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

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First Senior Class Needs a Larger Leveled Library

My students need a wide range of books to improve literacy to prepare them for college.

  • $2,034 goal

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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

This group of students will make up our first graduating class. Over the past few years, I have watched them build their dreams for college and careers beyond that. They know that, in order to succeed in life, they need to read at high levels. That's where a highly varied library comes in.

Many of our students will be the first in their families to go to college.

They live in traditionally low-income neighborhoods that are often surrounded by violence, yet our students strive every single day to make decisions to better both themselves and their community. They have built an incredible school culture and encourage one another every single day. They have seen great growth in their reading and academic abilities in our school and remain devoted to furthering their education.

My Project

On an almost daily basis, a student comes to me and asks me for a book to read. We do not have a school library, so my donated books serve as the primary library for my students. Sometimes, I can find what they're looking for on the shelf. Many times, though, they want a new fantasy or the new realistic fiction book that they've heard about. I often pull the books from my personal library or try to purchase them myself, but unfortunately, I cannot afford to do this all the time. Having these books for my students would allow them to read more varied, modern texts. It would also help my students who are reading at lower reading levels improve their levels so that they can be college-ready, for many of my students are reading five or more grade levels below their actual grade level.

My students want to go to college, but they don't just want to go there.

They want to succeed. They want to graduate. Without strong reading skills, they won't be able to handle the tremendous effort that college requires. As their teacher, I see it as my personal mission to help them realize their dreams. Please join me in providing them with the books they need to see their dreams made real.

Ms. Bane Alliance Smidt Technology High School Grades 9-12

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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Coretta Scott King Award Winners: 1970-present (33 bk set) • AKJ Books $244.99 1 $244.99
Walter Dean Myers (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $66.36 1 $66.36
Best for Girls - 6 - 8 (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $60.52 1 $60.52
Best for Boys - 6 - 8 (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $57.60 1 $57.60
The Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy Hardcover Gift Set • AKJ Books $41.61 1 $41.61
Laurie Halse Anderson (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $35.00 1 $35.00
High Interest, Low Readability - Sports (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $34.49 1 $34.49
Anne McCaffrey (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $28.40 1 $28.40
The Lord of the Rings (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $27.94 1 $27.94
Fangirl • AKJ Books $13.86 2 $27.72
Wrinkle in Time (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $25.51 1 $25.51
Graceling Realm (3 bk set) • AKJ Books $24.84 1 $24.84
Matched (3 bk set) • AKJ Books $23.29 1 $23.29
Will Hobbs (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $20.41 1 $20.41
Death and the King''s Horseman • AKJ Books $19.85 1 $19.85
John Lennon • AKJ Books $18.24 1 $18.24
Heart to Heart • AKJ Books $16.75 1 $16.75
The Diviners • AKJ Books $14.59 1 $14.59
Along for the Ride Sarah Dessen • AKJ Books $14.59 1 $14.59
Lock and Key Sarah Dessen • AKJ Books $14.59 1 $14.59
Scarlet • AKJ Books $13.86 1 $13.86
Cinder • AKJ Books $13.86 1 $13.86
Cress • AKJ Books $13.86 1 $13.86
Ruin and Rising • AKJ Books $13.86 1 $13.86
Shadow and Bone • AKJ Books $13.86 1 $13.86
All the Bright Places • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Fairest • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
The Clockwork Scarab: A Stoker & Holmes Novel • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Siege and Storm • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
In Darkness • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Red Queen • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Where Things Come Back • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Brown Girl Dreaming • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Ficciones • AKJ Books $11.68 1 $11.68
Dreaming in Cuban • AKJ Books $11.68 1 $11.68
Three Plays • AKJ Books $11.67 1 $11.67
The Namesake: A Novel • AKJ Books $11.64 1 $11.64
Already Dead • AKJ Books $10.95 1 $10.95
Their Eyes Were Watching God • AKJ Books $10.94 1 $10.94
The No. 1 Ladies'' Detective Agency • AKJ Books $10.91 1 $10.91
As I Lay Dying • AKJ Books $10.22 1 $10.22
Bluest Eye • AKJ Books $10.22 1 $10.22
Death of a Salesman • AKJ Books $10.22 1 $10.22
Tartuffe • AKJ Books $9.49 1 $9.49
Many Stones • AKJ Books $9.45 1 $9.45
One Whole and Perfect Day • AKJ Books $8.96 1 $8.96
Where Things Come Back • AKJ Books $8.75 1 $8.75
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nat • AKJ Books $8.75 1 $8.75
The Monstrumologist (Monstrumologist Series) Rick Yancey • AKJ Books $8.75 1 $8.75
Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan • AKJ Books $8.75 1 $8.75
Hard Love • AKJ Books $8.75 1 $8.75
Chanda''s Secrets • AKJ Books $8.72 1 $8.72
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
The House of the Scorpion • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
I Am the Messenger • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
Going Bovine Libba Bray • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
Nothing • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
Great Gatsby • AKJ Books $7.65 1 $7.65
Book Thief - pb • AKJ Books $7.50 1 $7.50
Jellicoe Road • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Speak • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Northern Light • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Fat Kid Rules the World • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Stolen • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
The Scorpio Races • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Please Ignore Vera Dietz • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Revolver • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
True Believer • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Jasper Jones • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
White Darkness • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Monster • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Looking for Alaska • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
An Abundance of Katherines • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
American Born Chinese • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Charles and Emma • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Nation • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Repossessed • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance 1973 • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging • AKJ Books $6.99 1 $6.99
Ropemaker, The • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Surrender • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
How I Live Now • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
The Returning • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Airborn • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Stuck in Neutral • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Pride and Prejudice • AKJ Books $5.84 1 $5.84
A Step from Heaven • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
First Part Last, The • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
My Heartbeat • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath Stephanie • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
A Wreath for Emmett Till • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Punkzilla Adam Rapp • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Carrie • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Four Great Tragedies • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Kit''s Wilderness David Almond • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Skellig • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Crime and Punishment • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
A Raisin in the Sun • AKJ Books $4.38 1 $4.38
Canterbury Tales • AKJ Books $4.34 1 $4.34
Billy Budd • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Importance of Being Earnest (Harper) • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
The Hound of the Baskervilles • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Jane Eyre • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Scarlet Letter (Signet Classic) • AKJ Books $2.88 1 $2.88

Materials cost

$1,535.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $140.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,728.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$305.03

Total project goal

$2,033.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,033.56

3 Donors

-$1,949.74

Donations toward project cost

-$1,664.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$284.96

Matching donations from our partners

-$75.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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