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Ms. Trenkamp from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Black Literature Matters: Bringing Representation Into Our Classroom Library

Help me give my students a classroom library that includes the educational representation of people of color that we all deserve to experience!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Trenkamp's classroom raised $543

This project is fully funded

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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

98% of my students come from low-income families, and 80% of them are learning English as an additional language. Their resiliency and perseverance are unmatched, and I want to do everything I can to make their learning environment everything they deserve.

My Project

I have been blessed to collect and acquire numerous books for my classroom library over the years. However, I've realized that my books are not quite the wide-ranging variety my students deserve. Many books I have are from a long time ago and --while considered classics-- they don't have nearly enough characters and storylines that represent my students.

An NPR article from 2017 states that 22% of characters in children's books are people of color; when 98% of my students are people of color, this lack of representation is an injustice I refuse to accept.

Your donations will expand my classroom library to include stories that are fun, meaningful, emotional, playful, deep, and more. But most importantly, your donation will ensure that the characters in these stories don't just look like me, but also like the brilliant, kindhearted humans I get to teach.

Ms. Trenkamp Braeburn Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Day You Begin • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
I Believe I Can • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Ada Twist, Scientist • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Ambitious Girl • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut • MahoganyBooks $17.05 1 $17.05
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Undefeated • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
M Is for Melanin A Celebration of the Black Child • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Every Good Thing • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Black is a Rainbow Color • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Get Up, Stand Up • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Your Name is a Song • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
This is Your Time • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
New Kid • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
Class Act • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
Brown Girl Dreaming • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
One Love • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Whistle for Willie • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Every Little Thing: Based on the Song 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$417.29

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.82

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$461.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.42

Total project goal

$542.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $542.79

7 Donors

-$361.29

Donations toward project cost

-$307.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.44

match offer

-$180.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$153.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

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