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Mrs. Shepard’s 6th grade ELA from Greensboro, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Shepard’s 6th grade ELA's classroom raised $908

Every Story Deserves to Be Heard

Help me give my students diverse books and underrepresented voices into our classroom, empowering students to see themselves in stories while building empathy and understanding of others.

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Mrs. Shepard’s 6th grade ELA Western Guilford Middle School
Greensboro, NC Grades 6-8

My Project

Our classroom needs books featuring underrepresented authors, diverse characters, and stories that reflect a variety of cultures, experiences, and perspectives. These books will help students see themselves represented while also encouraging them to learn about people and experiences different from their own. By expanding our classroom library, we can foster empathy, curiosity, meaningful discussions, and a deeper love of reading. Your support will give students access to engaging, inclusive literature that broadens their understanding of the world and helps every student feel valued, represented, and connected through the power of storytelling.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

130 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Shepard’s 6th grade ELA Western Guilford Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Greensboro, NC 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

130 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
6 Book Set: Lee & Low PRETEEN Mental Health Bundle #2 (ages 8-12) YA Books for Classroom Library - social emotional learning • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $90.00 1 $90.00
5 Book Set: Graphic Novels #2 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback, ages 8-12) - Break, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, Four Eyes, Invisible, Duel • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $80.00 1 $80.00
4 Book Set: Native American Spotlight (ages 10+): Mascot, Elatsoe, Killers of the Flower Moon (Young Readers Edition), Apple: Skin to the Core • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $77.00 1 $77.00
25 Year Anniversary Editon of Harry Potter Paperback Full Book Set Volumes 1-7 (Limited Edition, Original cover) • Amazon Business $71.77 1 $71.77
4 Book Set: Native American Paperback Book Club (ages 8-12) - The Sea in Winter, We Still Belong, How I Became a Ghost, Ancestor Approved • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $52.00 1 $52.00
3 Book Set: NEURODIVERGENT VOICES #2: Too Much, Abdul's Story,Supposed to Be Sunny (hardcover picture books; social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $52.00 1 $52.00
I Survived Series Book Set II, Books 11-20 • Amazon Business $46.40 1 $46.40
3 Book Set: The Crossover Series (ages 8-12, boxed): The Crossover, Booked, Rebound (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $32.00 1 $32.00
Goosebumps Classic (Series 1) - 10 Books Set Collection R.L. Stine • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Civil Rights Figures: Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 1 $28.00
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) (YA paperback, ages 10+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
Rebound (The Crossover Series) (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
Sunny (Track #3) (paperback, ages 10+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 2 $16.00
Patina (Track #2) (paperback, ages 10+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 2 $16.00
Lu (Track #4) (paperback, ages 10+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 2 $16.00
Ghost (Track #1) (paperback, ages 10+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 2 $16.00
Furia (hardcover) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00

Materials cost

$678.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $52.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$771.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$136.10

Total project goal

$907.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $907.33

1 Donor

-$907.33

Donations toward project cost

-$771.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$136.10

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