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Ms. Hollerbach from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Adding New Voices to Our World History Atheneum Bookshelf

Help me give my students access to novels that reflect their identities and experiences.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hollerbach's classroom raised $415

This project is fully funded

My Students

My historians love looking at the past from multiple perspectives and digging into complicated events that have varying interpretations. We often debate and discuss the past in order to better understand the experiences of those who are different from us and better understand the world around us.

My students come from a variety of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, and about 60% of them receive free and reduced price lunch.

They are very curious about the world around them, and enjoy making connections between their lives in Chicago and the experiences of those a world away.

My Project

As a World History teacher it's important to me that my students are able to empathize with stories and cultures across time periods and continents. In order to increase their exposure to various cultures around the world, I created a bookshelf with novels from various regions around the world (thanks to generous contributions from DonorsChoose.org donors!) Since doing so I have had several students check out books to learn more about places and cultures they were curious about.

However, last week I realized that my Latin America section was a bit lacking when a student requested a book related to Mexican history, explaining that he wanted to feel more connected to his own identity and culture.

This inspired me to add some fresh voices to my bookshelf by requesting more books that represent perspectives that my students might be able to connect with. My goal is to provide more opportunities for my students to grow and learn through studying the past; sometimes that might be through reading a novel that reflects their own experiences, and other times it might be through reading a novel that provides a window into another world.

Ms. Hollerbach Lindblom Math Science Academy Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

115 students impacted 9donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Homegoing • Amazon Business $12.80 8 $102.40
I Am Home: Portraits of Immigrant Teenagers • Amazon Business $18.68 1 $18.68
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy • Amazon Business $18.01 1 $18.01
American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures • Amazon Business $17.10 1 $17.10
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen • Amazon Business $16.97 1 $16.97
Malinche: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.14 1 $15.14
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $14.51 1 $14.51
In the Time of the Butterflies • Amazon Business $14.06 1 $14.06
Love, Hate and Other Filters • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
What We Lose: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Citizen Illegal (BreakBeat Poets) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist) • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement • Amazon Business $10.84 1 $10.84
The Queue • Amazon Business $10.84 1 $10.84
The House on Mango Street • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
American Street • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
The Souls of Black Folk • Amazon Business $3.85 1 $3.85

Materials cost

$317.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$352.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.14

Total project goal

$414.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $414.29

8 Donors

-$364.29

Donations toward project cost

-$309.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.64

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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