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Ms. Wertman from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Books Take 2!

Help me give my students new books!! We are reading through so many titles and ready for new and more challenging texts!

  • $303 goal

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My Students

My students are readers! We have been building a diverse classroom library, and now we are ready to expand! Students have read through so many titles, and they are looking for new and exciting reads. Please help us keep our library fresh and reading interest high.

My Project

My students love to read, but our classroom library is outdated. The students will use these books for independent reading time during the school day.

Students will, after a year and half in a virtual setting, be able to have access to a tangible library in the classroom filled with new, contemporary, and diverse books!

Students will be able to choose books that match their interests and reading levels. Every Friday will be dedicated to a brief mini lesson focused on the standards, followed by independent reading time supported with small group instruction and reading conferences. The goal is to foster a culture of a reading and help raise students' independent reading levels.

I have selected a range of books on different reading levels that will support all readers in my classroom.

Ms. Wertman Baychester Middle School Grades 6-8

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

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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Bronx, NY 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

85 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Unicorn Academy: Rainbow of Adventure Boxed Set (Books 1-4) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Gilded Ones • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
Blood Like Magic • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Fast Pitch • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
A Soft Place to Land • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
Big Apple Diaries • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Twins: A Graphic Novel (1) • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
The Midwinter Witch • Amazon Business $10.65 1 $10.65
The Witch Boy • Amazon Business $10.55 1 $10.55
The Go-Between • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Raybearer • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Flipped • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
From the Desk of Zoe Washington • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts) • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
A Match Made in Mehendi • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Towers Falling • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Merci Suárez Changes Gears • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tight • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Only Black Girls in Town • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Holes (Holes Series) • Amazon Business $4.67 1 $4.67

Materials cost

$223.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$256.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.32

Total project goal

$302.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $302.12

6 Donors

-$232.24

Donations toward project cost

-$207.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.94

match offer

-$58.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$49.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.64

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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