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Ms. Duffy from Las Vegas, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Unlock Knowledge, One Book at a Time

Help me give my students an exciting opportunity to make meaningful connections to literature and reading. Your support can help foster a love of reading and learning, crucial for their development and love of reading.

  • $920 goal

This project expired on September 1, 2025.

This project expired on September 1, 2025.

My Project

These books will be used to foster a life long love for reading.

Where every page turns into a new adventure.

Ranging from picture books, graphic novels to biographies on historical figures. Providing students with rich resources to develop learning, knowledge and understanding of the world of literature.

Providing books to students open endless possibilities of learning and exploration. These books will be available in the school library and students will have year long access to these titles. Each book will give students the opportunity to foster deeper learning in literacy.

Ms. Duffy Roger Gehring Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Las Vegas, NV 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

Never Before Funded 625 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Captain Underpants - Captain Underpants Collection - 12 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $113.79 1 $113.79
Junie B Jones - Junie B. Jones Collection - 24 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $99.83 1 $99.83
Bone - Bone Collection - 10 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $94.83 1 $94.83
Who Was? - Who Was? Nonfiction Collection - 15 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $71.43 1 $71.43
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Historical Figures: Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman (paperback) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 2 $56.00
Judy Moody - Judy Moody Collection - 12 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $52.47 1 $52.47
Who Is? - Who Is? Nonfiction Collection - 11 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $50.29 1 $50.29
3 Book Set: STEM Leaders - Mother of Sharks, Mae Among the Stars, Hidden Figures (hardcover) - featured picture books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $50.00 1 $50.00
The Wild Robot Boxed Set (3 hardcover book set: The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, The Wild Robot Protects) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $44.00 1 $44.00
Random House Magic Tree House Paperback Book Set 1 #1-8 Level M - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $43.16 1 $43.16
Kaplan Early Learning Who Was/Is Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.95 1 $36.95
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Historical Moments #1: Underground Railroad, Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Movement, Juneteenth (paperback) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 1 $28.00

Materials cost

$740.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$781.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$137.98

Total project goal

$919.84

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