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Mr. Hilliard from Clemmons, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Independent Reading Collection: Authors of Color and Engaging Books

Help me give my students a diverse set of celebrated, high-quality books to use for independent reading!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Hilliard's classroom raised $246

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are entering this school year with a unique set of academic, social, and emotional needs compared to years past. They have spent more than a full academic calendar with an educational experience facilitated exclusively by screens. Many have not stepped foot in a physical classroom since March of 2020. Some will be eager to connect with others in person and ready to be challenged in their reading and writing development. Others will need time to get comfortable again in a learning space that isn’t their bedroom.

Not only do they have diverse backgrounds, but they have also had a wide array of personal and familial stresses in the last year.

Some had to make school a lower priority because they were taking care of young siblings or sick relatives or even working a full-time job to financially support their families.

While this year will be yet another “unprecedented time” for them, some things have not changed. They are still young people who deserve literature that can be mirrors and windows for their lives as they hope to better understand themselves and their world. It’s a world in which perspective-taking, critical thinking, and healthy communication are as valuable as ever.

My Project

Thanks to additional, generous donations from family and friends for previously-funded projects, I am excited to offer students in my classroom a new set of recently-released texts that will appeal to reluctant readers and reflect a diverse group of authors and backgrounds.

So far, this school year has shown that students are excited to take a break from screens and interact once more with the printed word, but they need engaging texts that will challenge and inspire them to keep reading!

These books were chosen using credible recommended book lists including the one released by the National Council of Teachers of English: Best Books of the 2020-2021 School Year.

Mr. Hilliard West Forsyth High School Grades 9-12

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.

Clemmons, NC View local requests

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 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Concrete Rose • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
They Called Us Enemy • Amazon Business $13.40 1 $13.40
Dig • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Mañanaland • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
The Marrow Thieves • Amazon Business $12.57 1 $12.57
Furia • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
The Serpent King • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
King & The Dragonflies • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
The Poet X • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Darius the Great Is Not Okay • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $8.12 1 $8.12
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $6.38 1 $6.38

Materials cost

$163.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$208.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.78

Total project goal

$245.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $245.19

1 Donor

-$245.19

Donations toward project cost

-$208.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.78

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