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Ms. Brummer from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping It Real - Books for Teens

My students need 39 high interest titles including, 3 copies of Obama's "Dreams from My Father", and books by Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Flake and Ellen Hopkins.

  • $544 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.

I teach 9th grade English at a high poverty, inner city school in New York. The vision of our school is for each student to attend college. For most of my students, they will be the first in their families to accomplish this dream.

One of the biggest challenges I face is developing a love of reading in my students. Many of my students are reading below grade level and some far below. Others think that reading is boring or just plain hate it. These students face numerous challenges in their daily lives. They are surrounded by poverty. They experience or witness abuse, neglect, abandonment, teen pregnancy, gang violence, and drug abuse. Some are living in shelters or foster care. These students need books that speak to them. Books that deal with the very real and frightening issues that they face and offer hope. One of the books on my list, A Child Called It, has been so loved that it is tattered and falling apart. Others are titles that my students have asked for or that I know they would love.

There is nothing like seeing the spark of excitement in a student's eye when they discover the joy of reading a book. Unfortunately, my classroom library has very few books that speak to the issues that they face. With an expanded list of books, my students can realize that reading can be a safe haven. They'll see that the first book they connected with was not a fluke but one of many books that can reach them. If they become readers, they'll discover the joy of many different types of books, even ones that do not speak to their personal experiences. By becoming readers now, the impact on their lives will be huge. Studies have shown that students who read regularly have a larger vocabulary, read at higher levels, and develop better writing skills. With these added benefits, the goal of my students attending college is within their reach.

Please help foster a love of reading in my students. It is a gift that will benefit them for years to come.

Ms. Brummer Metropolitan 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Snitch Norah McClintock • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Somewhere in the Darkness Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Like Sisters on the Homefront Rita Williams-Garcia • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager Beatrice Sparks, Foreword by Beatrice Sparks • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Bang Norah McClintock • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Zee's Way Kristin Butcher • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Truth Tanya Lloyd Kyi • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Chill Colin Frizzell • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Lockdown Diane Tullson • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
House Party Eric Walters • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Home Invasion Monique Polak • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Responsible Darlene Ryan • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Down Norah McClintock • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Juice Eric Walters • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Hit Squad (Orca Soundings Series) James Heneghan • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Lock and Key Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $15.19 1 $15.19
This Lullaby Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
The Truth about Forever Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Identical Ellen Hopkins • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
You Don't Know Me David Klass • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Imani All Mine Connie Rose Porter • Barnes and Noble $11.65 1 $11.65
Untamed (House of Night Series #4) P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Chosen (House of Night Series #3) P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Betrayed (House of Night Series #2) P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Marked (House of Night Series #1) P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
The Coldest Winter Ever Sister Souljah • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Skin I'm In Sharon G. Flake, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Rose That Grew from Concrete Tupac Shakur, Foreword by Nikki Giovanni, Leila Steinberg (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $17.56 1 $17.56
After Tupac and D Foster Jacqueline Woodson • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Dope Sick Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $12.74 1 $12.74
Beast Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Game Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Shooter Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Outside Shot Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Autobiography of My Dead Brother Walter Dean Myers, Christopher A. Myers (Illustrator), Christopher Myers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Street Love Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Hoops Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
A Child Called It Dave Pelzer • Barnes and Noble $10.75 1 $10.75
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Barack Obama • Barnes and Noble $13.45 3 $40.35

Materials cost

$381.79

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.18

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$446.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.90

Total project goal

$543.90

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $543.90

3 Donors

-$262.21

Donations toward project cost

-$222.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.33

match offer

-$262.49

Match offer toward project cost

-$215.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.59

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