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Mrs. Nakasone from Honolulu, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read to Change Lives

Help me give my students the books they have been asking for to keep their new found love of reading alive.

  • $385 goal

This project expired on August 6, 2025.

This project expired on August 6, 2025.

My Project

Many of the students that enter my classroom are reluctant to read. By providing them with a large array of books, it is my hope that they will encounter that one special book that will catch their interest and set them on a journey to become lifelong readers and learners. It is gratifying to see some engaged in their books as they have found authors and series of books that have peaked their interest. They are now asking that additional titles be added to our classroom library.

Help me to keep the fire going by expanding my library with books my students are requesting.

In addition, help us to pass on this new love with the special needs students in our building by providing board books for my student to read aloud to them.

Mrs. Nakasone Washington Middle 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.

Honolulu, HI 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

50 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grenade • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
Karen's Sleepover: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #8) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Wait Till Helen Comes Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
All the Lovely Bad Ones Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Big Shot Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 16 (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 16) (Volume 16) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Little Hippo Books Can You Tickle a Turtle? - Children's Sensory Board Book with Touch and Feel Trails • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Sunny Makes Her Case: A Graphic Novel (Sunny #5) • Amazon Business $9.75 1 $9.75
Karen's Haircut: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #7) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
A Finger Trail Lift-the-flap Book - The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Ocean Hide & Seek - Board Book • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Big Nate - Big Nate: Remain Calm! - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Took Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Sleep Tight with The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $8.22 1 $8.22
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novel: An Ominous Threat (Volume 2) (8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.11 1 $8.11
The Hawaiian Heist (Geronimo Stilton #72) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Timmy Failure It’s the End When I Say It’s the End • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Timmy Failure: The Book You're Not Supposed to Have • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novel: Another World (Volume 3) (8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.83 1 $7.83
Big Nate: This Means War! (Volume 30) • Amazon Business $7.44 1 $7.44
Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novel: An OP Alliance (Volume 1) (8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.21 1 $7.21
Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #15) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Peek-a Who? (Lift the Flap Books, Interactive Books for Kids, Interactive Read Aloud Books) • Amazon Business $5.32 1 $5.32
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book • Amazon Business $5.16 1 $5.16
Where's Spot? • Amazon Business $4.91 1 $4.91

Materials cost

$204.83

Vendor shipping charges

$80.00

Sales tax

$9.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$326.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.69

Total project goal

$384.60

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