This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
This middle school caters to a delightful group of urban students, most of whom qualify as high needs, and all of whom deserve outlets for their passions and creativity. About five hundred students in sixth through eighth grade attend, which means that there are hundreds of growing, forming minds in our halls and rooms every day. What an opportunity!
Students come to my school with incredible energy, running to me every morning with excitement about roller skating last night to how much they liked watching A Raisin in the Sun as a home assignment during our drama unit. Although they express it differently, each of my students has that passion, and I see my job as an opportunity to draw that out and guide them toward worthwhile pursuits. Unfortunately, many students do not have outlets for their enthusiasm. Over the past two years as a seventh grade teacher here, I have seen students’ interests in different genres and topics emerge, but without new books for my library, I do not have nearly enough to offer to them!
One way that some of the students have chosen to share their passions over the past two years is through the Book Bash Club we have started together. They come ready to act out parts and discuss how what they read affects their own lives. Tuesday afternoons are the absolute highlight of my week because I know I get to read and talk with students who are becoming life-long readers, and each of us loves the experience.
As we embark on a new year, I am taking suggestions from past Book Bash Club members to have this year’s books focus on great African American authors and stories. In light of this, I have researched many books that have received the Coretta Scott King Award, and look forward to presenting these to my excited students.
Now, with your help we can provide each student with his or her very own copy of Jacqueline Woodson’s Miracle’s Boys, as well as allowing them to preview four other award-winning books that showcase the excellent work of African-American authors. Your generosity will make it possible for these students – many of whom simply cannot afford to buy their own new books – to hold, cherish and read their own book. You can help them see these dreams come true.
Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl Tonya Bolden
• Barnes and Noble
$17.95
1
$17.95
Miracle's Boys Jacqueline Woodson
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
12
$64.68
Dark Sons Nikki Grimes
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
1
$14.39
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue Julius Lester
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$20.65
1
$20.65
Materials cost
$124.86
Vendor shipping charges
$12.49
Sales tax
$6.24
3rd party payment processing fee
$1.87
Fulfillment labor & materials
$9.00
Total project cost
$154.46
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$33.91
Total project goal
$188.37
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$188.37
2 Donors
-$188.37
Donations toward project cost
-$154.46
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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