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Ms. Guzman from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Diverse Classroom Library

Help me give my students a diverse classroom library where they can find a book that interests them!

  • $359 goal

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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 Students

I am currently in charge of 4 classes of wonderful 10th grade students. They all have academic curiosity and often express interest and enthusiasm in the many themes, topics, and lessons we cover in our English class.

My students are avid learners who often challenge themselves and their classmates in academic environments.

From getting to know these wonderful students, I am aware of their social and economic backgrounds. The majority of my students come from low-income backgrounds, are bilingual learners, and are first-generation sons/daughters of immigrant parents. Thus, they benefit from inclusive curriculum that supports their needs and books that reflect their own economic and cultural background.

My Project

At the moment my students are limited in the choices our school library offers in regards to diverse young adult literature. Additionally, public libraries outside of the school are sometimes not accessible to all of my students. For that reason, building a classroom library with diverse books that are high interest to my students can provide both the access and generate a love for reading. This class set will be shared between 5 classes ranging from 25-30 students so everyone would be able to get the opportunity to utilize the classroom library.

Ms. Guzman
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Arc of a Scythe Paperback Trilogy: Scythe; Thunderhead; The Toll • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
We Are the Ants • Amazon Business $11.73 2 $23.46
Ready Player One: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.00 2 $22.00
Allegedly • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, 1) • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
American Street • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
The Sun Is Also a Star • Amazon Business $10.83 2 $21.66
When the Moon Was Ours: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Boxed Set: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising • Amazon Business $19.78 1 $19.78
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda • Amazon Business $9.88 2 $19.76
Six of Crows Boxed Set: Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom • Amazon Business $17.48 1 $17.48
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings • Amazon Business $14.74 1 $14.74
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48

Materials cost

$270.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$305.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.83

Total project goal

$358.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $358.85

1 Donor

-$179.42

Donations toward project cost

-$152.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.91

match offer

-$179.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$152.51

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.91

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 $0.00

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