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Mrs. Keating from East Hartford CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Connecting to Students through Relevant and Engaging Literature!

Help me give my students a great reading experience through this novel. Thanks!

  • $554 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 consider my students one of my life's greatest blessings. I get to come to work every day to immerse myself in reading and writing, and I always thought that's what I would like best about teaching. Not even close! The best part of my job is how much I laugh with my students. Their approaches to learning and life allow me to relive the GOOD parts of eighth grade... and yes, there are some really good parts!

I grow as a person because of my students.

The boys and girls I teach inspire me with their grit and determination, when each of their lives have been truly challenging in varying ways. I am so lucky to be the person that teaches them how to improve their writing skills and help to get them ready for high school. Thank you for reading!

My Project

I chose to teach the novel Ghost Boys to my eighth graders this year. This novel specifically addresses the mistreatment of African Americans by police officers. The main character in this novel, Jerome, is shot and killed in the first chapter, and then from the "other side," observes how racism has directly affected people in his life.

Because my students are exclusively young men and women of color, it is imperative that they read literature which includes people who look like them.

I am so excited to share a novel with my students that I know will be culturally engaging.

Mrs. Keating
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ghost Boys • AKJ Education $12.40 35 $434.00

Materials cost

$434.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$470.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.03

Total project goal

$553.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $553.54

12 Donors

-$553.54

Donations toward project cost

-$470.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.03

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 $0.00

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