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

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Operation: Update Classroom Library Books

Help me give my students the awesome classroom library they deserve that is full of interesting chapter books and graphic novels.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gonzalez's classroom raised $1,285

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My scholars are voracious readers but we need a classroom library stocked with fun and interesting titles to capture their interest! Many of the books in the library are tattered and worn and need to be replaced with more contemporary books. The books selected for this project are high interest books that will get students hooked and have them turning pages! These books are based on their current interests and encompass a wide range of reading levels, giving all the students in the class equal access.

Please help revamp our classroom library with wonderful books that help capture the imagination of our readers.

This project will impact the reading lives of 3 sixth grade classrooms!

Mrs. Gonzalez Rachel Carson Elementary 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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Nearly all 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Harry Potter Illustrated Books Collection (Pack of 7) • Amazon Business $153.65 1 $153.65
The Baby-Sitters Club Set, Books 1-19 • Amazon Business $71.99 1 $71.99
NEW COLLECTION - I Survived Series Book Set I (#1 - #10) • Amazon Business $42.50 1 $42.50
Big Nate Lincoln Peirce Series 8 Books Box Gift Set Includes Mr Popularity,Genius Mode, Here Goes Nothing,What Could Possibly go Wrong, Goes for Broke,On a Roll, Strikes Again,In a Class by Himself • Amazon Business $39.43 1 $39.43
Big Nate Lincoln Peirce Series 8 Books Box Gift Set Includes Mr Popularity,Genius Mode, Here Goes Nothing,What Could Possibly go Wrong, Goes for Broke,On a Roll, Strikes Again,In a Class by Himself • Amazon Business $39.43 1 $39.43
Football Academy Pack, 6 books Collection, (Captain Fantastic; Free Kick; Boys United; Reading The Game; Striking Out; The Real Thing) • Amazon Business $32.40 1 $32.40
Cutest Animals on the Planet (National Geographic) • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids: 500 Wild Facts! (Fascinating Facts) • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
Skeleton Man (Skeleton Man, 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 3 $17.97
Crenshaw • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Junkyard Wonders • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Junkyard Wonders • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The Fascinating Science Book for Kids: 500 Amazing Facts! (Fascinating Facts) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Ultimate Book of Sharks (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Pigboy (Orca Currents) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Pigboy (Orca Currents) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Wonder • Amazon Business $9.67 1 $9.67
Awkward (Berrybrook Middle School, 1) • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rain Reign • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mary's Song (Dream Horse Adventures) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Willoughbys Return • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Willoughbys Return • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
New Kid • Amazon Business $8.64 1 $8.64
New Kid • Amazon Business $8.64 1 $8.64
Primer (Primer, 1) • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
Primer (Primer, 1) • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rules (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Freedom Summer • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Pax • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Touchdown Kid • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Freedom Summer • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rules (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Whittington • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Inside Out and Back Again • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Penny from Heaven • Amazon Business $7.13 1 $7.13
The Willoughbys • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Justin #1 (Blacktop) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who Is Shaquille O'Neal? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Selena Quintanilla: A Biography Book for Young Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Kid Who Only Hit Homers • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Dirt Bike Racer • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $6.96 1 $6.96
The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $6.96 1 $6.96
What Was the Harlem Renaissance? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Leif Erikson? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Were the Salem Witch Trials? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Albert Einstein? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mouse and the Motorcycle • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Home Court (STAT: Standing Tall and Talented #1): Standing Tall and Talented (1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
National Geographic Kids Chapters: Hero Dogs (NGK Chapters) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Is the World Cup? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was King Tut? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Maya Angelou? • Amazon Business $5.78 1 $5.78
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived #14) (14) • Amazon Business $5.76 1 $5.76
What Was the Plague? • Amazon Business $5.74 1 $5.74
Sobreviví los ataques de tiburones de 1916 (I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916) (2) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.74 1 $5.74
Who Was Frida Kahlo? • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
What Is Juneteenth? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima? • Amazon Business $5.47 1 $5.47
Who Was Rosa Parks? • Amazon Business $5.31 1 $5.31
Who Was Harriet Tubman? • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29
Who Was Kobe Bryant? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Cats vs. Dogs • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Who Is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Who Is Tom Brady? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Planets • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Alien Ocean Animals (L3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Mythical Beasts (L3): 100 Fun Facts About Real Animals and the Myths They Inspire • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Search for the Missing Bones (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived #16) (16) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Bling! (L3): 100 Fun Facts About Rocks and Gems • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Wish • Amazon Business $4.41 1 $4.41
Wish • Amazon Business $4.41 1 $4.41
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived #11) (11) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
What Was the Titanic? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
What Is Nintendo? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
What Was the Age of the Dinosaurs? • Amazon Business $3.98 1 $3.98
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.47 1 $3.47

Materials cost

$1,042.33

Vendor shipping charges

$3.98

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,091.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$192.70

Total project goal

$1,284.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,284.64

1 Donor

-$1,140.69

Donations toward project cost

-$1,091.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$143.95

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$0.00

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