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Ms. Thornquist from Boston, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Bilingualism and Biliteracy!

Help me give my students a wide variety of texts in Spanish to get excited about!

  • $626 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 Students

My students are amazing. Most of them have been at the school since kindergarten and our school is special because we can really develop a close relationship with each individual student as they grow up.

As a school with a bilingual program, students are immersed in rigorous instruction in both English and Spanish.

There are numerous benefits to being bilingual, and students work very hard to access the curriculum despite it being a challenge. We have both Spanish-dominant and English-dominant speakers, which means that one hundred percent of our students are second language learners.

My Project

It's not always easy finding texts that engage my students in Spanish. My students should be able to have access to texts in Spanish that they want to read. They get excited about reading in English and should feel the same about reading in Spanish since the majority of them have been in a bilingual environment since at least kindergarten.

Most libraries have a wide variety in English, yet do not supply the same amount of choices in Spanish.

Since students do not have the same access, the goal is to fulfill this need in my classroom. All the books have at least 2 copies, in case they want to read the same book as a friend which can make the experience more engaging for them.

Ms. Thornquist Joseph Hurley K-8 School 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.

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More than half of 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

37 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
La Casa en Mango Street (The House on Mango Street) • AKJ Education $8.72 15 $130.80
Ruedas y el enigma del Campamento Moco Tendido (Ruedas And The Mystery Of Camp Moco Tendido) • AKJ Education $15.32 2 $30.64
Eleanor & Park (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
Al Capone me lava la ropa (Al Capone Does My Shirts) • AKJ Education $12.37 2 $24.74
El verano de Raymie Nightingale (Raymie Nightingale) • AKJ Education $11.64 2 $23.28
Crenshaw (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $10.21 2 $20.42
Los pájaros no tienen fronteras (Birds Have No Boundaries) • AKJ Education $10.18 2 $20.36
El regalo de la hija del rey (The King's Daughter) • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
¿Quién cuenta las estrellas? (Number The Stars) • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
La gran Gilly Hopkins (The Great Gilly Hopkins) • AKJ Education $9.45 2 $18.90
Mamire, el último niño (Mamire: The Last Child) • AKJ Education $9.45 2 $18.90
El terror de Sexto "B" • AKJ Education $8.72 2 $17.44
Tinke-Tinke (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $8.72 2 $17.44
La princesa era traviesa (The Naughty Princess) • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Fantasmas (Dreams) • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Tomando Partido (Taking Sides) • AKJ Education $7.99 2 $15.98
Cool Salsa (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $6.98 2 $13.96
El soñador (The Dreamer) • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Cajas de cartón (The Circuit) • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Senderos fronterizos (Breaking Through) • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66

Materials cost

$488.48

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$531.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.85

Total project goal

$625.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $625.66

3 Donors

-$427.89

Donations toward project cost

-$371.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.68

Matching donations from our partners

-$188.94

Match offers toward project cost

-$160.60

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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 $0.00

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