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Mr. Rosenzweig from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring LGBTQ+ Books Home to Our Library

Help me give my students something they're enthusiastic to get their hands on and learn more about - books by and about people in the LGBTQ+ community.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Rosenzweig's classroom raised $956

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

I am a Language Arts teacher at a middle school in New York City. The population of my school and class is very diverse. Over 95% of my school's population receives free lunch, which is a strong indicator that the overwhelming majority of students come from lower-level income households. This is not usually an obstacle for my strong and determined students, but when it comes to reading, usually the books I have in my room are the only ones they have access to.

I have 96 incredible students who LOVE to read and explore books from "new subject areas," specifically of late, books that are LGBTQ+ friendly.

My classes are amazingly diverse, however, my classroom library is not. My school and classroom, in particular, are coming up short in terms of providing them with enough books written by and about people in the LGBTQ+ community. Moreover, my classroom needs an influx of new books - books that my students have recommended specifically - that they want to read right now. Every kid - EVERY KID - deserves to have books that they can identify with inside of their classroom's library.

My Project

The students I teach are becoming more and more diverse each year. Teaching middle school, you come across many children struggling to fit in and figure out who they are.

Now more than ever, my classes are interested in exploring books and characters and authors from every walk of life.

Leading the list of "books I need" for many of my students are books that feature characters who identify as LGBTQ+.

These books will be an amazing resource for my students to open up their minds and learn about a growing population in their city and school. Having this proposal funded would easily make my classroom library the most extensive library and go-to spot to read a book about or written by a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and I'd be more than willing to share these books with students who aren't even in my classes.

Mr. Rosenzweig MS 88 Peter Rouget Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The To All the Boys I've Loved Before Paperback Collection: To All the Boys I've Loved Before; P.S. I Still Love You; Always and Forever, Lara Jean • Amazon Business $18.17 2 $36.34
The Simonverse Novels 3-Book Box Set: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Upside of Unrequited, and Leah on the Offbeat • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
#MurderFunding (#MurderTrending) • Amazon Business $13.75 2 $27.50
The Music of What Happens • Amazon Business $13.50 2 $27.00
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali • Amazon Business $13.49 2 $26.98
I Wish You All the Best • Amazon Business $13.43 2 $26.86
We Are Lost and Found • Amazon Business $13.00 2 $26.00
Juliet Takes a Breath • Amazon Business $11.79 2 $23.58
Pet • Amazon Business $11.69 2 $23.38
What If It's Us • Amazon Business $11.60 2 $23.20
Odd One Out • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
How It Feels to Float • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
ONE MAN GUY • Amazon Business $10.69 2 $21.38
None of the Above • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
The You I've Never Known • Amazon Business $9.82 2 $19.64
If I Was Your Girl • Amazon Business $9.49 2 $18.98
Honestly Ben • Amazon Business $9.29 2 $18.58
This Is Where It Ends • Amazon Business $9.10 2 $18.20
I Hope You Get This Message • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Girl Mans Up • Amazon Business $8.82 2 $17.64
Ramona Blue • Amazon Business $8.76 2 $17.52
Far From You • Amazon Business $8.72 2 $17.44
BEEN HERE ALL ALONG • Amazon Business $8.72 2 $17.44
Dress Codes for Small Towns • Amazon Business $8.71 2 $17.42
Symptoms of Being Human • Amazon Business $8.70 2 $17.40
Cut • Amazon Business $8.48 2 $16.96
#MurderTrending • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Hate List • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Dumplin' • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
Boy Meets Boy • Amazon Business $7.87 2 $15.74
Words on Bathroom Walls • Amazon Business $7.63 2 $15.26
Little & Lion • Amazon Business $7.50 2 $15.00
When the Moon Was Ours • Amazon Business $7.49 2 $14.98
Anger Is a Gift • Amazon Business $7.49 2 $14.98
It's Not Like It's a Secret • Amazon Business $7.23 2 $14.46
Suicide Notes • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Every Last Word • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Puddin' (Dumplin') • Amazon Business $6.49 2 $12.98
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children • Amazon Business $5.14 2 $10.28
Before I Let Go • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98

Materials cost

$770.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$812.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.37

Total project goal

$955.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $955.81

2 Donors

-$473.50

Donations toward project cost

-$409.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.52

match offer

-$473.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$402.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.02

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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