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Mr. Lee from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read For Power! Read for Pleasure!

Help me give my students amazing contemporary fiction novels and popular nonfiction works to read and enjoy!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Lee's classroom raised $243

This project is fully funded

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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

Many students may be familiar with old favorite books like Harry Potter, Wonder, or The Hunger Games. But what about fiction that has come out recently? And are there any nonfiction releases that we should know about?

It's time we scan the New York Times best seller list and start packing our bookshelves!

We can reliably turn to Malcolm Gladwell, a perennial favorite. Or explore the origins of humankind in "Sapiens." With the wealth of knowledge available today we might as well read a few self-help books like "The Myth of Normal." Lastly, we could all use a nice escape with a thrilling page-turner. When it's all said and done, it's time to curl up to a good book. Today's popular reads become tomorrow's gems.

Mr. Lee John Burroughs Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

150 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1) • Amazon Business $19.82 1 $19.82
Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel • Amazon Business $18.26 1 $18.26
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2: The Pillars of Civilization (Sapiens: A Graphic History, 2) • Amazon Business $16.78 1 $16.78
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
The Midnight Library: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
It Starts with Us: A Novel (It Ends with Us) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
It Ends with Us: A Novel (1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Where the Crawdads Sing • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92

Materials cost

$159.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$206.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.39

Total project goal

$242.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $242.58

3 Donors

-$163.37

Donations toward project cost

-$150.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.92

Matching donations from our partners

-$65.58

Match offers toward project cost

-$55.74

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.63

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 $0.00

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