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Mrs. Mickelson from Barron, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Embracing Diversity in the Library

Help me give my students diverse books to learn about other people and cultures.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mickelson's classroom raised $275

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our students attend a rural middle school in northwestern Wisconsin. Over half of our students come from economically disadvantaged households and we have refugee students mainly from Somalia and Mexico. The school library media center serves an important purpose of providing resources for our students and teachers.

The library is the hub of the school.

The library provides an important benefit for students to provide books they can check out as many of our students come from print poor households.

The library provides a place where all cultures, ethnicities and view points are available. I would like to provide books that offer my readers a diverse selection of characters and authors.

Books offer a safe place to experience the world.

Students need books that are "windows, mirrors and doors" to experience other cultures. A book might be the only insight a reader has about another culture or country and it is important to have an accurate representation. It is also important to offer books from other countries that have been translated into English because it truly gives a first person view point of that part of the world.

Mrs. Mickelson Riverview Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

300 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hispanic Star: Selena Gomez • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Wild Poppies • Amazon Business $17.79 1 $17.79
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Squire • Amazon Business $16.70 1 $16.70
Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz • Amazon Business $16.55 1 $16.55
The Republic of Birds • Amazon Business $15.51 1 $15.51
A Bit of Earth • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
The Girl Who Speaks Bear • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
The Turtle of Michigan: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote • Amazon Business $11.51 1 $11.51
Azar on Fire • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
The Bridge Home • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
The Other Half of Happy: (Middle Grade Novel for Ages 9-12, Bilingual Tween Book) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39

Materials cost

$195.12

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$233.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.12

Total project goal

$274.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $274.16

2 Donors

-$162.08

Donations toward project cost

-$137.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.31

match offer

-$112.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$95.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.81

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