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Ms. Santos from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Baseball In April

My students need 30 copies of the book Baseball In April And Other Stories and one student packet.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Santos's classroom raised $247

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

In our class, we strive to foster and believe in "a world where many worlds fit," a place where everybody's opinion is valued and people are judged by their characters and actions, not their identities. Being different in middle school may be difficult, but my students know that diversity is a gift.

My students attend an urban public middle school in a low socio-economic area in southern California.

They are a group of bright 7th and 8th graders who derive from hard-working families and who have to balance their rigorous academic work while tackling the challenges of living in a community plagued by the ills of poverty. My students, regardless of the issues they face on a daily basis, have goals, drive, and most importantly they are hungry for knowledge. They possess great aspirations for change in their neighborhood, our country, and the world.

My Project

If given the opportunity to read "Baseball in April" and use the supplemental materials that we have kindly asked for, my students will be able to gain insight into important works of literature for children their age. Most importantly, they will practice critical thinking skills that will shape the way they see their future and that of the community that they love, regardless of its hardships.

Soto's collection of short stories are ones that resonates with the experiences of many of my students.

The hardship she endured and her courageous character will allow my students to see themselves as survivors and fighters for what is right. Reading these shorts stories will make a great impact in their lives and, most importantly, it will help them work on their individual and collective creation of "a world where many worlds fit."

Ms. Santos Marina Del Rey Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

135 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Baseball In April And Other Stories • AKJ Books $5.10 30 $153.00
Baseball in April and Other Stories - Student Packet • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48

Materials cost

$162.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$209.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.02

Total project goal

$246.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $246.81

1 Donor

-$246.81

Donations toward project cost

-$209.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.02

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 $0.00

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