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

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Fighting for Diversity and Justice Through Literature!

Help me give my students a diverse selection of books for our classroom library to expand conversations of inclusivity and justice.

  • $381 goal

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My Project

Hello! I am a first year teacher in need to start my classroom library. I am looking for books to help my students understand social justice and diversity. I selected books that will guide our conversations of impacts of racism, sexism, and classism. Books can be used as a window (a way to see into other peoples lives) or a mirror (a representation of yourself). I am hoping that with the books I have selected, students will be able to use these books as window and mirror tools. These books underlie my philosophy of education as a way enhance activism in students own communities and a way to teach about identity. I am hoping that these books can inspire students to become active participants in their own communities.

By donating to our classroom library and helping fund these books, you will not only be supporting our classroom conversations of inclusivity, you will ultimately be supporting students in fighting for justice and dream for a better future.

Literature can make a positive impact on students mindsets. With these books, I am hoping to supply my students with the tools to analyze current structures of oppressions and fight for justice in our local community of Los Angeles. I truly need your support in inspiring my future students.

Ms. Lim Vine Street Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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Nearly all 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
Something to Say • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
The last stop on market street • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Say Her Name • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
I Dissent • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
We Are Water Protectors • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Fish in a Tree • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Life of Pi A Novel • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Hate U Give • AKJ Education $11.50 1 $11.50
El Deafo • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Wonder • AKJ Education $10.30 1 $10.30
American Street • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Heart and Soul • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
One Crazy Summer • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Ghost Boys (Paperback) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Out of My Mind • AKJ Education $6.99 1 $6.99
I Love My Hair! • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
My Name Is Yoon • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Alvin Ailey • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Inside Out and Back Again • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Chains: Seeds of America • AKJ Education $5.98 1 $5.98
Dancing Home • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Nothing But The Truth A Documentary Novel • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Magic Trash • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Becoming Naomi Leon • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Love That Dog • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
The Land of Forgotten Girls • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Sylvia & Aki • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Skirt • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$258.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.00

Sales tax

 $23.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$323.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.06

Total project goal

$380.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $380.42

1 Donor

-$190.21

Donations toward project cost

-$161.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.53

match offer

-$190.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$161.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.53

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