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Ms. Torres from Baldwin Park, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Book Haven: Reading Chicanx Voices

Help me give my students Chicanx books for them to read about themselves and their culture.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Torres's classroom raised $395

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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 Students

My students are largely low income and immigrant. Our school is a Title I school, which speaks to the degree of my student's poverty, where over 90% of my students have free or reduced-price lunch.

As a teacher in a high poverty, largely Latino, public urban school, I have the added challenge of developing and fostering a high learning environment in my classes with students who may have been conditioned to believe they can't achieve because of our community's poverty.

My Project

Help me give my students books with Chicanx main characters and are written by LatinX authors. Books they rarely encounter in their English courses.

We are requesting books written by Latinx authors as a means for my students to learn more about their culture and history.Many of my students are eager to read but struggle when they cannot find a book they connect with.

Many school issued books are written by authors they rarely can connect to. With high interest books, however, my students are thrilled to borrow books. At the beginning of the year, many students seemed semi-interested in my small library (which I started with a Donors Choose project last year). As I've increased my library to 12 books, I have witnessed students become increasingly dedicated to borrowing books, and reading them independently. Many of my students have asked for other novels and books. Sadly, I've been unable to expand our library rapidly.

It is widely accepted that classroom libraries play a key role in providing access to books and promoting literacy. Classroom libraries accomplish many worth investing skills. They motivate students by encouraging recreational reading; they provide access to a wide range of reading materials that reflect abilities and skills; and they provide choice in self-selecting materials for self-engagement. It is our hope you invest in student's literacy by making this library expansion a reality.

Ms. Torres Sierra Vista High School Grades 9-12

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.

Baldwin Park, CA 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

150 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
South Shore Axess 3-Shelf Bookcase-Pure Black • Amazon Business $65.59 1 $65.59
Chicano Movement For Beginners • Amazon Business $13.67 2 $27.34
Testimonios • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95
...y no se lo trago la tierra / And The Earth Did Not Devour Him (Bilingual Edition) (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $15.63 1 $15.63
Chicano: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.77 1 $13.77
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94
A Place to Stand • Amazon Business $12.24 1 $12.24
The Revolt of the Cockroach People • Amazon Business $12.22 1 $12.22
Pocho • Amazon Business $11.63 1 $11.63
Under the Feet of Jesus • Amazon Business $11.60 1 $11.60
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$275.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$335.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.13

Total project goal

$394.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $394.22

2 Donors

-$197.10

Donations toward project cost

-$167.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.56

match offer

-$197.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$167.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.57

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