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Mx. Garcia from Springfield, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Improve Independent Reading Fridays with High Interest Graphic Novels!

Help me give my students an extensive library of graphic novels to choose from on our independent reading days.

FULLY FUNDED! Mx. Garcia's classroom raised $769

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

Independent Reading Fridays are a big deal in my classroom. The light are off, we have colored lightbulbs, a galaxy light projector, book lights, bean bag chairs, lo-fi beats, and hot chocolate. Helping my students to enjoy reading, no matter what they're reading, is one of my biggest goals as a teacher.

In my Special Education English classroom we believe that all reading is reading.

Books on our level, books that we're interested in, comic books, audiobooks, and graphic novels. I have worked on building my classroom library in my 5 years as a teacher but I am severely lacking on my students biggest interest: graphic novels.

I am planning a full library overhaul. I'm going to use the program Booksource to track the books in my library and booksource has a tool that tells you how representative your library is. The books I'm requesting are directly from Booksource's suggested graphic novel lists for middle and high school. The 50 books on my list are current, culturally diverse, high interest graphic novels that will fill my library and give my students new books to pick on Fridays and any other day.

On Fridays, the vibe in 106 is right, help us make the books right.

Mx. Garcia Springfield Renaissance School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

30 students impacted 18donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel Trilogy Box Set (Five Nights at Freddy’s Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $29.22 1 $29.22
Hidden Society • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 • Amazon Business $18.54 1 $18.54
The Well • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hungry Ghost • Amazon Business $16.73 1 $16.73
If You'll Have Me • Amazon Business $15.88 1 $15.88
Tin Man: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $15.79 1 $15.79
Slip • Amazon Business $15.68 1 $15.68
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
The PLAIN Janes • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Speak: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
The Prince and the Dressmaker • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Lunar New Year Love Story • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Kiss Number 8 • Amazon Business $13.08 1 $13.08
You Brought Me The Ocean • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
Blackwater • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
Death & Sparkles: Book 1 • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Dancing at the Pity Party • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Flamer • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
Pumpkinheads • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
Bloom • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American • Amazon Business $11.55 1 $11.55
Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Cassandra Steps Out: Book 1 (Cassandra: Animal Psychic) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Furia • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
Guts: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.37 1 $10.37
Stage Dreams • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
I Am Not Starfire • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Keeps Punching-A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 3 • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Himawari House • Amazon Business $9.83 1 $9.83
Ride On • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Class Act: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
Mexikid: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
M Is for Monster: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.28 1 $9.28
The Invisible War: A World War I Tale on Two Scales • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
You're Making Me Six: A Graphic Novel (Catwad #6) (6) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Destroys the World-A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa (Pilar Ramirez Duology, 1) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Shelly Struggles to Shine (The Derby Daredevils Book #2) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Power of Invisibility (Super You! #2) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Room to Dream (Front Desk #3) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Twins: A Graphic Novel (Twins #1) (1) • Amazon Business $8.91 1 $8.91
Big Nate Goes Bananas! (Volume 19) • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
The Breadwinner (Breadwinner Series, 1) • Amazon Business $8.64 1 $8.64
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Long Way Down • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79

Materials cost

$609.14

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.24

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$653.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.33

Total project goal

$768.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $768.85

17 Donors

-$707.75

Donations toward project cost

-$609.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.00

match offer

-$51.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$43.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.60

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