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Mrs. Meyer from Springfield, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Books for Classroom Reading

Help me give my students new and exciting books to read while they are at school!

  • $412 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

As a veteran special education teacher, I come across students who dislike to read unless it is something they are interested in. I have found that my students love graphic novels and there is just not enough to go around.

Reading books helps build vocabulary and strengthens the brain.

Reading makes kids think about the world around them. I want my students to enjoy reading, not just for academic purposes, but hopefully they will grow to love reading for pleasure. I love seeing their love for reading grow and new books in my classroom library would mean a lot to my students.

Mrs. Meyer Ulysses S Grant 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

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Meyer

Springfield, IL View local requests

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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1-16 Books Boxed Set, Complete Collection Series, Paperback Edition(1-16) • Amazon Business $43.66 1 $43.66
The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels #1-7: A Graphix Collection: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $40.19 1 $40.19
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Box Set) • Amazon Business $37.90 1 $37.90
School Trip: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
New Kid and Class Act: The Box Set • Amazon Business $19.43 1 $19.43
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Spy School the Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
Crunch (A Click Graphic Novel, 5) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Besties: Find Their Groove (The World of Click) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Besties: Work It Out (The World of Click) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $10.58 1 $10.58
Friends Forever (Friends, 3) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Booked Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Invisible: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Primer • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
Real Friends (Friends, 1) • Amazon Business $8.14 1 $8.14
Dog Man: Fetch-22: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #8) • Amazon Business $7.76 1 $7.76
Dog Man: Mothering Heights: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #10): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (10) • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #7) • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #9): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (9) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
Beastly Basketball (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$315.10

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$349.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.73

Total project goal

$411.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$411.56

2 Donors

-$230.70

Donations toward project cost

-$196.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.60

match offer

-$180.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$153.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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