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Ms. Ani from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give my Grateful Readers Diverse and Social-Emotional Learning Books!

Help me give my students diverse and social-emotional books in our classroom!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ani's classroom raised $469

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students come from many different cultural and economic backgrounds and and they deserve an in-class library that reflects them. My students are so curious and receptive to learning new things and they love to read. But many don't have access at home to the books they want to read or someone with time to drive them to the public library.

The best way to encourage reading is to have the books right at student's fingertips.

I want to give students easy access to as many diverse books and perspectives as possible before they lose interest in reading on their own. They have gone through our small in-class library and have been asking for more, MORE! Our school doesn't have a school library, so I know they'd be as grateful as their teacher.

These are all books requested by students. Please help us fund our small but mighty classroom library. The more students read on their own, the more their curiosity and empathy grows.

Ms. Ani Yu Ming Charter School - MLK Junior Campus Grades 3-5

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.

Oakland, CA View local requests

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

50 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Middle School Mayhem: Books 1-4 • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
Dork Diaries - Dork Diaries Boxed Set (Books 1-3) - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $32.84 1 $32.84
Goosebumps Classic (Series 1) - 10 Books Set Collection R.L. Stine • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings • Amazon Business $16.33 1 $16.33
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings) • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
Jawbreaker • Amazon Business $11.73 1 $11.73
Emmie & Friends - Just Jaime - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
The Eye of Ra • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
Darius the Great Is Not Okay • Amazon Business $10.80 1 $10.80
Emmie es invisible / Invisible Emmie (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36
Just Jaime (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $9.70 1 $9.70
Truly Tyler (Emmie & Friends, 5) • Amazon Business $9.63 1 $9.63
Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Women in American History Activities Workbook, 5th Grade Workbooks & Up, American History Books Covering Settlement, Independence, Reform, Modern ... or Homeschool Curriculum (American Heritage) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Becoming Brianna (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Positively Izzy (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
The Graveyard Book - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Mystery on Apache Canyon Drive (A Mystery Searchers Book) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Unteachables - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Lemonade War - The Lemonade War - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Number the Stars - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Out of My Mind - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Jawbreaker • Amazon Business $7.07 1 $7.07
The Wild Robot - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
No Fear Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Who Was...? - Who Is LeBron James? - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Challenging Riddle Book for Kids: Fun Brain-Busters for Ages 9-12 • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49

Materials cost

$333.01

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$30.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$398.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.32

Total project goal

$468.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$468.80

2 Donors

-$468.80

Donations toward project cost

-$398.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.32

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$0.00

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