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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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Books that Speak

Help me give my students a diverse selection of books for independent reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Santos's classroom raised $473

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

My students are a group of energetic scholars. They are eager learners who are ready to take on the challenges of the 21st century. They are young people that simply need the resources to stimulate their creative minds.

With support from hard-working families, my students have to balance their rigorous academic work while navigating through the challenges of distance learning while living through a pandemic.

Regardless of the issues they face on a daily basis, they 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

I have found that some of my students are tired of screen time. They are expected to spend countless hours in front of electronic devices every single day. This has proven to be taxing on their bodies and stress levels. Students have reached out and asked if there are hard copies of books that they can use for their independent reading projects.

With a diverse collection of books that students can check out safely, I will be able to continue providing students with important language arts and reading comprehension materials while not requiring them to spend additional time in front of a screen.

Ms. Santos Venice High 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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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
Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Adapted for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Mighty Justice (Young Readers' Edition): The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree • Amazon Business $17.68 1 $17.68
Can't Stop Won't Stop (Young Adult Edition): A Hip-Hop History • Amazon Business $17.61 1 $17.61
A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America (For Young People Series) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
A Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) • Amazon Business $16.65 1 $16.65
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Amazon Business $16.31 1 $16.31
How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
Sanctuary • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition): A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask • Amazon Business $14.85 1 $14.85
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Distance Between Us: A Memoir • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
1493 for Young People From Columbus's Voyage to Globalization • AKJ Education $10.24 1 $10.24
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Far Away Brothers (Adapted for Young Adults): Two Teenage Immigrants Making a Life in America • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Mountains Beyond Mountains (Adapted for Young People): The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Strong Inside (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of How Perry Wallace Broke College Basketball's Color Line • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Enrique's Journey • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) • Amazon Business $7.04 1 $7.04
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56

Materials cost

$330.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $30.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$401.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.93

Total project goal

$472.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $472.87

2 Donors

-$234.23

Donations toward project cost

-$202.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.38

match offer

-$234.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$199.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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