Join Magers & Quinn and Ace in the City as we collect books for Ace’s Back2School Bash!
Ace in the City’s vision is to cultivate a community of belonging, starting in South Minneapolis. At the annual Back2School Bash on August 11, 2018, backpacks and school supplies will be sold at greatly discounted rates to families. Kids will also be able to pick out a book to take home with them.
Through the month of July, Magers & Quinn is partnering with Ace to collect books for the bash. Please consider donating a book!
There are several ways to participate:
- Browse the list of books below and select a title to donate. We will deliver it directly to Ace in the City for the bash. *Though PayPal will ask for your shipping address, the books will not be delivered to your home.*
- Donate a monetary amount, which will be used to purchase books for the Back2School Bash. You can donate money by scrolling to the bottom of this page and selecting one of the monetary options.
To learn more about Ace in the City and this event, click here.
All book prices include sales tax. $5 and $10 donations do not include tax. As a reminder, even though PayPal asks for your shipping address, the books will not ship you. Magers & Quinn will deliver the donated books directly to Ace in the City.
Suggested titles: Grades K-1

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Board Book)
Chicka,Chicka, Boom, Boom by Bill Martin Jr. (board book, S&S) – 9781442450707
$7.77

Click Clack Moo Cows That Type
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type (paperback, S&S) – 9781481465403
$4.85

Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten (paperback, PRH) – 9780140562736
$7.77

Anno’s Counting Book
Anno’s Counting Book (hardcover, Harper) – 9780690012873
$17.49

A Bad Case of Stripes
A Bad Case of Stripes (paperback, Scholastic) – 9780439598385
$6.79
Suggested titles: Grades 2-3

Frog and Toad are Friends
Frog and Toad are Friends (paperback, Harper) – 9780064440202
$3.88

Stuart Little
Stuart Little (paperback, Harper) – 9780064400565
$7.77

Ellray Jakes is Not a Chicken!
Ellray Jakes is NOT a Chicken – (paperback, PRH) 9780142419885
$5.82

Sofia Martinez: Picture Perfect
Sofia Martinez: Picture Perfect (paperback, Capstone) - 9781479557776
$5.79
Suggested Titles: Grades 4-5

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (paperback, PRH) – 9780763680909
$7.77

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1 (hardcover, Hachette) – 9780810993136
$13.56

The Fourteenth Goldfish
The Fourteenth Goldfish (paperback, PRH) – 9780375871146
$7.77

Ghost
Ghost (paperback, S&S) - 9781481450164
$7.77

Wonder
Wonder (hardcover, PRH) – 9780375869020
$16.52
Suggested titles: Middle Grades (6-8)

What I Leave Behind
What I Leave Behind (hardcover, S&S) – 9781481476560
$17.49

Chains
Chains (paperback, S&S) – 9781416905868
$8.74

Amina’s Voice
Amina’s Voice (paperback, S&S) – 9781481492072
$7.77

The Giver
The Giver (paperback, HMH) – 9780544336261
$8.74

Lucky Broken Girl
Lucky Broken Girl (paperback, PRH) - 9780399546457
$8.74
Suggested Titles: Grades 9 and Up

The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give (hardcover, Harper) – 9780062498533
$18.46

The Sun is Also a Star
The Sun is Also a Star (hardcover, PRH) - 9780553496680
$18.46

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (hardcover, PRH) – 9781524700485
$17.49

You’re Welcome, Universe
You’re Welcome, Universe (paperback, PRH) – 9780399551444
$9.71
Suggested Graphic Novels
(especially good for grades 3-6)

El Deafo
El Deafo (paperback, Hachette) – 9781419712173
$10.62

Amulet #1: The Stonekeeper
The Stonekeeper (paperback, Scholastic) – 9780439846813
$12.63

American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese (paperback, MPS) - 9780312384487
$10.68

Smile
Smile (paperback, Scholastic) – 9780545132060
$10.68
Can’t Decide?
Donate $5 or $10 and we’ll put it towards more great books!

$5 Donation
Put $5 towards the Ace in the City Book Drive!
$5.00

$10 Donation
Put $10 toward the Ace in the City Book Drive!
$10.00