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Ms. Berry from San Leandro, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inspiring Independent Reading with New Books

Help me give my students new, exciting literature that they can't put down

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Berry's classroom raised $388

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

My 9th, 10th, and 11th grade English students will read independently in class each week. The goal of a classroom library is to appeal to students-- I want the books to jump out at them, begging to be read. Some of my students only have a chance to read during my class, and I want it to be an exciting and inclusive experience. All students deserve to see themselves in books. Diverse authorship is top priority-- these new books cover many worldly topics and identities. Let's encourage reading and community building!

Ms. Berry San Leandro 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.

San Leandro, CA View local requests

More than half 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

165 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
MS. MARVEL VOL. 1: NO NORMAL (Ms. Marvel Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $14.49 3 $43.47
A Very Large Expanse of Sea • AKJ Education $13.86 3 $41.58
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American • Amazon Business $15.98 2 $31.96
They Both Die at the End • AKJ Education $9.48 3 $28.44
Monday's Not Coming • AKJ Education $9.48 3 $28.44
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
This Is My Brain in Love • AKJ Education $8.75 3 $26.25
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) • Amazon Business $8.29 3 $24.87
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96

Materials cost

$270.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$24.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.20

Total project goal

$387.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$387.99

4 Donors

-$387.99

Donations toward project cost

-$329.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.20

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$0.00

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