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Mr. Piazza from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read for Real!

My students need a class set (30 books per title) of "Firegirl" and "Call it Courage."

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Piazza's classroom raised $359

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember what it was like the first time you read a book and couldn't put it down? Most of my students have not yet discovered this, and I want to bring this experience to them!

My students are imaginative, energetic, fun-spirited kids, who love to learn.

When we pick up a good book, they complain about having to stop reading. Our school's reading program however does not support this yearning for learning and so I try to bring in as many different texts to satisfy their desire for literature.

My Project

These class sets of the two novels will give my students the opportunity to dive in pages upon pages of inspirational messages, and themes that they will carry out through the rest of their lives. I can still remember my teachers who helped plant the seed for loving books, and I want my students to have this same experience. These books will give them just that- the love of reading.

Without appropriate resources, kids fall behind, and reading essentially becomes boring.

With your help, my students will become avid readers, and will have the opportunity to learn valuable lessons, while getting lost in a book!

Mr. Piazza Richmond Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Philadelphia, PA View local requests

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

30 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Call It Courage (simon and schuster) • AKJ Books $4.43 30 $132.90
Firegirl • AKJ Books $4.43 30 $132.90

Materials cost

$265.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$304.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.79

Total project goal

$358.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $358.58

5 Donors

-$358.58

Donations toward project cost

-$304.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.79

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