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Ms. Lake from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Book Worms: Diverse Books for Diverse Kids

My students need a wider variety of engaging history, historical fiction, and diverse books to nurture their passion for history, social justice, and learning in general.

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My Students

In J.K. Rowling's "Chamber of Secrets," Dumbledore advised Harry that, "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." I have this quote displayed in my classroom as a reminder that kindness, hard work, and persistence are all choices that shape who my students are as learners and individuals. I work at a gifted and talented school in East Harlem where my students are incredibly bright and motivated, and I believe it is my role as a teacher to guide them towards making choices in life that will foster a positive learning and social environment for all.

My students come from all five boroughs of New York City, and we are one of the most diverse gifted programs in the city in terms of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.

My students all are greatly passionate about education and have big dreams to pursue careers in engineering, law, education, medicine, and politics; they are the next generation of leaders and changemakers! To get them there, we need your help in acquiring the 21st century tools that will help them develop the skills they need for success in middle school and beyond.

My Project

My students love to read; on a daily basis, there is always at least one student I have to tell to stop reading as they walk in the hallway for safety's sake. I always do so by encouraging their love for reading and remarking on how it's something we share--but nonetheless, they need to watch out for other students in the hall!

These books will add greater diversity and variety to our classroom library; they are more popular titles that both align to our curriculum and represent diverse perspectives on American history and the modern-day American experience.

Some of these books, particularly those on Native American mythology and Reconstruction, will be used directly in lessons. Others are intended for students to dive deeper into the curriculum and history independently in order to nurture their own historical interests. Each book, however, will be greatly loved and appreciated by my students, and I am hoping you can help us revamp our library.

Ms. Lake Tag Young Scholars Grades 6-8

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New York, NY View local requests 120 students impacted 15donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Native American Myths & Legends • Amazon Business $19.99 4 $79.96
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South • Amazon Business $14.60 4 $58.40
American Indian Myths and Legends (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) • Amazon Business $14.28 4 $57.12
Native American Myths (The World's Greatest Myths and Legends) • Amazon Business $9.99 4 $39.96
Reconstruction and the Aftermath of the Civil War (Understanding the Civil War) • Amazon Business $9.33 4 $37.32
They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths • Amazon Business $8.95 4 $35.80
Little Women (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics) • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Reconstruction: Binding the Wounds (Perspectives on History) • Amazon Business $7.95 4 $31.80
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass • Amazon Business $5.90 4 $23.60
To Be a Slave (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $5.31 4 $21.24
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Dover Thrift Editions) • Amazon Business $5.00 4 $20.00
All American Boys • AKJ Education $14.57 1 $14.57
Alex and Eliza: A Love Story: The Alex & Eliza Trilogy • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
March: Book Two • Amazon Business $13.56 1 $13.56
Love & War: The Alex & Eliza Trilogy • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
The Sun is also a Star • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel • Amazon Business $12.05 1 $12.05
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
The Book Thief • Amazon Business $11.64 1 $11.64
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
March: Book Three • Amazon Business $11.35 1 $11.35
The Great Gatsby • AKJ Education $11.14 1 $11.14
Tidewater: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Things They Carried • AKJ Education $10.96 1 $10.96
Beloved • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn [75th Anniversary Ed] (Perennial Classics) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child • Amazon Business $9.94 1 $9.94
To Kill a Mockingbird • AKJ Education $8.98 1 $8.98
March: Book One • Amazon Business $8.84 1 $8.84
American Born Chinese • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The House on Mango Street • AKJ Education $7.68 1 $7.68
The Diary of a Young Girl • Amazon Business $6.88 1 $6.88
The Skin I'm In • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Inside Out and Back Again • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Night (Night) • Amazon Business $5.90 1 $5.90
Island of the Blue Dolphins • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Bud, Not Buddy • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
A Raisin in the Sun (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Esperanza Rising • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Chains: Seeds of America • AKJ Education $4.98 1 $4.98

Materials cost

$751.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$792.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.85

Total project goal

$932.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $932.31

13 Donors

-$822.48

Donations toward project cost

-$706.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.87

match offer

-$101.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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