My students need 33 books of various genres and reading levels, including works by Gary Soto, Sharon Draper and Sharon Flake.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Patrone's classroom raised $564
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My hilarious, frustrating, raucous, heartbreaking, wonderful kids of English 8, seeking escape from the war-zone schools of their city, enrolled in our school. We are a public charter school serving varied races of low-income families who seek an equal opportunity of gaining a college-prep education. The routines of our school center around a strict ethical code that rewards teamwork and respect for peers and self.
Being a public school, we are fettered by meager funding. We teachers buy our own copy paper and dry erase markers, and we ELA teachers buy almost all of the independent reading books for our classroom libraries.
It's a fact that good readers become good writers. It's also a fact that excellence in ELA = excellence in other core subjects. The foundation of academic success is "making" kids want to read. Kids will read if we offer books on topics that are real and relevant. Every single book in my request is a suggested title from The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning (http://www.culturallyresponsive.org/toolkits.html)
These selections reflect the authentic experiences of Latino, African American, and Asian young adults. These three communities make up the bulk of our student body.
Sadly, book drives generally yield musty copies of A Tale of Two Cities, 60's cookbooks, and dog-eared Harlequin romances novels. Your contribution will allow me to help kids discover that THEY LOVE READING by providing them with books that deal with themes they can connect to in their lives. I have yet to find any kid, no matter how much he or she "hates" reading, turn down a book in which they can see themselves.
More than three‑quarters of 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
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives Sharon Flake, Tk (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
El Lector William Durbin
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Tyrell Coe Booth
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
Spellbound Janet McDonald
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Rooftop Paul Volponi
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Romiette and Julio Sharon M. Draper, Adam Lowenbein (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Rats Saw God Rob Thomas
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Copper Sun Sharon M. Draper
• Barnes and Noble
$8.09
1
$8.09
Zoot Suit and Other Plays Luis Valdez
• Barnes and Noble
$12.55
1
$12.55
When I Was Puerto Rican Esmeralda Santiago
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Wachale!: Poetry and Prose about Growing Up Latino in America Ilan Stavans, Pat Mora, Michelle Serros, Ilan Stevens (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.25
1
$15.25
The Throwaway Piece Jo Ann Yolanda Hernandez
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
1
$8.95
The Skyscraper That Flew and Other Stories Jesus Salvador Trevino
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Sister Chicas Lisa Alvarado, Ann Hagman Cardinal, Jane Alberdeston Coralin
• Barnes and Noble
$11.65
1
$11.65
Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States Lori Marie Carlson, Oscar Hijuelos (Introduction)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.25
1
$15.25
Once Upon a Cuento Lyn Miller-Lachmann (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.35
1
$14.35
Messengers of Rain: And Other Poems from Latin America Claudia M. Lee, Rafael Yockteng (Illustrator), Raphael Yockteng (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$17.05
1
$17.05
La Linea Ann Jaramillo
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
The Hummingbird's Daughter Luis Alberto Urrea
• Barnes and Noble
$11.99
1
$11.99
Honey Blonde Chica Michele Serros
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Famous All over Town Danny Santiago
• Barnes and Noble
$12.60
1
$12.60
The Fabulous Sinkhole and Other Stories Jesus Salvador Trevino, Jesus Salvador Treviino
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
1
$8.95
Enrique's Journey Sonia Nazario
• Barnes and Noble
$11.96
1
$11.96
Downtown Boy Juan Felipe Herrera
• Barnes and Noble
$22.45
1
$22.45
Crossing the Wire Will Hobbs
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Rain of Gold Victor Villasenor, Foreword by Victor Villasenor
• Barnes and Noble
$14.40
1
$14.40
Cecilia's Year Susan Gonzales Abraham, Denise Gonzales Abraham
• Barnes and Noble
$15.25
1
$15.25
Caramelo Sandra Cisneros
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Burro Genius: A Memoir Victor Villasenor
• Barnes and Noble
$12.55
1
$12.55
Breaking Through Francisco Jimenez, Francisco Jimtnez
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Behind the Eyes Francisco X. Stork
• Barnes and Noble
$15.29
1
$15.29
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L. A. Luis J. Rodriguez, Luis Rodriguez (Introduction)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.00
1
$12.00
A Fire in My Hands Gary Soto
• Barnes and Noble
$14.40
1
$14.40
Materials cost
$371.64
Vendor shipping charges
$37.16
Sales tax
$26.94
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.29
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$462.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$101.41
Total project goal
$563.41
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$563.41
10 Donors
-$543.53
Donations toward project cost
-$462.00
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