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Ms. Adams from La Mesa, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Empathy and Community Through Reading

Help me give my students a diverse set of books for my classroom.

  • $599 goal

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My Project

I believe that every child is a unique individual with distinctive needs. These needs include a safe, caring environment where they can develop intellectually, socially, and emotionally. As an educator, I aspire to provide all students with a nurturing learning environment where these needs can be met. A quote by Sydney J. Harris touches upon my teaching philosophy: “The three

hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, ‘I was wrong.’”

Students with academic, emotional, and behavioral needs are the students I connect with and enjoy working with the most. My goal in teaching students of different abilities is to encourage them, through our interactions, to grow into empathetic and independent learners. With this, I believe building trust with parents and guardians is essential to cultivating my student's

social and emotional growth. Through our collaborative efforts, we support the whole student, giving them the tools to succeed. With this, I need books as a resource for my students to see themselves on my bookshelves.

Ms. Adams Northmont Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Adams

La Mesa, CA View local requests

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

29 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Eyes That Speak to the Stars • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Fearless Trailblazers 11 Latinos Who Made US History • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Fry Bread A Native American Family Story • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
How to Fold a Taco • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
I Am Enough • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Ambitious Girl • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
The Proudest Blue A Story of Hijab and Family • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Hello, Star • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Black is a Rainbow Color • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
M Is for Melanin A Celebration of the Black Child • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
A Different Pond • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Milo Imagines the World • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO • MahoganyBooks $15.30 1 $15.30
Your Name is a Song • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
We Are Water Protectors • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
Pride The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Our Class is a Family • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $13.00 1 $13.00
Change Sings • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Wonder • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Class Act • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
Pink Is for Boys • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Skin Like Mine • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
The Story of Simone Biles • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Say it Show It Gratitude and Kindness Journal • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Like Me SPANISH Edition • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
One Love • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$447.70

Vendor shipping charges

$8.24

Sales tax

$15.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$508.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.73

Total project goal

$598.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$598.19

4 Donors

-$196.45

Donations toward project cost

-$174.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.97

match offer

-$392.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$333.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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