Voices of Resilience: Graphic Novels That Bridge Cultures
Help me give my students more powerful books about struggle, survival, and strength.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Maye's classroom raised $608
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
Many of my ninth-grade students come from diverse backgrounds and walk through difficult neighborhoods just to get to school each day. They carry stories of their own struggles, challenges, and hopes for a better future. One of the most powerful ways to connect students to the world and to one another is through stories, especially those that reflect real cultural experiences and struggles. Graphic novels have become an engaging, accessible format that my students truly enjoy. I want to provide them with titles that not only capture their attention but also help them see the realities different communities face around the world.
Graphic novels that explore cultural challenges and social justice topics give students an opportunity to walk in someone else’s shoes.
Through vivid illustrations and relatable characters, these books can introduce students to issues like immigration, racism, poverty, gender inequality, war, and resilience. Titles like When Stars Are Scattered, They Called Us Enemy, and American Born Chinese, offer powerful, age-appropriate windows into cultural experiences that students might not learn about in traditional textbooks. These stories help foster empathy, broaden worldviews, and create conversations about identity, history, and human rights — conversations that are so important for young people growing up in today’s world.
By adding these graphic novels to our school library, I hope to create a safe, engaging space where students not only improve their literacy skills, but also find connections to characters who overcome adversity. Reading these books can spark meaningful discussions, inspire personal reflection, and encourage students to think critically about the world around them. With your help, we can provide stories that both reflect our students' lives and expand their understanding of global struggles, promoting kindness, resilience, and hope.
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
4 Book Set: Graphic Novels #7 - Underrepresented Family & Social Emotional Learning (paperback, ages 8-12) Twin Cities, Two Tribes, Dear Dad, Uprooted
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$72.00
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$72.00
Hip Hop Family Tree 1975-1983 Vols. 1-2 Gift Box Set (HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN BOX SET)
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$39.29
1
$39.29
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
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$11.12
2
$22.24
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks - Adapted for Young People (paperback)
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$20.00
1
$20.00
Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (1)
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$18.99
1
$18.99
W. E. B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation
• Amazon Business
$17.68
1
$17.68
Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery (New Edition)
• Amazon Business
$17.52
1
$17.52
Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protest in the United States
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (2)
• Amazon Business
$15.28
1
$15.28
The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.
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$15.03
1
$15.03
Why Is Everybody Yelling?: Growing Up in My Immigrant Family
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$15.02
1
$15.02
Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century
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$14.99
1
$14.99
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights
• Amazon Business
$14.76
1
$14.76
The Silence of Our Friends - Paperback Book
• AKJ Education
$14.59
1
$14.59
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa
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$14.32
1
$14.32
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
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$14.09
1
$14.09
The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey from Bondage to Freedom
• Amazon Business
$14.03
1
$14.03
Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed the United States (Sí, Se Puede)
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$13.45
1
$13.45
The Black History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
• Amazon Business
$12.95
1
$12.95
Hot Comb
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$11.96
1
$11.96
Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre
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$11.43
1
$11.43
Now Let Me Fly - Now Let Me Fly - Hardcover Book
• AKJ Education
$10.53
1
$10.53
Let the Children March
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$10.33
1
$10.33
Colorblind: A Story of Racism (Zuiker Teen Topics)
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$9.99
1
$9.99
History Comics: Hip-Hop: The Beat of America
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$9.78
1
$9.78
Run: Book One (Run, 1)
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$9.59
1
$9.59
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel
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$8.36
1
$8.36
Fighting to Belong!: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History from the 1700s through the 1800s (A History of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, 1)
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$8.00
1
$8.00
The History of Juneteenth: A History Book for New Readers (The History of: A History Series for New Readers)
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$6.61
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$6.61
Materials cost
$479.00
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.18
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$516.18
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$91.09
Total project goal
$607.27
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$607.27
4 Donors
-$461.09
Donations toward project cost
-$392.93
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$68.16
Matching donations from our partners
-$145.00
Match offers toward project cost
-$123.25
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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