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Mrs. Questad from Carnation, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse and Engaging Books for Third Grade

Help me give my students a diverse library of chapter books to learn and explore the world around them.

  • $508 goal

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My Students

The students in my class love to read. A special part of the day they look forward to is our book club and partner reading time. They adore talking about stories and learning from them. We have great discussions about how they feel and the world during reading time. They love seeing real life situations and characters they can relate to.

I want school to be a safe place for all children, where they feel welcomed, valued and represented.

We are in a small rural school district. Though our student population is primarily white, we do have lots of children of color at our school. I want all my students to see themselves reflected in our books and curriculum.

My Project

Many of the books on my list are counter-narratives, books that show children of color being children. Many of these books let my students see themselves in stories about regular kids and/or see others who are different than them doing the same things they do. Some books talk about history, activism, and what they can do to bring change to the world. Both types of books would be beneficial to my classroom.

Books like these will allow deep discussion about big issues like culture, poverty, and race.

These are important discussions to have with children of all ages, and at eight and nine years, I feel my students are ready to delve in and talk about these tough ideas. Through my research about counter-narratives and books about showing diverse stories, I realized I lacked books like these in my classroom. I would love to have my classroom library more representative of the children I teach and the world around them.

Mrs. Questad Stillwater Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Carnation, WA View local requests 24 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
El Deafo • Amazon Business $7.44 4 $29.76
Zoey and Sassafras Books 1-6 Pack • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Jake the Fake Keeps it Real • Amazon Business $5.69 4 $22.76
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (A Dyamonde Daniel Book) • Amazon Business $5.49 4 $21.96
Dragons and Marshmallows (Zoey and Sassafras) • Amazon Business $5.39 4 $21.56
Jake the Fake Keeps His Cool • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Pashmina • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Rooting for Rafael Rosales • Amazon Business $9.67 1 $9.67
Lucky Broken Girl • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
Dumpling Days (A Pacy Lin Novel (3)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Year of the Dog (A Pacy Lin Novel (1)) • Amazon Business $7.90 1 $7.90
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
The Year of the Rat (A Pacy Lin Novel (2)) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Jake the Fake Goes for Laughs • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble • Amazon Business $6.93 1 $6.93
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Stef Soto, Taco Queen • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Who Was Rosa Parks? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 2: The Ladek Invasion (Volume 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 3: Muffin Wars (Volume 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 4: Attack of the Swamp Thing (Volume 4) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 5: Mission Star-Power (Volume 5) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 1: The Quest for Screen Time • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Halfway to Perfect: A Dyamonde Daniel Book • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Was Maya Angelou? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Was Sojourner Truth? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Was Jackie Robinson? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Is Pele? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Was Roberto Clemente? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Was Harriet Tubman? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
What Was the Underground Railroad? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Was Nelson Mandela? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Was Frederick Douglass? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Was Booker T. Washington? • Amazon Business $3.90 1 $3.90
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49

Materials cost

$364.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$431.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.18

Total project goal

$507.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $507.85

12 Donors

-$366.08

Donations toward project cost

-$312.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.41

match offer

-$140.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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