Help me give my students bookshelves filled of the best and newest books!
$1,191 goal
This project expired on August 6, 2025.
This project expired on August 6, 2025.
Celebrating 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 library has come alive with the joy of reading, and our falcons are soaring higher than ever! Since reopening our shelves, it’s been incredible to see how hungry our students are for great books—they are true bookworms, eagerly browsing, discovering, and checking out new titles every day. We want to keep that momentum going by filling our new shelves with the best, newest, and most engaging books possible. With your support, we can build a collection that inspires curiosity, fuels imagination, and ensures every falcon finds a story that speaks to them.
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
Never Before Funded355 students impacted
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5 Book Set: Graphic Novels #2 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback, ages 8-12) - Break, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, Four Eyes, Invisible, Duel
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$80.00
1
$80.00
Who Was? Nonfiction Collection - 15 Book Set - Collection
• AKJ Education
$71.43
1
$71.43
8 Book Set: Little SPOT Takes Action! Kindness, Responsibility, Patience, Respect, Honesty, Organization, Diversity, Safety; social emotional learning
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$62.00
1
$62.00
3 Graphic Novels: HOOKY Volumes 1-3 (paperback book set)
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$52.00
1
$52.00
On Strike Box Set, Books 1-8: Pencils on Strike, Swings on Strike, Chairs on Strike, Glues On Strike, Crayons on Strike, Scissors on Strike, Erasers on Strike, Rulers on Strike
• Amazon Business
$47.99
1
$47.99
3 Book Set: Graphic Novels - Jerry Craft Author Study: New Kid, Class Act, School Trip (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks
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$42.00
1
$42.00
I Am Every Good Thing (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks
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$19.00
2
$38.00
Kaplan Early Learning National Geographic Nonfiction Books - Level 2 - Set of 8
• Kaplan Early Learning Company
$36.86
1
$36.86
National Geographic Readers Collection - 9 Book Set - Collection
• AKJ Education
$36.43
1
$36.43
Thank You, It's An Afro (hardcover) - books for classroom library
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$12.00
2
$24.00
Cape - social emotional learning, grief, love & loss (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8)
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$22.00
1
$22.00
The First State of Being (hardcover) - 2024 National Book Award longlist
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$22.00
1
$22.00
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes (paperback picture book) - A Latino Book of Concepts series
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$11.00
2
$22.00
Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors (paperback picture book) - A Latino Book of Concepts series
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$11.00
2
$22.00
A Kids Book About Diversity (hardcover)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
A Kids Book About Optimism - social emotional learning collection (hardcover)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
Bowwow Powwow (hardcover picture book)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
A Kids Book About Love - social emotional learning collection (hardcover)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
A Kids Book About Shame - social emotional learning collection (hardcover)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
A Kids Book About Equality - inclusive, identity-affirming collection (hardcover)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
Mother of Sharks (hardcover STEM picture book)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
A Kids Book About Immigration (hardcover, newcomers, immigrants)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
Ohana Means Family (hardcover picture book)
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$19.00
1
$19.00
An American Story (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks
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$19.00
1
$19.00
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8 read aloud) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks
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$19.00
1
$19.00
Eyes That Speak to the Stars (hardcover picture book)
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$19.00
1
$19.00
More Than Peach: Bellen Woodard Original Picture Book (hardcover)
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$18.00
1
$18.00
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (hardcover) - featured Black History picture books for classroom library
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$18.00
1
$18.00
Milo Imagines the World (hardcover picture book)
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$16.00
1
$16.00
Lu (Track #4) (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks
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$8.00
2
$16.00
Patina (Track #2) (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks
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$8.00
2
$16.00
A Different Pond - Caldecott Honor Book (hardcover picture book)
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$16.00
1
$16.00
The Book Thief (paperback)
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$12.00
1
$12.00
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest - Caldecott Honor Book (paperback picture book)
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$12.00
1
$12.00
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion (My Superpower Books)
• Amazon Business
$11.50
1
$11.50
Just Now I Feel Angry: A Kids Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Book about Anger and Frustration Feelings Awareness, Self-Management, Mindfulness and ... (Feeling Big Emotions Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$10.39
1
$10.39
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Paperback Book
• AKJ Education
$6.56
1
$6.56
Materials cost
$967.16
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$14.51
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,011.67
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$178.53
Total project goal
$1,190.20
Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Sforza and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
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