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Ms. Erika from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Diversity

Help me give my students books with diversity to help develop the interest for reading.

  • $610 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

The students at our school are bright, smart and understanding and because of it our students need to be exposed to the different stories that aren't always told. Through diverse books, our students can read and learn about people who are different and going through challenges that they may not face.

When students are exposed to books with characters that look like then and with stories they can relate to, they develop the desire to want to read more because they can relate and therefore become more excited to read.

Ms. Erika Trinity Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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

220 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sulwe • Amazon Business $15.18 2 $30.36
I Am Every Good Thing • Amazon Business $12.85 2 $25.70
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance • Amazon Business $11.79 2 $23.58
Hair Love • Amazon Business $9.70 2 $19.40
Dreams (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $18.80 1 $18.80
All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) • Amazon Business $9.40 2 $18.80
Class Act: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Dragons in a Bag • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Black Boy, Black Boy: Celebrate Remarkable Moments in Black History with this Uplifting Story • Amazon Business $16.18 1 $16.18
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $15.45 1 $15.45
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $15.07 1 $15.07
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $14.92 1 $14.92
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Thank You, Omu! • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I Am Every Good Thing • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
The ABCs of Black History • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers • Amazon Business $11.34 1 $11.34
Piecing Me Together • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $10.27 1 $10.27
One Crazy Summer • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
The Undefeated (Caldecott Medal Book) • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
From the Desk of Zoe Washington • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Black Brother, Black Brother • Amazon Business $7.42 1 $7.42

Materials cost

$401.86

Vendor shipping charges

 $43.39

Sales tax

 $36.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$518.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.42

Total project goal

$609.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $609.47

1 Donor

-$609.47

Donations toward project cost

-$518.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.42

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