Help Create a Diverse Library With Main Characters of Color!
My students need books that feature main characters of color so they can see themselves in the books they're reading.
$467 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
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.
I work at a public charter school proving that all children are capable of success, regardless of zip code, race, or other factors. 95% of our students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, and 99% of our students are students of color. 100% of our students are on the path to and through college.
My students are voracious readers, and they often cite independent reading check-ins as their favorite part of the week.
They love talking about the book they're reading: what's happening, who the characters remind them of, and how it connects to other aspects of their own lives. This excitement for learning helps propel them to persist in school, and increases their confidence as students and as proud people of color.
In order to develop my students' sense of identity, understanding of multiple perspectives, and ability to see themselves in the books they're reading, I'm working to add diverse books to my classroom library.
My Project
100% of the students in my 6th grade classroom self-identify as people of color, in a literary world where less than 15% of books published feature main characters of color. To honor my students' background, I'm adding books with main characters who share their background and the backgrounds of others who are underrepresented in literature. I've researched titles geared towards a middle-school audience; now all that's left to do is get them in students' hands.
By providing books that feature people of color, you will help students see themselves in the world as vibrant citizens, part of culture, and eventually, change-makers.
The majority of our students completely rely on their classroom library - and a family's financial situation should not determine their access to reading. By having a more diverse selection of texts, students can utilize literature as a tool in our pursuit of a more equitable world.
The Seeds of America Trilogy: Chains; Forge; Ashes
• Amazon Business
$30.10
1
$30.10
Boxers & Saints Boxed Set
• AKJ Education
$25.54
1
$25.54
The Year of the Three Sisters (An Anna Wang novel)
• Amazon Business
$16.45
1
$16.45
The Popularity Papers: Book Three: Words of (Questionable) Wisdom from Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang
• Amazon Business
$16.00
1
$16.00
The Popularity Papers: Book Four: The Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang
• Amazon Business
$15.95
1
$15.95
The Popularity Papers: Book Five: The Awesomely Awful Melodies of Lydia Goldbltatt and Julie Graham-Chang
• Amazon Business
$15.65
1
$15.65
American Born Chinese
• Amazon Business
$15.64
1
$15.64
Tua and the Elephant
• Amazon Business
$15.36
1
$15.36
The Popularity Papers: Book Two: The Long-Distance Dispatch Between Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang
• Amazon Business
$14.30
1
$14.30
March: Book Two
• Amazon Business
$13.56
1
$13.56
The Popularity Papers: Book One: Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang
• Amazon Business
$13.41
1
$13.41
Akata Witch
• AKJ Education
$13.13
1
$13.13
A Moment Comes
• AKJ Education
$13.13
1
$13.13
Pemba's Song: A Ghost Story
• Amazon Business
$12.89
1
$12.89
Ambassador
• AKJ Education
$12.40
1
$12.40
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
• AKJ Education
$12.37
1
$12.37
Echo
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
The Red Pencil
• Amazon Business
$11.76
1
$11.76
How It Went Down
• Amazon Business
$11.40
1
$11.40
EllRay Jakes Is a Rock Star
• AKJ Education
$10.94
1
$10.94
Ellray Jakes Stands Tall!
• AKJ Education
$10.94
1
$10.94
Ellray Jakes the Dragon Slayer
• AKJ Education
$10.94
1
$10.94
The Mysterious Benedict Society
• AKJ Education
$10.94
1
$10.94
EllRay Jakes the Recess King!
• AKJ Education
$10.94
1
$10.94
March: Book One
• Amazon Business
$9.56
1
$9.56
Does My Head Look Big In This?
• Amazon Business
$6.24
1
$6.24
Materials cost
$361.53
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.42
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$396.95
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$70.05
Total project goal
$467.00
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$467.00
13 Donors
-$467.00
Donations toward project cost
-$396.95
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