Help me give my students a classroom library rich with culturally responsive, diverse, and inclusive stories.
$168 goal
This project expired on August 26, 2025.
This project expired on August 26, 2025.
My Project
My students are curious, thoughtful, and growing into their voices. They come from many different cultural backgrounds, speak multiple languages, and bring unique perspectives into our classroom every day. What they often don't see? Themselves in the books they read.
Too many classroom libraries rely on the same few titles—books that often center on only one kind of experience.
But my students deserve stories that reflect their identities, traditions, struggles, and triumphs. They deserve books that act as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors: mirrors to see themselves, windows to see others, and doors to step into new worlds with empathy and understanding.
I’m requesting a diverse collection of culturally responsive books written by authors from various backgrounds—Black, Latinx, Asian American, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and more. These books will include both contemporary stories and historical fiction, across genres students love: realistic fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, and memoirs.
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
27 students impacted
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Planner 2025-2026 for Women & Men, Weekly and Monthly Calendar Notebook (July 2025 - June 2026), Hardcover Spiral Bound School Teacher Student Planner with Tabs, Inner Pocket, A5 (6.3" x 8.5") - Black
• Amazon Business
$6.99
2
$13.98
Academic Planner 2025-2026, Weekly ＆ Monthly Planner 2025-2026, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, 6.2" x 8.42", Flexible Cover, 12 Monthly Tabs, Thick Paper, Spiral Wirebound, Inner Pocket, Lake Green
• Amazon Business
$6.99
2
$13.98
College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
The Crash
• Amazon Business
$11.27
1
$11.27
Snapdragon
• Amazon Business
$10.32
1
$10.32
2025-2026 Academic Planner – Jul. 2025 – Jun. 2026, Weekly ＆ Monthly Planner 2025-2026, Calendar, 6.4" x 8.5" with Flexible Cover, Colorful Tabs, Twin-Wire Binding, Inner Pocket, Notes Pages
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Buzzing (A Graphic Novel)
• Amazon Business
$7.95
1
$7.95
Shadow Jumper: A mystery adventure book for children and teens aged 10-14 (A Shadow Jumper Mystery Adventure)
• Amazon Business
$7.91
1
$7.91
Materials cost
$110.33
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$1.65
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$141.98
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$25.06
Total project goal
$167.04
Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.
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