • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series) • Amazon Business $17.89 1 $17.89
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds • Amazon Business $17.57 1 $17.57
Love Is Free. Guac Is Extra.: How Vulnerability, Empowerment, and Curiosity Built an Unstoppable Team • Amazon Business $17.05 1 $17.05
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
DARWIN'S DANGEROUS IDEA: EVOLUTION AND THE MEANINGS OF LIFE • Amazon Business $14.72 1 $14.72
You Will Get Through This Night • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
Why We Swim • Amazon Business $14.23 1 $14.23
A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
The House of Gucci [Movie Tie-in]: A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed • Amazon Business $13.84 1 $13.84
Between a Rock and a Hard Place • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
The Order of Time • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets • Amazon Business $10.92 1 $10.92

Materials cost

$330.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$386.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.24

Total project goal

$454.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $454.94

1 Donor

-$454.94

Donations toward project cost

-$386.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.24

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