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Mx. Tottingham from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Level Up Our Readers!

Help me give my students access to high interests books with main characters that look like them!

FULLY FUNDED! Mx. Tottingham's classroom raised $678

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

Help us get our next book project funded! For this project I am looking to add in diverse book titles and book types to keep up with the interest of my growing readers.

Many students are loving graphic novels and books in which they can see themselves in the characters.

I want to continue to foster their love of reading by being able to keep my classroom library stocked with the latest titles from Black and Brown authors, with Black and Brown main characters.

Every morning we read for 15 mins and this is a special time for students to dive deep into a book and level up as readers, please help donate to this project to help them do just that!

Mx. Tottingham Elmhurst United Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Oakland, CA View local requests

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

120 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Speculation • Amazon Business $19.10 1 $19.10
Mexikid (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $18.83 1 $18.83
The Probability of Everything • Amazon Business $17.39 1 $17.39
A Map to the Sun • Amazon Business $16.91 1 $16.91
Shark Teeth • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
Ghost Roast • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Jiu-Jitsu Girl • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
365 curiosidades alucinantes sobre el fútbol / 365 Amazing Facts About Soccer (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
The Misfits #1: A Royal Conundrum • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Mabuhay!: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Buzzing (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
The Academy II: The Journey Continues (The Academy Series) • Amazon Business $12.02 1 $12.02
The Academy (The Academy Series) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Sorceline Book 2 (Volume 2) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Artemis the Brave Graphic Novel (4) (Goddess Girls Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Like Lava In My Veins • Amazon Business $11.24 1 $11.24
A Thousand Questions • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement • Amazon Business $10.47 1 $10.47
Curlfriends: New in Town (A Graphic Novel) (Curlfriends, 1) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Miles Morales: Stranger Tides (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #15) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Hoops: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Jayla Jumps In • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Amazing Stories of Cristiano Ronaldo: Decoding Greatness for Young Readers (A Biography of One of the World's Greatest Soccer Legends for Kids and ... Stories of the Greatest Inspirational People) • Amazon Business $9.78 1 $9.78
Why We Fly • Amazon Business $9.65 1 $9.65
Athena the Brain Graphic Novel (1) (Goddess Girls Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.56 1 $9.56
The Babysitters Coven • Amazon Business $9.37 1 $9.37
The Friendship Code #1 (Girls Who Code) • Amazon Business $9.32 1 $9.32
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rebel Girls Champions: 25 Tales of Unstoppable Athletes • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rebel Girls Level Up: 25 Tales of Gaming and the Metaverse • Amazon Business $8.62 1 $8.62
Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba: A Who HQ Graphic Novel (Who HQ Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Even More Short & Shivery: Thirty Spine-Tingling Tales • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Took Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Rebel Girls Animal Allies: 25 Tales of Women Working with Wildlife • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party (Marya Khan #1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Marya Khan and the Fabulous Jasmine Garden (Marya Khan #2) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Jawbreaker • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride: 25 Tales of Self-Love and Community • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
The Story of Selena Quintanilla: A Biography Book for Young Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$489.69

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $44.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$575.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.62

Total project goal

$677.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $677.46

2 Donors

-$338.73

Donations toward project cost

-$287.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.81

match offer

-$338.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$287.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.81

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