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Mrs. Duenas from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Unleashing Our Inner Readers

Help me give my students a graphic novel and a poetry book to help them explore different styles of literature.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Duenas's classroom raised $1,014

This project is fully funded

My Project

In this Tik Tok, social media age, we constantly find ourselves competing with screens for students attention. One way we can combat this is by bringing in different types of literature. My hope is for your support for a project to enrich the literary experience of my middle school students. Our school is committed to fostering a love of reading and writing, and we believe that exposure to diverse genres and styles is essential to developing well-rounded readers.

By donating poetry books and graphic novels, you will be providing our students with opportunities to explore new worlds, challenge their imaginations, and discover new passions.

These books will serve as inspiration for creative projects, such as writing original poems, designing comic strips, and creating multimedia presentations.

Your generosity will not only benefit our students academically but also personally. By reading diverse stories and perspectives, our students will develop empathy, critical thinking skills, and a deeper understanding of the world around them. Thank you for your consideration and support.

Mrs. Duenas Science Leadership Academy Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Philadelphia, PA 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

180 students impacted 17donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $7.97 65 $518.05
For Every One • Amazon Business $5.02 60 $301.20

Materials cost

$819.25

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$861.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$152.04

Total project goal

$1,013.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,013.58

16 Donors

-$864.46

Donations toward project cost

-$738.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$126.17

match offer

-$145.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$123.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.12

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$0.00

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