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Ms. Tabares from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Can Help Students Heal!

My students need books and a book display to help them grow during their counseling sessions!

  • $469 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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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 Students

As a school counselor in a high poverty school district, my students face a multitude of challenges in and out of the classroom. Along with these challenges, my students are also facing issues that naturally occur with going through puberty- let's face it, middle school is tough!

My students love to read and learning about themselves through expository and fictional texts.

Although my current library is very limited, students are continuously knocking on my door to borrow my books. There is something about reading texts that are related to teen issues that really appeals to my students.

My students are curious young men and women who would truly benefit from a relevant library that addresses their needs and answers their questions.

My Project

I am requesting an array of books and a book display. Bibliotherapy is an effective way of using the reading of specific texts with the purpose of healing during counseling. This methodology is especially helpful when working with pre-pubescent youth. Some students do not feel comfortable asking questions about growing up will often request books that are related to their needs.

I plan to use these books during my counseling sessions as well allowing my students to sign out books of interest.

This way, my students can read the books at home, during lunch or during silent reading time. Unfortunately, my school does not have a decent library and having access to such books will not only provide them with opportunities to heal but also with the opportunity to improve their reading skills.

Ms. Tabares JHS 162 Lola Rodriguez De Tio Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. Tabares

Bronx, NY View local requests

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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids Birch Plywood Single-Sided Book Display, 15-Inch, Natural • Amazon Business $105.28 1 $105.28
Girls in Real Life Situations, Grades 6-12: Group Counseling Activities for Enhancing Social and Emotional Development (Book and CD) • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Young Person's Occupational Outlook Handbook, 7th Ed • Amazon Business $21.95 1 $21.95
How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger: Revised & Updated Edition • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Growing Mindful • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Be Mindful Card Deck for Teens • Amazon Business $14.44 1 $14.44
A Series of Three (Middle School Dilemmas) (Volume 4) • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
The Mindful Teen: Powerful Skills to Help You Handle Stress One Moment at a Time (The Instant Help Solutions Series) • Amazon Business $12.62 1 $12.62
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills for Helping You Manage Mood Swings, Control Angry Outbursts, and ... with Others (Instant Help Book for Teens) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned (Chicken Soup for the Soul) • Amazon Business $11.54 1 $11.54
The Drama Years: Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School -- Bullies, Brands, Body Image, and More • Amazon Business $11.22 1 $11.22
When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Real Friends vs. the Other Kind (Middle School Confidential) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Cell Phoney • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? • Amazon Business $8.77 1 $8.77
Be Confident in Who You Are (Middle School Confidential Series) (Bk. 1) • Amazon Business $8.40 1 $8.40
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 3: Rise of the Red Ninjas • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 2: Pirate Invasion • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$362.86

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$398.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.29

Total project goal

$468.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$468.59

1 Donor

-$468.59

Donations toward project cost

-$398.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.29

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$0.00

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