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Ms. Wasbotten from Phoenix, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Library for Diverse Students

Help me give my students a classroom of books for independent reading and book clubs.

  • $997 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 didn't read much last year. We are a Title I school and many of our students were not learning in ideal environments during the Covid pandemic. I teach English as a second language and my immigrant and refugee students felt the impact profoundly. They are behind in reading and have acute social and emotional needs.

I need a classroom library that represents their diverse backgrounds and experiences.

I have included many books on refugees and the immigrant experience. Also included are books about the LGBTQ community, books with strong Black, Asian and Latinx characters, and motivational books.

Ms. Wasbotten
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces • Amazon Business $12.95 3 $38.85
Across a Hundred Mountains: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Bamboo People • Amazon Business $8.95 3 $26.85
Teen Titans: Raven and Beast Boy HC Box Set • Amazon Business $24.68 1 $24.68
The Breadwinner Trilogy (Breadwinner Series, 1 - 3) • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young Adults • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Radius of Us: A Novel • Amazon Business $17.93 1 $17.93
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds • Amazon Business $17.80 1 $17.80
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $5.91 3 $17.73
Displacement • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Anya's Ghost • Amazon Business $15.93 1 $15.93
Speak: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $15.71 1 $15.71
Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got To The Top (Motivational Book for Teens, Gift for Teen Boys, Teen and Young Adult Football, Fitness and Exercise) • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Carry On • Amazon Business $14.08 1 $14.08
Shoot Your Shot: A Sport-Inspired Guide To Living Your Best Life • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir • Amazon Business $13.82 1 $13.82
These Violent Delights • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) • Amazon Business $13.34 1 $13.34
THE COUSINS • Amazon Business $13.28 1 $13.28
I Must Betray You • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
White Smoke • Amazon Business $12.90 1 $12.90
Masters of Modern Soccer: How the World's Best Play the Twenty-First-Century Game • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
We Are Not Free • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Accused: My Story of Injustice (I, Witness, 1) • Amazon Business $11.92 1 $11.92
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: Stories of Life, Love and Learning • Amazon Business $11.60 1 $11.60
Unbreakable: My Story, My Way • Amazon Business $11.20 1 $11.20
The Light in Hidden Places • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Border • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Every Body Looking (Dutton Books) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Because You'll Never Meet Me • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Disappeared • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Stranded • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Revolver • Amazon Business $5.49 2 $10.98
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Monster: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Furia • Amazon Business $10.23 1 $10.23
The Dangerous Art of Blending In • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
You Bring the Distant Near • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
We Are Not from Here • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Juba Good (Ray Robertson Mystery, 1) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
The Sun Is Also a Star • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Patron Saints of Nothing • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Punching the Air • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
Five Feet Apart • Amazon Business $9.23 1 $9.23
Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Lion: A Long Way Home Young Readers' Edition • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
A Horse Called Courage (Adventure) (Pageturners) • Amazon Business $8.40 1 $8.40
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) • Amazon Business $7.74 1 $7.74
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) • Amazon Business $7.04 1 $7.04
The Fault in Our Stars • Amazon Business $6.10 1 $6.10

Materials cost

$748.39

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$53.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$847.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.49

Total project goal

$996.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$996.61

9 Donors

-$965.79

Donations toward project cost

-$847.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$118.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.82

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$0.00

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