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Ms. Landa from Long Beach, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Landa's classroom raised $244

Books Teens Actually Want to Read

Help me give my students young adult books that capture their interest and increase their reading stamina!

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Ms. Landa Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School
Long Beach, CA Grades 9-12

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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 Project

I teach 10th grade English and 12th grade AVID in Long Beach, California, and I have the privilege of working with an incredible group of students who bring curiosity, resilience, and unique perspectives into the classroom every day.

One of the most powerful ways to build strong readers is by giving students access to books they actually want to read.

Young adult novels often explore themes that resonate deeply with teenagers, such as identity, friendship, family, resilience, and finding one’s place in the world. students are working hard to build confidence in their reading skills, while others simply haven’t yet discovered a book that truly captures their interest.

When students see their interests reflected in the books available to them, they are far more likely to pick up a book, stay engaged, and develop stronger reading habits.

These high-interest young adult books will help students:

- Develop stronger reading stamina and comprehension

- Discover authors and stories that reflect diverse experiences

- Participate more actively in classroom discussions

- Build confidence as independent readers

Many of my students are still discovering their identities as readers, and having a classroom library filled with popular and engaging titles can make all the difference. When students find a book they truly enjoy, reading stops feeling like an assignment and starts becoming something they look forward to.

My goal is to help every student find books that feel meaningful, exciting, and accessible to them.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

160 students impacted 3 donors
Ms. Landa Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Long Beach, CA View local requests

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

160 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Complete Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy (Boxed Set): The Summer I Turned Pretty; It's Not Summer Without You; We'll Always Have Summer • Amazon Business $19.92 1 $19.92
Hunger Games - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction): A Novel • Amazon Business $9.01 1 $9.01
The Love Hypothesis • Amazon Business $8.97 1 $8.97
To All the Boys I've Loved Before • Amazon Business $8.41 1 $8.41
All My Rage: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
See You Yesterday • Amazon Business $8.27 1 $8.27
Six Crimson Cranes • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
They Both Die at the End: A Story to Help Teens Confront Loss, Cherish Connection, and Live Fully • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Better Than the Movies • Amazon Business $7.57 1 $7.57
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $7.07 1 $7.07
Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, 1) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
If He Had Been with Me • Amazon Business $6.88 1 $6.88
The Summer of Broken Rules: A Happily Ever After Beach Read • Amazon Business $6.65 1 $6.65
What I Wish I Said To You • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
The Inheritance Games • Amazon Business $5.92 1 $5.92
Caraval • Amazon Business $5.84 1 $5.84
Girl in Pieces • Amazon Business $4.75 1 $4.75

Materials cost

$159.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$206.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.47

Total project goal

$243.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $243.12

2 Donors

-$121.56

Donations toward project cost

-$103.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.23

match offer

-$121.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$103.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.23

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