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

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Fill Non-Fiction Book Gaps

Help me give my students high interest non-fiction books to fill gaps in my classroom library.

  • $247 goal

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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 Students

Middle school is such an unbearably hard time for so many. My goal in teaching middle school is to make it a little less difficult while giving my students the resources they need to succeed. I teach at a Title I school, which means that the majority of our students qualify for free and reduced-price lunch.

When home life is turbulent, I want my classroom to be a place where students are able to relax and feel at home.

Our school provides food boxes and resources to any families in need, and we pride ourselves on taking care of our own community. Many of our students still enjoy their teachers and coming to school and we feel like it's our job to set them up for success to continue to enjoy learning as they move onto high school. So many of our students have been through so much, we want the school to be a safe place for them.

My Project

I pride myself on my classroom library and take lots of time to vet the books and even read them myself. Each book in my library is meticulously catalogued so students can easily find the perfect book for them. My library is color coded but not by reading level, instead, by an experience in the book. Many of my students have told me they hate reading because none of it applies to them. My goal is to change that.

Currently my classroom is dominated by fiction books, and according to the software I use to manage my library, seriously needs non-fiction books.

These are the books that were most recommended to me based off of my student population and their reading levels. I look forward to using these books in my classroom to help students with their non-fiction comprehension, and learn a little fun stuff a long the way :)

Ms. Q Willis Junior High 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.

More about Ms. Q

Chandler, AZ View local requests

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

70 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pride: The Celebration and the Struggle • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
Black Boy [Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition] • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth • Amazon Business $15.15 1 $15.15
Theory of Time Travel (Out of This World) • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
Ace Your Resume, Application, and Interview Skills (Building Job Skills) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Ada Lovelace (The First Names Series) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Perfect Horse: The Daring Rescue of Horses Kidnapped During World War II • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
25 Women Who Dared to Compete (Daring Women) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Abraham Lincoln: The Making of America #3 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) • Amazon Business $7.04 1 $7.04

Materials cost

$164.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$209.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.92

Total project goal

$246.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $246.16

5 Donors

-$173.08

Donations toward project cost

-$147.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.96

match offer

-$73.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.96

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