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Mrs. Hudson from Manchester, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It All Starts with a Good Book!

Help me give my students books at their level to spark their reading adventures!

  • $217 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My fifth grade emergent readers need to have books at their level so they can continue to develop their reading skills. I plan to use the books funded by this project for my classroom library.

Through independent reading, students build confidence when they have the opportunities to read at their level.

With this project, I will be able to provide just that--an opportunity to build confident readers. These amazing novels would allow me to provide my students with books of all different interest levels, as well as all different reading levels.

Mrs. Hudson Ridgeway Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Manchester, NJ 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

40 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $29.50 1 $29.50
Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids Sports Edition: Fascinating Tales to Inspire & Amaze Young Readers • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
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
Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids: A Fascinating Collection of True Tales to Inspire & Amaze Young Readers • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived Graphic Novel #7) (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.10 1 $10.10
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #5) (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #6) (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
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 History of Pearl Harbor: A World War II Book for New Readers (The History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series) • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78
What Was the Age of Exploration? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Was the Great Depression? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Was the Harlem Renaissance? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Are Castles and Knights? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Was the Boston Tea Party? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Was the Age of the Dinosaurs? • Amazon Business $3.98 1 $3.98

Materials cost

$151.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$184.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.49

Total project goal

$216.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $216.62

7 Donors

-$181.00

Donations toward project cost

-$159.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.15

Matching donations from our partners

-$28.56

Match offers toward project cost

-$24.28

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

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 $0.00

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