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Mr. Cooke from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Best Books for the Best Kids

Help me give my students a refresh of some of their favorite books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Cooke's classroom raised $412

This project is fully funded

My Project

Who doesn't love a good book? I know my students do, which is why they sometimes go missing or fall apart. Donorschoose has helped me so many times over the years get amazing books in my class, but sometimes those materials need to be refreshed. I'm looking at my shelves and realizing that some of the books with the most impact for my students are either gone or in really bad shape, and they deserve better.

These books I picked are the books all the kids want.

Harry Potter is still super popular and Diary of a Wimpy Kid really gets those struggling readers sucked into reading. I then asked my students for books that they wanted in here or noticed that need replacing and added them to the list as well. So please help us restock our book supply. Thanks so much!

Mr. Cooke Arleta Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

100 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Man: The Supa Buddies Mega Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-10 Box Set) • Amazon Business $69.06 1 $69.06
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-13) Paperback • Amazon Business $44.00 1 $44.00
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, Book 1) • AKJ Education $9.48 4 $37.92
The Merchant of Death (1) (Pendragon) • Amazon Business $8.99 4 $35.96
The Wild Robot Boxed Set • Amazon Business $35.35 1 $35.35
The Secret Series Complete Collection • Amazon Business $27.79 1 $27.79
Wonder (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #15 • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Big Shot Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 16 • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14) • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18) • Amazon Business $6.77 1 $6.77
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 17) • Amazon Business $6.67 1 $6.67

Materials cost

$310.29

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$349.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.75

Total project goal

$411.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $411.69

1 Donor

-$274.45

Donations toward project cost

-$233.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.16

match offer

-$137.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$116.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.59

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