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Ms. Russo from Dorchester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books That Serve as Mirrors and Windows

Help me give my students a diverse selection of graphic novels that expose them to different cultures and ways of being.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Russo's classroom raised $430

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 Project

Our students are kind, dedicated, insightful and smart. They are a diverse group of young immigrant teenagers who represent more than 25 countries and who speak over 30 languages. Many of the students left their home countries escaping war, poverty, persecution or natural disaster.

They have experienced life in a variety of ways and each brings with them into the classroom a spirit all their own.

Despite these many assets, they know they're behind as compared to their American-born peers, so they work hard every day to fit a K-12 education in English into just a few years of high school.

My seniors all have not yet found that reading is more than just something you do "in school" or "for a class." It is my responsibility to show them that reading the word and the world is transformative. My students, all of whom are newly arrived immigrants, not only need to practice reading as preparation for life after high school, but they also need to be given an opportunity to explore who they are in the world.

I've learned that the secret to fostering reading is to provide enough choices for students and to know students well enough to help them find that one book that they will finish. Independent reading has the potential to give students a personalized path to explore literature and expression.

I would love to give students an opportunity to choose a book on their own and finish it - an accomplishment many have not yet felt. Please give my students the chance to feel empowered - simply by picking up a book they have an interest it and completing it. It doesn't sound like much, but I have full faith that it will be a transformative experience.

Ms. Russo Boston International High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MARCH (Trilogy Slipcase Set) 3 Book Set x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks - featured Black History books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $49.00 1 $49.00
Heartstopper #1-4 Box Set • Amazon Business $30.00 1 $30.00
Maybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $18.24 1 $18.24
Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma • Amazon Business $16.68 1 $16.68
Gender Queer: A Memoir • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
My Broken Language: A Memoir (One World Essentials) • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights • Amazon Business $14.76 1 $14.76
Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir • Amazon Business $14.20 1 $14.20
Every Day We Get More Illegal • Amazon Business $14.16 1 $14.16
Lunar New Year Love Story - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.69 1 $13.69
Displacement • Amazon Business $12.96 1 $12.96
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
I Was Their American Dream - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58
It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
Nimona: A Netflix Film, A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.86 1 $10.86
Almost American Girl: A Graphic Memoir • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.08 1 $10.08
In Limbo • Amazon Business $8.84 1 $8.84
If I Was Your Girl • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Once I Was You -- Adapted for Young Readers: Finding My Voice and Passing the Mic • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$329.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$364.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.36

Total project goal

$429.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $429.06

10 Donors

-$414.51

Donations toward project cost

-$362.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.93

match offer

-$2.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$2.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.05

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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