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Ms. Joseph from Temple Hills, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Banned, But Not Silenced: Building a Bold Library

Help me give my students copies of banned books to read during Independent reading time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Joseph's classroom raised $507

This project is fully funded

My Project

In a time when books are being challenged, censored, and removed from shelves across the country, I want my students to know one thing: their stories, identities, and questions are valid—and they belong in literature. That’s why I’m requesting a collection of banned and challenged books for our classroom library, including titles that explore race, gender, sexuality, and systemic injustice.

Many of these books—Dreaming in Cuban, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Stamped —have been targeted not because they are harmful, but because they tell the truth.

These are the very stories that spark empathy, build critical thinking, and open powerful conversations among students.

My classroom is a space where students from diverse backgrounds come to learn not only how to read but how to understand the world—and themselves—more deeply. Banned books are often the ones that resonate most: they name the unspeakable, challenge the status quo, and invite students to think courageously. By funding this project, you’re not just putting books on a shelf—you’re taking a stand for freedom, for representation, and for the right of every young person to read without restriction.

Thank you for helping us build a library that defends student voice and values every story.

Ms. Joseph Crossland High School 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gender Queer: A Memoir • Amazon Business $13.53 2 $27.06
Dreaming in Cuban • Amazon Business $13.07 2 $26.14
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre • Amazon Business $11.83 2 $23.66
Crank (The Crank Trilogy) • Amazon Business $11.60 2 $23.20
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents • Amazon Business $10.43 2 $20.86
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto • Amazon Business $9.09 2 $18.18
Nineteen Minutes • Amazon Business $8.68 2 $17.36
The Kite Runner • Amazon Business $7.96 2 $15.92
This One Summer • Amazon Business $7.94 2 $15.88
Water for Elephants: A Novel • Amazon Business $7.87 2 $15.74
The Lovely Bones • Amazon Business $7.60 2 $15.20
Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) • Amazon Business $7.49 2 $14.98
Homegoing • Amazon Business $7.42 2 $14.84
Fahrenheit 451 • Amazon Business $6.79 2 $13.58
Monday's Not Coming: A Psychological Thriller by the Author of Allegedly • Amazon Business $6.71 2 $13.42
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning • Amazon Business $6.60 2 $13.20
I Never • Amazon Business $6.50 2 $13.00
The Perks of Being a Wallflower • Amazon Business $6.31 2 $12.62
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • Amazon Business $6.27 2 $12.54
SOLD • Amazon Business $5.77 2 $11.54
Looking for Alaska • Amazon Business $5.69 2 $11.38
Thirteen Reasons Why • Amazon Business $5.68 2 $11.36
The House on Mango Street • Amazon Business $5.55 2 $11.10

Materials cost

$372.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$430.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.01

Total project goal

$506.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $506.73

4 Donors

-$506.73

Donations toward project cost

-$430.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.01

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