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Mrs. Colvin from Onamia, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading For The Gold

Help me give my students new and upcoming graphic novels and books that they want to read!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Colvin's classroom raised $587

This project is fully funded

My Project

All the books in this grant were picked with students in mind. The students at the school were asked what types of books they wanted if we could get more. These were many of the books that the students picked. With the students wanting to read these books there will be an increased interest in books, leading to over time stronger readers and them wanting to read more!

Over the last decade the school has had a very limited budget that mainly was used to replace lost or damaged books, the students need new and updated books in the library to increase their reading ability and become stronger readers!

With these new types of books and new and upcoming authors, the students will read more and have an eye opening experience about books! Leading to stronger and better readers!

Mrs. Colvin Onamia 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.

Onamia, MN 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

260 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Witches of Brooklyn: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) • Amazon Business $18.59 1 $18.59
The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow (2) • Amazon Business $17.39 1 $17.39
New from Here • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?!: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Room to Dream (A Front Desk Novel) (Front Desk, 3) • Amazon Business $14.64 1 $14.64
Be Prepared • Amazon Business $13.23 1 $13.23
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Hilo Book 8: Gina and the Big Secret • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Front Desk • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Three Keys: 2 (Front Desk) • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
Bad Sister • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Max Meow Book 2: Donuts and Danger • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
All My Friends (Eagle Rock Series, 3) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Katie the Catsitter Book 2: Best Friends for Never • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Max Meow Book 3: Pugs from Planet X • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Measuring Up • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
The Okay Witch (1) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Unicorn Crossing: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure (Volume 5) • Amazon Business $9.06 1 $9.06
The Spellbinding Episodes of Phoebe and Her Unicorn: Two Books in One • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Razzle Dazzle Unicorn: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure (Volume 4) • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
You're Making Me Six: A Graphic Novel (Catwad #6) (6) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
High Five! A Graphic Novel (Catwad #5) (5) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Audrey Under the Big Top: A Hartford Circus Fire Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Ann Fights for Freedom: An Underground Railroad Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Charlotte Spies for Justice: A Civil War Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Maria and the Plague: A Black Death Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Alice on the Island: A Pearl Harbor Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Ruth and the Night of Broken Glass: A World War II Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Constance and the Dangerous Crossing: A Mayflower Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Hettie and the London Blitz: A World War II Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Daisy and the Deadly Flu: A 1918 Influenza Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Tara and the Towering Wave: An Indian Ocean Tsunami Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Leah Braves the Flood: A Great Molasses Flood Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Maribel Versus the Volcano: A Mount St. Helens Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.78 1 $7.78
Wings of Fire: The Brightest Night: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #5) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $7.78 1 $7.78
Four Me? A Graphic Novel (Catwad #4) (4) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Me, Three! (Catwad) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Lucy Fights the Flames: A Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$461.43

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$498.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.94

Total project goal

$586.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$586.29

1 Donor

-$249.18

Donations toward project cost

-$249.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$293.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$249.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.97

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$43.97

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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