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Dr. Beg from Florissant, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Representative Books for the Library

Help me give my students Diverse books with underrepresented authors that they can read in the library

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Beg's classroom raised $695

This project is fully funded

My Project

As the school librarian, it is my goal to get books into the hands of students. Even better is when the books are representative of them. The books that would be purchased with this project are all books that showcase diverse characters and underrepresented authors.

Being able to read books that showcase diverse characters is incredibly important.

By funding this project, you will help my students get more books in their hands and will be able to fuel their love of reading.

Thank you for supporting my library with your generous support.

Dr. Beg Halls Ferry Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Book Set: Lee & Low Antiracism Collection (grades PreK-2 elementary books from underrepresented authors) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $110.00 1 $110.00
3 Book Set: BEING BRAVE Bundle: I Am Enough, Jabari Jumps, Stacey's Extraordinary Words (hardcover picture books, social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
Hair Love (hardcover, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks - picture books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
Thank You, It's An Afro (hardcover) - books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 2 $24.00
The Last Olympian: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson Book 5) • Amazon Business $23.76 1 $23.76
Drum Dream Girl How One Girls Courage Changed Music (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
Cape - social emotional learning, grief, love & loss (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
The Year We Learned to Fly (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Built to Last (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Big - Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 1) • Amazon Business $19.54 1 $19.54
M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child (hardcover picture book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea: A Childhood Story of VP Kamala Harris (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Stacey's Remarkable Books (hardcover picture book from The Stacey Stories) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! (hardcover picture book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Islandborn (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, Book 3) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1) • Amazon Business $16.10 1 $16.10
Where Are You From? (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
The ABCs of Black History (hardcover) - picture books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Battle of the Labyrinth: The Graphic Novel, The-Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
The Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, Book 3) • Amazon Business $8.31 1 $8.31

Materials cost

$552.28

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$590.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.22

Total project goal

$694.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $694.78

6 Donors

-$371.50

Donations toward project cost

-$317.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.23

match offer

-$321.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$273.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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