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Ms. Shoemaker from Muskegon, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Avid Readers

Help me give my students new books to fill our classroom library to encourage reading and literacy growth!

  • $419 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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

My students are curious and inquisitive seventh and eighth graders at a Title I public school in West Michigan. I see each of them each day for Social Studies, and they are so passionate about learning about the world around them. We work every day to expand our worldview and our understanding of world history so that we can understand how our history impacts our lives today and in the future.

As a first-generation high-school and college graduate, I use stories from my own life and experiences to relate to my scholars.

Our classroom is a peaceful place where we work to meet the needs of every scholar. One of their favorite things to do once their work is done is to read silently. I'd love to have some bookshelves for my room so I can start to build a classroom library. For this reason, I have selected two bookshelves to get us started toward that goal.

In addition, I'd love to fill the bookshelves with some engaging, approachable books for my scholars. With so many different reading levels present, it is critically important that the classroom library reflects each of those reading levels.

In a diverse classroom, diverse book choices including characters of all cultures, races, and abilities help every scholar feel included. Therefore, when choosing books for this project, I intentionally chose titles that included characters representative of the cultures, races, and abilities present in my classroom. Inclusion is so, so important and when students feel included, they can be better set up for classroom success.

To build this representative and inclusive library, I've chosen a variety of books including Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Skyward, Twisted Tales (retold fairy tales and classic stories), and more. I know they'll all be instant favorites for my scholars!

Ms. Shoemaker Timberland Charter Academy Grades 6-8

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

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. Shoemaker

Muskegon, MI 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

120 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Furinno 7-Cube Reversible Open Shelf, White/Pink 11048WH/PI • Amazon Business $38.12 2 $76.24
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $38.86 1 $38.86
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $18.29 1 $18.29
Thirst • Amazon Business $14.65 1 $14.65
When Stars Are Scattered • Amazon Business $11.38 1 $11.38
Skyward (The Skyward Series) • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4): A World War I Tale • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lifeboat 12 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Summer of the Monkeys • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Beyond the Bright Sea • Amazon Business $8.68 1 $8.68
Martin Luther King Jr.: Voice for Equality! (Show Me History!) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
The Midnight Children • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
A Good Kind of Trouble • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Kaya: The Journey Begins (American Girl Historical Characters) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Wolf Hollow • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
History Smashers: The Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Addy: Finding Freedom (American Girl Historical Characters) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Reflection (A Twisted Tale): A Twisted Tale • Amazon Business $7.80 1 $7.80
The Last Kids on Earth • Amazon Business $7.31 1 $7.31
A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale (Twisted Tale, A) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie (School for Good and Evil, 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Alice on the Island: A Pearl Harbor Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story • Amazon Business $6.62 1 $6.62

Materials cost

$320.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$355.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.74

Total project goal

$418.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $418.25

13 Donors

-$203.39

Donations toward project cost

-$182.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.76

match offer

-$203.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$172.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.51

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.47

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