Help me give my students an entire stash of Spanish-language novels that are for their age group and reading level! My school has a lot of English Language Learners who only read in Spanish.
Exuberant! This is a great word to describe my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. I am a middle school Media Specialist (old-school librarian). My Title 1 school is about 53% Black, 40% Hispanic, 3% Mixed-Race.
100% are labelled Economically Disadvantaged and receive free breakfast and lunch at school.
Some of my students were avid readers in elementary school, but their affection for books has been sucked out of them by assigned novels and forced testing on snippets of literature on a computer. Others are realizing books can be as riveting as movies, and in fact some of the movies they love are based on books.
All are having their eyes opened to the fact that there is a book for everyone out there- it's just a matter of trying a bunch until you find yours. Once found, that will lead you to others you will like, and trying new genres will push back those boundaries even more.
My Project
I have at least 30 Spanish-speaking students who cannot yet read or speak in English. I have a small amount of Spanish-language books, which are old, and as they've said, quite boring!
I realized when one of my dual-language speakers came to me repeatedly for book titles that some of her friends were also interested in reading- but they have few options to read.
Hence, this project! I am so excited to get these books into the hands of my students who come to the library, but leave empty-handed... especially some of my boys who love football!
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
Serie Reina Roja (La reina roja) (Spanish Edition)
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$58.50
1
$58.50
El príncipe cruel: Los habitantes del aire, 1 (Spanish Edition)
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$28.62
2
$57.24
El ladrón del rayo/ The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson y los dioses del olimpo / Percy Jackson and the Olympians) (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$12.95
2
$25.90
Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience
• Amazon Business
$12.29
2
$24.58
Momentos Mágicos/Magic Moments
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$17.95
1
$17.95
Bait
• Amazon Business
$17.27
1
$17.27
The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic
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$17.03
1
$17.03
A cinco pies de ti / Five Feet Apart (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
Una arruga en el tiempo (Novela gráfica /A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$16.39
1
$16.39
Clap When You Land
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Al final mueren los dos (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$15.95
1
$15.95
Marina (Vintage) (Spanish Edition)
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$15.13
1
$15.13
Séance Tea Party: (A Graphic Novel)
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$12.99
1
$12.99
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
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$12.69
1
$12.69
The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext
• Amazon Business
$12.52
1
$12.52
The Poet X
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$12.39
1
$12.39
Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel)
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$11.04
1
$11.04
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States (Spanish Edition)
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$10.99
1
$10.99
El mar de los monstruos / The Sea Of Monsters (Percy Jackson y los dioses del olimpo / Percy Jackson and the Olympians) (Spanish Edition)
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$10.39
1
$10.39
El color de mis palabras (Spanish Edition)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
El épico fracaso de Arturo Zamora / The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora (Spanish Edition)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
La primera regla del punk / The First Rule of Punk (Spanish Edition)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
¡Gool!: El sueno se inicia... (Spanish Edition)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
Yo no soy tu perfecta hija mexicana / I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Spanish Edition)
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$8.44
1
$8.44
Devolver al Remitente (Return to Sender Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Nowhere Boy
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Fútbol extremo (Jake Maddox Novelas gráficas) (Spanish Edition)
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$6.95
1
$6.95
Esperanza renace (Esperanza Rising) (Spanish Edition)
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$5.99
1
$5.99
Materials cost
$455.21
Vendor shipping charges
$12.46
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.83
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$504.50
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$89.03
Total project goal
$593.53
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$593.53
8 Donors
-$484.71
Donations toward project cost
-$419.50
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$65.21
match offer
-$100.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$85.00
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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