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

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Books That Spark Joy: Empowering Young Readers of Color

Help me give my students diverse fiction and non-fiction books featuring authors and characters of color to support their reading and writing development and inspire self-discovery and empowerment.

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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

Our students are incredible young people full of creativity and potential. At our Title I school, we focus on creating a learning environment that celebrates their diverse backgrounds. We’re seeking to expand our library with books that feature authors and characters of color to encourage our students to see themselves represented in the stories they read, using these books to support their reading and writing development.

We aim to incorporate both fiction and non-fiction titles to help students improve literacy skills in a way that’s engaging and relevant to their lives.

The fiction titles will be used to foster a love of storytelling, spark their imagination, and help them connect deeply with characters who reflect their own experiences. Students will engage in writing exercises that build on the themes they encounter in these stories, encouraging them to develop their voice and write their own narratives.

Our non-fiction selections are inspired by Amber's Book Club (ABC), curated by Amber Grimes, a Black woman and music executive who champions transformative reading. ABC focuses on memoirs, personal growth, and self-transformation books that open minds and inspire change. These books will be used to develop critical thinking and analytical writing skills, guiding students in writing reflections, essays, and responses to ideas that expand their perspectives on self-discovery and their future goals.

Our goal is to support our students in becoming confident readers and writers who are empowered to express themselves and think critically about the world around them. Our students are resilient, curious, and eager to learn, and they deserve access to literature that both inspires and challenges them.

With your support, we can create a diverse book collection that strengthens their reading and writing skills, while connecting them to stories that resonate with who they are and who they aspire to be.

Ms. Maitland East Side Community School Grades 9-12

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New York, NY View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INSPIRE OTHERS FOR TEEN BOYS: How To Make Quality Friends Easily, Build Epic Leadership Skills & Successfully Navigate Any Social Situations • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Blood at the Root • Amazon Business $14.85 1 $14.85
How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls (Dale Carnegie Books) • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
The 48 Laws of Power • Amazon Business $14.55 1 $14.55
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Small Worlds • Amazon Business $14.28 1 $14.28
Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois • Amazon Business $14.27 1 $14.27
Salt and Sugar (Inkyard Press / Harlequin Teen) • Amazon Business $13.67 1 $13.67
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones • Amazon Business $13.58 1 $13.58
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School • Amazon Business $13.35 1 $13.35
Daughters of Nri: The Book Taking TikTok by Storm (The Return of the Earth Mother series) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Outliers: The Story of Success • Amazon Business $11.64 1 $11.64
No Filter and Other Lies • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Honey and Spice: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris: A Historical Romance (Las Leonas, 1) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Flyy Girl • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Salaam, with Love (Underlined) • Amazon Business $10.94 1 $10.94
Love Radio • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
Washington Black • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Blood Like Magic • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
The Seat of the Soul: 25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide • Amazon Business $9.84 1 $9.84
Skin of the Sea (Of Mermaids and Orisa) • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable (Tim Grover Winning Series) • Amazon Business $9.78 1 $9.78
Static Up All Night (1) • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
The Weight of Blood • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Let Me Hear a Rhyme • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Beasts of Prey • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Nubia: The Awakening • Amazon Business $9.53 1 $9.53
The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Blackout: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Early Departures • Amazon Business $9.10 1 $9.10
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
When You Look Like Us • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
An Ember in the Ashes • Amazon Business $8.38 1 $8.38
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, 1) • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39

Materials cost

$488.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$533.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.13

Total project goal

$627.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $627.54

9 Donors

-$605.44

Donations toward project cost

-$533.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.02

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.11

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