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

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Graphic Novels for Captivating Readers

Help me give my students graphic novels to help encourage a love of reading!

  • $496 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

My students are growing up in unprecedented times under the unique pressures of an under-resourced community in South-Central Los Angeles. Almost all of my students receive free or reduced-price lunches, and the ethnic and racial breakdown of my school is 97% Hispanic, 2% Black/African-American, and 1% White and Asian.

Many of my students are first-generation Americans and come to my school far below grade level in reading and writing.

My school is tasked with bringing our scholars up to grade level before they enter high school. The teachers at my school work tirelessly to provide supports to help our scholars access grade-level material, and the students rise to the occasion and often see gains of multiple grade levels in just a year of instruction.

Returning to in-person instruction is exciting for my students, and although we know they've fallen further behind than they were before and that online instruction only exacerbated the abundant inequity in education, I know that my scholars will continue to put in the work and do amazing things.

My Project

My classroom library has a variety of titles, but none fly off my shelves like the small collection of graphic novels I have. My scholars love to use pictures to supplement their understanding of what they are reading.

Graphic novels are a low-pressure entry point into reading for my scholars who read 3 or more years below grade level.

Our classroom library needs more graphic novels to fill the need that my students have illustrated. I have selected a variety of popular graphic novels to add to our collection and give more scholars an opportunity to find their gateway into a love of reading.

Mrs. Baird Alliance College - Ready Middle Academy 12 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 Mrs. Baird

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

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

166 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Man Series 9 Books Collection Set (Dog Man, Unleashed, A Tale of Two Kitties, Dog Man and Cat Kid, Lord of the Fleas, Brawl of the Wild, For Whom the Ball Rolls, Fetch-22, Grime and Punishment) • Amazon Business $89.95 1 $89.95
The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels #1-7: A Graphix Collection: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $45.96 1 $45.96
Click 4 Book Boxed Set A Click Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $38.23 1 $38.23
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection • Amazon Business $36.96 1 $36.96
Just Pretend • Amazon Business $21.67 1 $21.67
Smile, Sisters, and Guts: The Box Set • Amazon Business $18.53 1 $18.53
White Bird: A Wonder Story (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Long Distance • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Fake Blood • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Katie the Catsitter • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
Sunny Makes a Splash: A Graphic Novel (Sunny #4) (4) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Besties: Work It Out (The World of Click) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Noise: A graphic novel based on a true story • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Allergic: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
Big Shot Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 16 • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00

Materials cost

$353.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$32.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$421.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.30

Total project goal

$495.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$495.31

2 Donors

-$397.53

Donations toward project cost

-$378.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.60

match offer

-$49.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$48.27

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$0.00

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