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Ms. Willis from Louisville, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Willis's classroom raised $532

We Need Diverse Books!

My students need a variety of diverse books in our classroom library. I have students who have found their favorite genres and topics of books, but I also have students who are still searching. Please help!

Ms. Willis Louisville High School

Louisville, MS Grades 9-12

My Students

My students are beautiful, creative teenagers striving to understand the world around them. My students are from a small, rural town in North Mississippi. I attempt to build a community where we can explore our own stories by understanding the stories of others through poetry, short stories, vignettes, and novels.

My students are 9th graders--they are young people coming into their own understanding of our place in history countered with what they will accomplish with their futures.

My students are readers, writers, and thinkers who are filled with boundless potential.

My Project

Many of my students love to read, I have two students who are ready for a new book every day! But some of my students have not found a book that speaks to them, they've found a few likable books, but nothing life changing, nothing that stays with them long after the last sentence on the last page. I want my students to experience the joy of finding themselves lost in the pages of a book. My students need to see themselves in the characters and setting, in the plot and complexity of the text. We need diversity in our classroom library to achieve this goal. Therefore, I am requesting a collection of books with titles such as The Hammer of Thor, Piecing Me Together, Freedom in Congo Square, and We Were Here, amongst other titles.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

120 students impacted 15 donors

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Louisville, MS
Grades 9-12
Literature & Writing
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Willis Louisville High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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

120 students impacted 15donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

African American Favorite Authors (7 books) • AKJ Education $76.93 1 $76.93

Proxy • AKJ Education $7.29 5 $36.45

Nothing But The Truth A Documentary Novel • AKJ Education $5.10 5 $25.50

The Hammer of Thor • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59

Sachiko • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59

UnDivided • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59

Unbound • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

Freedom in Congo Square • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Radiant Child • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Guardian • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Long Way Down • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Piecing Me Together • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Harlem's Little Blackbird • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

The Serpent King • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

We Will Not Be Silent • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Uprooted • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

The Smell of Other People's Houses • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

UnSouled • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75

UnWholly • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75

Wintergirls • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02

Ball Don't Lie • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

We Were Here • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

Mexican WhiteBoy • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

I Will Save You • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

Jumbies • AKJ Education $6.26 1 $6.26

Materials cost			$388.75
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$27.21
3rd party payment processing fee			$5.83
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$451.79
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$79.73
Total project goal			$531.52
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$531.52
13 Donors			-$527.11
Donations toward project cost			-$451.79
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$75.32
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$4.41
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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