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Ms. C. from South Gate, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Contemporary Diverse Stories for Diverse Middle School Readers!

Help me give my students books that feature diverse voices and experiences so that they can see a reflection of themselves.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. C.'s classroom raised $525

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

The students enrolled in this middle school are bright, eager, and curious scholars with a desire for learning. Most of these students will be first-generation college students; they know and understand that education is the key to success.

Though these students live in a poverty-stricken community, their lives are filled with a wealth of resiliency, persistence, and determination.

These students deserve to have a library that is a safe, inviting, comfortable space where they can come to read, work independently, or in groups.

My Project

The stories in these books feature characters from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. These characters are resilient and often face tough socio-cultural challenges and issues of identity, family, and belonging. Stories such as "Efren Divided" and "Not Your All American Girl" will allow students to read stories they can relate to as they navigate through the sometimes difficult period of adolescence.

Students must read stories written from diverse voices and perspectives to see a reflection of themselves.

When these stories are missing, our students miss out on an opportunity to grow as readers and critical thinkers. These stories will allow them to see and appreciate multi-dimensional characters that might remind them of their own lives and voices, which will help validate their own experiences as also worthy of belonging in a book.

Ms. C. South Gate Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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 Boy Who Became a Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story (Library Edition) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Clean Getaway • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The House That Lou Built • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Zoe In Wonderland (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $19.80 1 $19.80
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish • Amazon Business $19.80 1 $19.80
See You in the Cosmos • Amazon Business $16.39 1 $16.39
Efrén Divided • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
Tight • Amazon Business $14.82 1 $14.82
A Good Kind of Trouble • Amazon Business $14.57 1 $14.57
Tristan Strong Destroys the World (A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2) (Tristan Strong, 2) • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Santiago's Road Home • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
Not Your All-American Girl • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Shuri: A Black Panther Novel (Marvel) (1) • Amazon Business $14.34 1 $14.34
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Black Brother, Black Brother • Amazon Business $13.88 1 $13.88
The Vanished (Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #2) (2) • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
The First Rule of Punk • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Science of Breakable Things • Amazon Business $12.33 1 $12.33
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, 1) • Amazon Business $12.14 1 $12.14
Amina's Voice • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
The Prettiest • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Amal Unbound • Amazon Business $9.64 1 $9.64
Harbor Me • Amazon Business $9.14 1 $9.14
Emmy in the Key of Code • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29

Materials cost

$368.66

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $33.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.69

Total project goal

$524.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $524.59

1 Donor

-$524.59

Donations toward project cost

-$445.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.69

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