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Ms. Sanon from Norman, OK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Voices Across Pages: Diverse Authors, United Readers

Help me give my students books! When kiddos see themselves in books, they learn to see the power in their own stories.

  • $761 goal

This project expired on October 2, 2025.

This project expired on October 2, 2025.

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

This fall, I’ll begin my first year teaching 7th grade English Language Arts, and while I haven’t met my students yet, I’m already thinking about the kind of classroom I want to build with them one that feels inclusive, inspiring, and reflective of the many stories that make up our world.

Middle school is such a formative time for identity and self-expression.

I want to offer my students a library that speaks to who they are and who they’re still becoming. That’s why I’m creating a book project focused on diverse voices from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and life experiences. I believe every student deserves to see themselves in the pages they read and to have the chance to learn about others in meaningful, authentic ways.

With your help, I’ll bring in books written by Black, Indigenous, Asian, Hispanic, and other underrepresented authors, stories that celebrate difference, build empathy, and encourage conversation.

Though I haven’t yet learned their names, I already know my students will come with a mix of curiosity, creativity, and questions. I want our classroom to be a place where they feel safe to explore, connect, and grow, and this library will be one of the first steps in making that vision real.

Thank you for helping me start this journey with the right tools, the right books, and the right heart.

Ms. Sanon Washington Irving 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.

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More than half of 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

Never Before Funded 120 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
3 Book Set: Native American Stories - Bowwow Powwow, Fry Bread, Remember (hardcover picture books) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $60.00 1 $60.00
I Am Enough (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 2 $40.00
Hair Love (hardcover, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks - picture books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
American Born Chinese (YA paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 2 $32.00
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Contemporary Figures: Venus & Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan (paperback) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 1 $28.00
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 2 $24.00
Class Act (paperback graphic novel) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 2 $24.00
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 2 $22.00
Good Things - social emotional learning, grief, love & loss (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
Big - Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title (hardcover picture book, social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Esperanza renace Spanish Edition (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
Free Lunch (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
Other Words for Home (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
Clap When You Land (hardcover, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You (hardcover, ages 8-12) - featured Black History books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Homegoing (paperback, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks (award-winning historical fiction) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood (hardcover) x MahoganyBooks - featured Black History books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition (hardcover) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Wonder (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Milo Imagines the World (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Last Stop on Market Street (hardcover picture book); Award Winning Caldecott Honor Book • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Furia (hardcover) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
There There (YA paperback, Native American voices) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
Abuela, Don't Forget Me (YA paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $13.00 1 $13.00
Tokyo Ever After: A Novel (YA paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00

Materials cost

$562.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$646.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.04

Total project goal

$760.27

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