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Ms. Kerr from Guadalupe, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Literature for 5th Graders by a Central California Native

Help me give my students a class set of The Last Cuentista, the winner of the 2022 John Newbery Medal. My students also need a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card so I can purchase engaging lessons that tie into this novel.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kerr's classroom raised $526

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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

I teach amazing 5th graders in a small agricultural town in Central California called Guadalupe. We are a Title I district with a strong push for literacy. My students love to read, but sometimes do not have access to literature that reflects their background and culture. The Last Cuentista, by Donna Barba, is a highly engaging children's novel that interweaves Mexican folklore with science fiction. Donna Barba grew up in a small agricultural town in Central California, only a few hours away from Guadalupe. The Last Cuentista is the 2022 Newberry Medal and Pura Belpré Award winner. To show my students the success of someone like them in the literary field is an opportunity I cannot pass up.

My students deserve to read engaging, award-winning stories from and about people who share their cultural and linguistic background.

The Last Cuentista is a story about a young and heroic Latina girl, Petra Peña, who is on a journey to a new planet while the rest of the world is ending. She also may be the only person left who knows all the cuentos (stories) from history. This book teaches students that diversity, culture, heritage, language, and stories are worth preserving.

My hope is that I can provide all of my students a copy of this book so we can read it together. Since many of my students read below grade-level, it is important to expose ALL of them to grade-level text through shared core literature.

The Last Cuentista is a story that all my students should have access to and would be excited to share the reading experience together.

I have also requested a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card so I can purchase a Common Core Aligned novel study and engaging lessons for the book. These resources from Teachers Pay Teachers will provide my students with discussion topics, comprehension practice, and vocabulary activities.

Thank you for your consideration!

Ms. Kerr Kermit McKenzie Junior High School Grades 3-5

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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

23 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Last Cuentista • Amazon Business $12.37 23 $284.51
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00

Materials cost

$384.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$446.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.76

Total project goal

$525.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $525.07

1 Donor

-$525.07

Donations toward project cost

-$446.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.76

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