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Ms. Pool from La Mesa CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

The Future of Reading

Help me give my students books that we can read throughout the day and some that give them a challenge. Some of my students don't have the resources at home to read these books or higher level books.

  • $743 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

They love mythology and creative stories. They have big imaginations and love getting caught up in these fantasy worlds of their books. Some students can’t afford books and do not have one to bring to school for silent reading time.

My Project

These materials will help challenge students and give them a variety of literature. We have reading time everyday in class and they love to utilize it. Not all of them have books at their level or ones they are interested in. Help give them this opportunity to expand their horizons, try something new and grow as a reader. They have so much potential and these books can help them continue to grow. My students love to read and I would use these books for small reading groups and book clubs.

Ms. Pool
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set: Books #1-7 • AKJ Education $63.46 1 $63.46
The Complete 8-Book Ramona Collection: Beezus and Ramona, Ramona and Her Father, Ramona and Her Mother, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Ramona Forever, Ramona the Brave, Ramona the Pest, Ramona's World • Amazon Business $49.41 1 $49.41
The Land of Stories Complete Paperback Gift Set • Amazon Business $32.11 1 $32.11
Friends: The Series Boxed Set: Real Friends, Best Friends, Friends Forever • Amazon Business $31.97 1 $31.97
The Complete Chronicles of Narnia ( Boxed Set 7 Books ) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $29.89 1 $29.89
Wings of Fire • AKJ Education $29.16 1 $29.16
Little House 4-Book Box Set: Little House in the Big Woods, Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek • Amazon Business $22.00 1 $22.00
Serafina Boxed Set [3-Book Paperback Boxed Set] • Amazon Business $21.57 1 $21.57
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Six Dots • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Right Word • AKJ Education $12.78 1 $12.78
The Wild Robot Escapes • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eye: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.84 1 $9.84
The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, 1) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Extraordinary • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Little Prince • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Fables • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Fortunately, the Milk • Amazon Business $7.61 1 $7.61
Because of Winn-Dixie • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
The Phantom Tollbooth • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Inside Out and Back Again • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Alice in Wonderland: The Original 1865 Edition With Complete Illustrations By Sir John Tenniel (A Classic Novel of Lewis Carroll) • Amazon Business $5.97 1 $5.97
Roald Dahl's Mischief and Mayhem • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Jungle Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Witches • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Twits • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Danny the Champion of the World • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Liberty Porter, First Daughter • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Magic Finger • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Frindle • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Fantastic Mr. Fox • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
James and the Giant Peach • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Matilda • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
The BFG • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Charlotte's Web • AKJ Education $5.48 1 $5.48

Materials cost

$537.69

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$49.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$630.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$111.35

Total project goal

$742.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$742.31

2 Donors

-$403.66

Donations toward project cost

-$343.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.55

match offer

-$338.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$287.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.80

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$0.00

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