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

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Growing our Graphic Novels

Help me give my students current graphic novels to refresh and diversify our class collection!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ullman's classroom raised $573

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 Students

Do you remember your history classes? For many, the thought of history evokes dry lectures and textbook readings about chronology and irrelevant events. ("Bueller?") For my sixth graders, however, studying history means interviewing peers to create oral histories, conducting historical research to create museum exhibits, and crafting documentaries and TED Talks.

In my sixth grade history classroom, I try to bring ancient history to life through project-based learning, collaboration, and technology.

I teach one hundred and twenty, brilliant, resilient, and thoughtful students of color, many of whom are impacted by trauma. By teaching them to develop their critical reading, writing, and thinking skills, I hope to help them better understand historical inequities in order to fight for social justice.

My Project

This school year has been quite different from the norm. After a year online, my students have returned to the classroom for the first time since 4th grade. They are wearing masks and being tested regularly, and are experiencing a very different type of school environment than before. With all these differences, it has been reassuring to see that one thing has not changed - their deep and abiding love for graphic novels!

The graphic novel section is the most highly-trafficked section of our library, and I check out between 5-10 new titles daily!

While I'm so happy to see my students devouring these books, I also want to ensure that this section of my library accurately represents the student population of my school, with a wide range of experiences that can serve as windows and mirrors for students of different identities.

In this wishlist of amazing new graphic novels, I have included books ranging from superhero narratives to middle school dramas, from historical fiction to biographies of influential activists. I hope that by adding these books to my classroom library, I can encourage students to branch out from their tried-and-true favorites and discover a love for new genres and titles!

Ms. Ullman Elmhurst United Middle School Grades 6-8

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

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

120 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection • Amazon Business $32.52 1 $32.52
Living With Viola • Amazon Business $17.35 1 $17.35
Artie and the Wolf Moon • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Other Boys • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Huda F Are You? • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Paranorthern: And the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse • Amazon Business $13.43 1 $13.43
Long Distance • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
A Total Waste of Space-Time! • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Chunky • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Go with the Flow • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow (2) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #3 (Marvel Black Panther) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
When Stars Are Scattered • Amazon Business $10.83 1 $10.83
A-Okay • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab • Amazon Business $10.17 1 $10.17
Scary Summer (Goosebumps Graphix, No. 3) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Aquicorn Cove • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Brave • Amazon Business $9.90 1 $9.90
Manu: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.80 1 $9.80
Slappy's Tales of Horror: A Graphic Novel (Goosebumps Graphix #4) (Goosebumps Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Awkward (Berrybrook Middle School, 1) • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
Zatanna and the House of Secrets • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Friends Forever (Friends, 3) • Amazon Business $9.27 1 $9.27
Terror Trips • Amazon Business $9.19 1 $9.19
Creepy Creatures (Goosebumps Graphix) (Goosebumps Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Real Friends (Friends, 1) • Amazon Business $8.14 1 $8.14
Crush (Berrybrook Middle School, 3) • Amazon Business $8.01 1 $8.01
Who Was the Voice of the People?: Cesar Chavez: A Who HQ Graphic Novel (Who HQ Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?: Rosa Parks: A Who HQ Graphic Novel (Who HQ Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dog Man: Fetch-22: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #8) • Amazon Business $7.76 1 $7.76
Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #1 (Black Panther, 1) • Amazon Business $7.71 1 $7.71
Jake the Fake Keeps it Real • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Jake the Fake Keeps His Cool • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Jake the Fake Goes for Laughs • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Dog Man: Mothering Heights: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #10): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (10) • Amazon Business $6.62 1 $6.62
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #9): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (9) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #6) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #7) • Amazon Business $6.43 1 $6.43

Materials cost

$412.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.81

Total project goal

$572.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.04

1 Donor

-$114.41

Donations toward project cost

-$97.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.16

match offer

-$457.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$388.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.64

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