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Ms. Baldyga from Hartford CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading - It's Alive and Well at our School!

Help me give my students books! These books have been specifically requested by my 10th-grade students, but they will benefit the entire school.

  • $479 goal

This project expired on September 10, 2023.

This project expired on September 10, 2023.

My Project

I love my students because they are so enthusiastic. Their smiles are so big when they are excited about something, and when a recently box of books arrived into my classroom you would have thought it was a box of gold bars. Every single one of the seventeen students in the classroom ran to the front of the room to grab as many books as they could carry. Every single student went back to their desks and corners of the room to read. Some even read out loud to others in a small group. Soon, word had gotten out in the school and I had students knocking on my door, inquiring about "the newest books."

Many people think that reading is dead and has been replaced by electronics; I am here to refute that statement.

Students just need books that they are interested in! My students have requested this set of books and I would love to continue to help aid in their love of reading.

Ms. Baldyga
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hunter x Hunter Manga Set, Vol. 1-12 • Amazon Business $81.88 1 $81.88
Berserk Volume 6-10 Collection 5 Books Set (Series 2) by Kentaro Miura • Amazon Business $60.19 1 $60.19
Berserk Volume 1-5 Collection 5 Books Set (Series 1) by Kentaro Miura • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition (Junji Ito) • Amazon Business $30.25 1 $30.25
Modern Chess Openings, 15th Edition • Amazon Business $26.68 1 $26.68
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 2: Winning Material • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
The Liminal Zone (Junji Ito) • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
The Magic of Chess: Elevating Your Game and Your Thinking: A Chess Course for Beginners and Intermediate Players to Develop a Winning Thought Process in Chess and Life • Amazon Business $16.50 1 $16.50
Black Paradox (Junji Ito) • Amazon Business $15.30 1 $15.30
No Exit and Three Other Plays • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Learn Chess • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
How To Play Chess: A Beginner's Guide to Learning the Chess Game, Pieces, Board, Rules, & Strategies • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$357.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.22

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$406.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.74

Total project goal

$478.29

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