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Dr. McGill from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Fiction: Navigating Climate Change and Pandemic With Books

Help me give my students access the novel How High We Go in the Dark, by Sequoia Nagamatsu and the novel's urgent and timely exploration of humanity's response to a future shaped by climate change and pandemics.

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In today’s rapidly evolving world, our students are facing unprecedented challenges. The confluence of climate change, ecological loss, and pandemic diseases not only impacts their physical environment but also their mental and emotional landscapes. The lives of our current cohort of students have been particularly shaped by these pressures. As an educator, I believe in the transformative power of literature to help students navigate these complex issues, offering them insights, empathy, and resilience.

I am seeking to bring a new perspective into my classroom through the novel How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu.

This novel, with its poignant exploration of humanity's response to a future shaped by climate change and pandemics, serves as a perfect catalyst for deep discussion and reflection among my students. To achieve this, I am aiming to raise funds to purchase 25 copies of the novel, ensuring that each student has the opportunity to engage with this important work.

Dr. McGill West High School Grades 9-12

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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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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
How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.77 25 $369.25

Materials cost

$369.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$404.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.43

Total project goal

$476.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $476.22

4 Donors

-$417.40

Donations toward project cost

-$362.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.11

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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