Help me give my students a robust, rich array of texts. These books and poems are deliberately challenging and transgressive, meant to elevate my students' level. A print-rich classroom environment is proven to promote life-long reading
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. DeCarlo's classroom raised $542
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 books and poems selected for this collection have been chosen with intention, ensuring they challenge and inspire a diverse group of readers. By introducing students to works by literary giants such as Tennessee Williams, Allen Ginsberg, Angela Davis, and Toni Morrison, I aim to create a classroom environment where students not only improve their reading skills but also expand their worldviews. These authors bring a range of perspectives capturing themes of resilience, justice, identity, and creativity that resonate deeply with young minds navigating their own paths.
Exposure to high-quality prose and poetry offers more than literary appreciation.
It fosters empathy, critical thinking, and a love of learning. A print-rich environment filled with such transformative texts is essential to elevating student reading levels, particularly for learners in underprivileged settings. Your support will provide my students with the tools they need to engage meaningfully with these works, sparking curiosity and inspiring lifelong learning.
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
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (hardcover)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$30.00
1
$30.00
Toni Morrison Box Set: The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Beloved
• Amazon Business
$27.99
1
$27.99
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
• Amazon Business
$25.08
1
$25.08
Age of Vice: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
• Amazon Business
$21.09
1
$21.09
The West: An Illustrated History
• Amazon Business
$20.27
1
$20.27
Retro/Shabby Chic/Vintage Typewriter Pencil Holder for Desk/Desk Organizer for Writer's Desk- Nostalgic Gift for Writers/Gift for Vintage Lovers/Gift for Typewriter Lovers
• Amazon Business
$19.97
1
$19.97
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
• Amazon Business
$18.19
1
$18.19
The People Look Like Flowers At Last: New Poems
• Amazon Business
$18.00
1
$18.00
Maus I & II Paperback Box Set
• Amazon Business
$17.44
1
$17.44
The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Essential Bukowski: Poetry
• Amazon Business
$14.39
1
$14.39
The Namesake
• AKJ Education
$13.86
1
$13.86
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
• Amazon Business
$13.78
1
$13.78
Miracle at St. Anna
• Amazon Business
$12.70
1
$12.70
Demon Copperhead: A Novel
• Amazon Business
$12.16
1
$12.16
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey (The Che Guevara Library)
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Deacon King Kong (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
• Amazon Business
$11.97
1
$11.97
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
• Amazon Business
$11.89
1
$11.89
Women, Race & Class
• Amazon Business
$11.78
1
$11.78
A Streetcar Named Desire (New Directions Paperbook)
• Amazon Business
$11.49
1
$11.49
The Catcher in the Rye
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) (The Sympathizer, 1)
• Amazon Business
$10.39
1
$10.39
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
• Amazon Business
$10.12
1
$10.12
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Salvage the Bones: A Novel
• Amazon Business
$8.98
1
$8.98
Just Kids: An Autobiography
• Amazon Business
$7.75
1
$7.75
Ready Player One: A Novel
• Amazon Business
$7.48
1
$7.48
Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets, No. 4)
• Amazon Business
$7.39
1
$7.39
Materials cost
$424.11
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.36
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$460.47
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$81.26
Total project goal
$541.73
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$541.73
3 Donors
-$424.00
Donations toward project cost
-$363.40
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$60.60
Matching donations from our partners
-$114.20
Match offers toward project cost
-$97.07
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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