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Mrs. Wolf from Batavia, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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LGBTQ+ Representation in Our Classroom Library

Help me give my students novels with LGBTQ+ characters for our middle school classroom library.

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My Students

I’ve been blessed with a teaching career surrounded by middle school students. Their energy and puppy-like awkwardness make for an exciting and interesting day that is always different from the next. In a sixth through eighth-grade middle school, my seventh-grade students are at a unique point in their academic career. They have a year of experience, yet another year still full of wonder, giving them the perfect mixture of confidence and curiosity.

As a seventh grade ELA teacher, my classroom is the melting pot of readers and writers.

My students come from different learning backgrounds and have many unique learning styles; however, they are all seeking adventure and looking to escape the ordinary day-to-day. My students are on the hunt for awesome ideas, friends, role models, and inspiration to make life and school fascinating.

My Project

Rudine Sims Bishop has impacted the world of education with her wise metaphor of books being mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. Books allow people to see themselves, see others, and step into and experience the world around them. As an educator who is challenged with motivating 7th graders to be readers, it is crucial for me to be placing relevant, high-quality literature into their hands. Most importantly, I need to be providing literature that serves as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors so that my students can experience their world, as well as the world through the eyes of others.

By providing relevant books with LBGTQ+ authors and protagonists, more mirrows, windows, and sliding glass doors will be available for middle school students.

These books are powerful and relevant to what teens are going through in today's society. These books will also makes students feel seen and heard, and gain empthay for those who may be different from them.

In my classroom, students are given time to read on a daily basis and they are given the opportunity to choose their own books. Our classroom library is the heart of our reading community. We take care to make sure everyone is represented on our shelves.

The books from this project will be introduced by me, or a student, to the entire class and we take some time to talk about it so that students understand its power. Students will also be given time to talk in small groups about the books they are reading. I am anticipating the excitement over these books for the next school year.

Mrs. Wolf Rotolo Middle School - Batavia Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
They Both Die at the End • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Kate in Waiting • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
King and the Dragonflies • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Infinity Son (Infinity Cycle, 1) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Black Flamingo • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Wish You All the Best • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Hurricane Child (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
High Five for Glenn Burke • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$110.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.07

Total project goal

$167.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $167.14

7 Donors

-$163.52

Donations toward project cost

-$142.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.62

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