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Mrs. Ionita from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let’s Read

Help me give my students a variety of new and wonderful books!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ionita's classroom raised $1,809

This project is fully funded

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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

The science of reading has undoubtedly proved the dire need for reading in America. The act of READING is essential to developing skilled readers across grade levels while preparing students for the world beyond the classroom.

My small school benefits from a diverse population, including a wide range of language diversity.

This brings beautiful variety to my classroom! Employing sound, scientific research on how the brain learns to read is essential to teaching my students lifelong literacy skills.

Please consider putting books in the hands of my 11th and 12 graders!

Mrs. Ionita Disney II Magnet School - Lawndale 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.

Chicago, IL 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

140 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. • Amazon Business $14.87 50 $743.50
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.46 10 $134.60
Long Way Gone • Amazon Business $8.39 10 $83.90
Clap When You Land (hardcover, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 4 $72.00
4 High School Favorites #1 (Ages 14+): Becoming, Black Enough, Just Mercy, Blackout (book set); Black Books Matters from MahoganyBooks • MahoganyBooks $70.00 1 $70.00
It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing • Amazon Business $9.99 5 $49.95
You Should See Me in a Crown (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 3 $36.00
Outstanding High School Sketchbooks • Amazon Business $34.54 1 $34.54
The Light We Carry (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $32.50 1 $32.50
Call Us What We Carry (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $24.99 1 $24.99
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $20.00 1 $20.00
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers YA ages 10+) (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.99 2 $17.98
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South • Amazon Business $16.50 1 $16.50
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.09 2 $16.18
Sad Perfect: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Banyan Moon: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Wandance 1 • Amazon Business $12.25 1 $12.25
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Crooked • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Hurricane Summer: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.80 1 $9.80
When You Look Like Us • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
This Is My America • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Imaginary Borders (Pocket Change Collective) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
GradeSaver (TM) ClassicNotes: A Long Way Gone • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Five Total Strangers • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$1,467.22

Vendor shipping charges

$18.16

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,537.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$271.30

Total project goal

$1,808.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,808.69

2 Donors

-$1,308.83

Donations toward project cost

-$1,112.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$196.32

match offer

-$499.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$424.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.98

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$0.00

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