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Mrs. DePaepe from Reno, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering High School Students Through Access to Culturally Diverse Authors

Help me give my students the opportunity to explore a rich tapestry of perspectives by providing access to literature written by culturally diverse authors.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. DePaepe's classroom raised $981

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 Project

Access to a diverse range of authors is pivotal for high school students, contributing significantly to their learning experience and overall development. The specific items requested, such as books by culturally diverse authors, will serve as windows into different worlds, allowing students to explore narratives that resonate with their own experiences or expose them to perspectives they may not encounter otherwise. These literary encounters become educational catalysts, fostering critical thinking, empathy, and a broader understanding of the rich tapestry of human experiences. The requested materials will not only supplement the curriculum but also provide students with a more comprehensive education that prepares them for the complexities of the real world.

The primary goal of this project is to create an inclusive and culturally enriched learning environment.

By incorporating literature from various backgrounds, we aim to promote a sense of belonging among students and empower them with a diverse array of voices to learn from. Exposure to culturally diverse authors will help break down cultural barriers, encouraging dialogue and understanding among students of different backgrounds. Additionally, the project seeks to nurture a love for reading and learning, fostering a lifelong appreciation for diverse perspectives that extends beyond the classroom.

What makes our students special is their incredible diversity and the unique tapestry of experiences they bring to the educational community. Our students hail from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, and this project aims to celebrate and leverage that diversity as a strength.

Mrs. DePaepe North Valleys High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Man Made Monsters: Man Made Monsters • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Tokyo Ever After: A Novel (hardcover) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Rez Ball • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
From Here • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Making of Yolanda la Bruja • Amazon Business $18.18 1 $18.18
Forgive Me Not • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hell Followed with Us • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Breathe and Count Back from Ten • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
Invisible Son • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Every Variable of Us • Amazon Business $15.30 1 $15.30
For Lamb • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
Dear Medusa: (A Novel in Verse) • Amazon Business $15.22 1 $15.22
Magic Has No Borders • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
Chloe and the Kaishao Boys • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School • Amazon Business $14.35 1 $14.35
The Next New Syrian Girl • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
Más allá de la frontera / Living Beyond Borders (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Only This Beautiful Moment • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
An Emotion Of Great Delight: New heartbreaking romance for 2021 from the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series and A Very Large Expanse of Sea • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
The Silence that Binds Us • Amazon Business $13.31 1 $13.31
The Love Match • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
A Thousand Steps into Night • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Early Departures • Amazon Business $12.84 1 $12.84
I Must Betray You • Amazon Business $12.82 1 $12.82
Something More • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Saints of the Household • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
We Are Not from Here • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Does My Body Offend You? • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
The Weight of Blood • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
This Is My America • Amazon Business $11.55 1 $11.55
Warrior Girl Unearthed • Amazon Business $11.43 1 $11.43
Queen of the Tiles • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Living Beyond Borders: Growing up Mexican in America • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
TJ Powar Has Something to Prove • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Promise Boys • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Unequal: A Story of America • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Chaos Theory • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Rise • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Opposite of Always • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Place Between Breaths • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Give Me a Sign • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
Mirror Girls • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Nothing Burns as Bright as You • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Survive the Dome • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Burn Down, Rise Up • Amazon Business $10.44 1 $10.44
Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School • Amazon Business $10.41 1 $10.41
Tokyo Dreaming: A Novel (Tokyo Ever After, 2) • Amazon Business $10.23 1 $10.23
A Step from Heaven • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Nigeria Jones: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.36 1 $9.36
Becoming Muhammad Ali • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return series, 1) • Amazon Business $8.30 1 $8.30
I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
He Said, She Said • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69

Materials cost

$786.28

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$833.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.01

Total project goal

$980.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $980.08

3 Donors

-$951.57

Donations toward project cost

-$833.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$118.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.51

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