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

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Books They Can't Put Down

Help me give my students some of the most compelling new young adult titles, including environmental action stories like "Dry," and racial justice inspirations like "All-American Boys."

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My Students

My students attend a large diverse public high school in a big city. We are part of a STEMM (Science Technology Engineering Math Medicine) magnet. English Language Arts is a place where students can explore how the arts intersect with all that science. In our classrooms, they have the opportunity to be surrounded by many different people with unique stories.

My students are intelligent, inquisitive, and enthusiastic about their studies.

They get excited when we use project-based learning to deepen connections between literature, current events, history, and STEMM-related issues. They care deeply about the future they are charged with shaping, and I am continually impressed with how eager they are to learn about ways to improve our world.

My Project

My students have so much excitement when we do lightning "book pitches" and send them home with great reads. We would love to have some of the newest, most compelling, most relevant titles to infuse new life into our classroom library. Titles like "On the Come Up," "All-American Boys," "Dry," "Internment," and "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" unite our diverse classroom through thought-provoking stories.

Our goal is to grow lifelong readers and writers, and one way to do that is to have a range of exciting books to check out.

Reading un-putdownable books is a powerful way to build community and inspire students for our own self-guided inquiry projects.

This collection of titles represents some of the newest work that are getting young people excited about independent reading. Nothing builds compassion, attentiveness, and critical thinking like a great book, and a group of fellow readers to enjoy them with.

Ms. Kight Witham Venice High School Grades 9-12

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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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
Dry • Amazon Business $12.99 4 $51.96
Internment • Amazon Business $15.22 3 $45.66
With the Fire on High • Amazon Business $11.39 4 $45.56
The Astonishing Color of After • Amazon Business $9.84 4 $39.36
All American Boys • Amazon Business $9.73 4 $38.92
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming • Amazon Business $17.55 2 $35.10
They Both Die at the End • Amazon Business $8.56 4 $34.24
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption • Amazon Business $8.28 4 $33.12
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha) • Amazon Business $11.02 3 $33.06
A Very Large Expanse of Sea • Amazon Business $8.00 4 $32.00
Monday's Not Coming • Amazon Business $7.70 4 $30.80
Anger Is a Gift: A Novel • Amazon Business $7.40 4 $29.60
Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel • Amazon Business $6.95 4 $27.80
On The Come Up • Amazon Business $10.43 2 $20.86

Materials cost

$498.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$581.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.54

Total project goal

$683.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $683.62

5 Donors

-$350.00

Donations toward project cost

-$312.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

match offer

-$315.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$268.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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