Help me give my students books about characters who are experiencing similar struggles and racial injustice they face every single day.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Still's classroom raised $589
This project is fully funded
My Project
The AMAZING scholars at our charter school are resilient and strong with a desire to learn and grow. The materials and resources afforded them in Baltimore City is so disparate and simple materials like books that you expect in every classroom are not abundantly available at our Charter School. After teaching in a more affluent district in Maryland, I am on a mission to secure equity in resources for all students but particularly my students with disabilities in 9th-12th grade with this project. My students with disabilities are not provided with the same resources that are available to more affluent school districts in Maryland and they deserve more!
In my classroom, when a student shows interest in one or more of my books, they know I will let them read it and keep it in order for them to not only engage in interesting and relatable stories, but to empower them to want to become more literate young adults in a very difficult world.
By providing texts with more familiar characters and similar life experiences faced daily in the lives of my students living in an urban area, I can open the doors to new experiences and empowerment to reach for the stars. Novels that are representative of people in their community and family make texts less intimidating and more accessible for students who don't even have a well-stocked library at their school. Your donation can provide what should be a basic provision in all schools nationwide but is so devastatingly disparate in the inner city: new BOOKS.
Thank you for helping me level the trajectory for our students in Baltimore City by giving to this campaign and others that support inner city students. This is only the beginning for my students!
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
Children of Virtue and Vengeance ( Legacy of Orisha #2 )
• MahoganyBooks
$17.99
1
$17.99
Blackout
• MahoganyBooks
$17.99
1
$17.99
Children of Blood and Bone (Children of Orisha #1)
• MahoganyBooks
$17.09
1
$17.09
Cool. Awkward. Black.
• MahoganyBooks
$17.09
1
$17.09
We Are All So Good at Smiling
• MahoganyBooks
$17.09
1
$17.09
I Am Alfonso Jones
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
Badass Black Girl: Quotes, Questions, and Affirmations for Teens (Gift for teenage girl)
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
• Amazon Business
$16.88
1
$16.88
The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults)
• MahoganyBooks
$16.19
1
$16.19
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood
• MahoganyBooks
$15.30
1
$15.30
Racial Justice (Stand Up, Speak Out)
• Amazon Business
$14.21
1
$14.21
School Trip: A Graphic Novel
• MahoganyBooks
$13.49
1
$13.49
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
• Amazon Business
$12.59
1
$12.59
Jim Crow and Policing (Racial Justice in America: Histories)
• Amazon Business
$11.95
1
$11.95
Unbreakable Black Women Who Shaped America: African American Women Accomplishments in U.S. History, Black Holidays, Black Month Celebration for Kids Ages 6-10
• Amazon Business
$11.89
1
$11.89
Kneel
• Amazon Business
$11.87
1
$11.87
Last Stop on Market Street
• Amazon Business
$11.49
1
$11.49
The Words We Keep
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Long Way Down
• MahoganyBooks
$10.79
1
$10.79
How It Went Down
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
My Camel Wants To Be a Unicorn
• Amazon Business
$9.39
1
$9.39
Pet
• MahoganyBooks
$8.99
1
$8.99
African American History Coloring Book (BLACK HISTORY MONTH COLORING BOOKS)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Juneteenth (Racial Justice in America: Histories)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Light It Up
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Would You Rather Book for Kids: Gamebook for Kids with 200+ Hilarious Silly Questions to Make You Laugh! Including Funny Bonus Trivias: Fun Scenarios ... 11, 12 + (Family Edition Laugh Challenge!)
• Amazon Business
$8.89
1
$8.89
Sir Ralph and the Stinky Volcano: A Read Out Loud Funny Picture Book About Knights, A Stinky Volcano, Dragons and A Funny Adventure; A Perfect Book for Early Readers (Funny Knight Adventures)
• Amazon Business
$8.88
1
$8.88
What Do You Do With an Idea? — New York Times best seller
• Amazon Business
$8.86
1
$8.86
Boy21
• Amazon Business
$7.59
1
$7.59
Materials cost
$437.79
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$26.27
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.57
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$500.63
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.35
Total project goal
$588.98
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$588.98
1 Donor
-$588.98
Donations toward project cost
-$500.63
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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