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Mr. Machado from Greenville, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Powerful Voices: Introducing BIPOC Graphic Novels to Inspire Lifelong Readers

Help me give my students exciting New Worlds! These Graphic Novels make reading Fun and Accessible!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Machado's classroom raised $771

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

My students are bright, resilient, and full of untapped potential. Most come from low-income families and are students of color who face unique challenges every day. Despite these hurdles, they bring curiosity, creativity, and a strong desire to learn into our classroom. What makes them truly special is their courage and determination to grow—not just as readers, but as young people discovering their place in the world.

Graphic novels and social-emotional learning books will open doors to new worlds and new voices that my students need to see.

This includes powerful sets like Graphic Novels #7 with stories such as Twin Cities, Two Tribes and Dear Dad, which focus on underrepresented families and social emotional learning. The Graphic Novels #2 set features works by underrepresented authors like Break and Basic Witch that celebrate diverse perspectives. Our classroom will also benefit from Who HQ: Civil Rights Figures, highlighting heroes like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, alongside SEL collections like Kindness & Social Emotional Learning and Just Ask. The Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Series offers captivating stories that encourage kindness and teach important lessons about equality and friendship. These resources combine rich storytelling and visuals to build reading confidence and offer mirrors and windows into their own lives and the lives of others.

By providing these graphic novels and SEL books, I’m helping create a classroom where every child feels seen, valued, and inspired. These books will empower my students to connect deeply with literature, enhance their empathy, and develop essential social skills alongside academic growth. Your support will help spark a lifelong love of reading, foster critical thinking, and celebrate the rich diversity that makes our classroom community so special.

Mr. Machado Alexander Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Greenville, SC 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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Series Collection Set (23 books) • Amazon Business $218.55 1 $218.55
7 SEL Book Set: Just Ask, ABCs Black History, Change Sings, Name Jar, Where Are You From?, Touch a Color, Remember to Dream social emotional learning • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $95.00 1 $95.00
5 Book Set: Kindness & Social Emotional Learning (ages 4-8 inclusive, teaching compassion books for classroom library) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $82.00 1 $82.00
5 Book Set: Graphic Novels #2 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback, ages 8-12) - Break, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, Four Eyes, Invisible, Duel • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $80.00 1 $80.00
4 Book Set: Graphic Novels #7 - Underrepresented Family & Social Emotional Learning (paperback, ages 8-12) Twin Cities, Two Tribes, Dear Dad, Uprooted • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $72.00 1 $72.00
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Civil Rights Figures: Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks (paperback) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 1 $28.00

Materials cost

$575.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $40.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$654.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.55

Total project goal

$770.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $770.31

3 Donors

-$461.33

Donations toward project cost

-$407.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.20

Matching donations from our partners

-$291.33

Match offers toward project cost

-$247.63

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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