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Ms. Hoffens from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books! A Window Into Self and Others!

My students need a wide range of book titles that teach about local and global issues, as well as promote tolerance and social justice.

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My Students

My students are inner-city children, mostly English language learners, with diverse backgrounds and unique histories full of triumphs and challenges. Many of them are recent migrants seeking asylum in the US and are now in my classroom. Every day, we come together to learn and "grow our brains"! I try to reinforce this idea in every lesson they experience. They are a caring, energetic bunch, who are eager to learn and ready to collaborate. In our classroom, learning about and from each other is as common as learning the three Rs (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic). My students learn that more can be accomplished whey they work together and when there is solidarity. This comes in handy every day as they work to view challenges, both social and academic, as an opportunity for growth. My kiddies are strong, empathetic, and capable learners!

My Project

My students need a wide range of 44 book titles that teach about local and global issues, as well as promote tolerance and social justice. By contributing to this project, you will help enrich my students' classroom library and the quality of learning that takes place during several units of study.

These books will help ensure that my students have choice and see themselves reflected in the literature that they read.

Whether it's during a read aloud, readers workshop, or writers workshop, having a wide range of books to choose from makes a difference and promotes student ownership of the learning that is happening.

In addition, because the books I've selected address important issues that affect us locally and globally, they will also help my students develop critical thinking, tolerance, and empathy as they practice literacy skills.

Ms. Hoffens 24th Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Racism • AKJ Education $20.81 1 $20.81
Keeping the Peace The Kids' Book of Peacemaking • AKJ Education $18.72 1 $18.72
Playing War • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell (Christy Ottaviano Books) • Amazon Business $15.35 1 $15.35
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia (Millbrook Picture Books) • Amazon Business $15.06 1 $15.06
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq • Amazon Business $14.72 1 $14.72
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $14.16 1 $14.16
My Name Is Bilal • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Chato's Kitchen • Amazon Business $6.94 2 $13.88
Rain School • Amazon Business $13.83 1 $13.83
Four Feet, Two Sandals • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
In Our Mothers' House • Amazon Business $13.52 1 $13.52
Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
That's Not Fair! Getting to Know Your Rights and Freedoms • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Waiting for the Biblioburro • Amazon Business $12.87 1 $12.87
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Dear Malala, We Stand with You • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Heather Has Two Mommies • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Streets are Free • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Bully • Amazon Business $11.74 1 $11.74
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
10,000 Dresses • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
The Butter Battle Book (New York Times Notable Book of the Year) • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
I Have Two Dads: Different Types of Families • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
From North to South: Del Norte al Sure • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Journey Home (Avenues) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
We Are All Born Free Mini Edition: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
What Was I Scared Of? A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Alfombras de aserrfn / Sawdust Carpets • AKJ Education $8.72 1 $8.72
Sneetches on Beaches • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Boy Who Cried Fabulous • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Something Beautiful • Amazon Business $7.77 1 $7.77
How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Let's Talk About Race • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
I Love My Hair! • Amazon Business $6.62 1 $6.62
Return to Sender • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Growing Up Muslim Understanding the Beliefs and Practices of Islam • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Delivering Justice W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Stories of Women in the 1960s Fighting for Freedom • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07

Materials cost

$524.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $47.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$609.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$107.63

Total project goal

$717.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $717.55

5 Donors

-$448.77

Donations toward project cost

-$381.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.31

match offer

-$268.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$228.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.32

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