Help me give my students two very engaging and interesting books that follow along with civic engagement!
$697 goal
This project expired on August 13, 2025.
This project expired on August 13, 2025.
Celebrating 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
Help us build a classroom library filled with powerful historical fiction books that inspire student engagement, empathy, and civic awareness. These stories bring history to life through diverse voices and relatable characters, helping students connect the past to the issues they care about today. Your donation will put meaningful books in students' hands, spark critical conversations, and encourage them to become informed, thoughtful citizens. Help us inspire the next generation—one book at a time. I have selected books that I feel will connect and 'land' well with our student demographic, which will make for rich classroom discussions.
More than three‑quarters 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
150 students impacted
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