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Mr. Flanagan from Holbrook, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Multicultural Language Library!

My students need access to books that are diverse culturally, linguistically, and by difficulty level. All students should be able to find something that speaks to them!

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My Students

We love a good book because it speaks to us somehow. Either we see something of ourselves in it, or we get to experience something new in our minds. All students deserve to have access to books that they can relate to and books that teach them something new and diverse.

My students crave a personal connection to reading that is so essential to building their interest.

The ESL students at my school are a diverse bunch, with no one group or heritage dominating, making for really rich conversations about culture, language, and history. They love seeing their culture reflected in literature or media, but also relish learning something new and exciting. Books play a crucial role not only in developing their literacy and language skills, but in navigating the cultural minefield of middle/high school. Our particular school is small, and lacks the resources to really take advantage of the cultural and linguistic opportunities that other schools may take for granted. Finding literature in our library that is multicultural or multilingual is nearly impossible, and as a result many students are not represented in the literature available, and all students are denied access to a truly diverse and engaging selection of books.

My Project

The books I am requesting would serve to immediately transform the literature available at our school. All students should be able to find books that they connect to, and that requires books at all levels, in many languages, depicting many cultures. There are so many students that are left out of traditional literature in schools, and that harms all students by denying the entire community an accurate depiction of who they are as a whole. I chose books with simple, beautiful text and far reaching themes so that they are accessible and meaningful to all students. The text can lay the foundation of basic literacy skills while the themes provide material for in depth critical thinking, essay writing, debate, and conversation. This would hopefully be the beginning of a larger collection dedicated to language and culture. Our materials have to be smarter and more adaptable, designed to reach all students rather than just the dominant group.

Providing students with high quality, accessible, visually enhanced, multicultural literature should be a hallmark of public education.

My students will be blown away by the richness, relevance, and depth of these books, and will surely find some lifelong favorites among them. Please help us rediscover culturally meaningful literature in our school!

Mr. Flanagan Holbrook Middle High School Grades 9-12

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Holbrook, MA View local requests

More than a third 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

50 students impacted 15donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Henry''s Freedom Box • AKJ Books $13.13 3 $39.39
A Bad Case of Stripes-CD • AKJ Books $9.48 3 $28.44
Esperanza renace (Esperanza Rising) Pam Munoz Ryan, Nuria Mo • AKJ Books $5.10 5 $25.50
Esperanza Rising • AKJ Books $5.10 5 $25.50
Curious George/Jorge El Curioso H. A. Rey • AKJ Books $5.07 5 $25.35
House on Mango Street, The • AKJ Books $8.03 3 $24.09
Mean Soup Betsy Everitt • AKJ Books $5.84 3 $17.52
Empty Pot • AKJ Books $5.83 3 $17.49
How Tiger Got his Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam Rob Cleve • AKJ Books $2.88 5 $14.40
Place Where Sunflowers Grow Amy Lee-Tai, Felicia Hoshino (Il • AKJ Books $13.83 1 $13.83
Catch That Crocodile! • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
Mufaro''s Beautiful Daughters • AKJ Books $8.61 1 $8.61
Ahora, Spanish, Grades 7-12, Level 2 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $7.99 10 $79.90
El gato con sombrero viene de nuevo (The Cat in the Hat Come • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Bellas Hijas de Mufaro (Mufaro''s Beautiful Daughters) John S • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Running The Road To ABC Denize Lauture, Reynold Ruffins (Ill • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Great Kapok Tree • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Ghaddar the Ghoul and Other Palestinian Tales Sonia Nimr, Ha • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Moon Rope/Un lazo a la luna Lois Ehlert, Amy Prince (Transla • AKJ Books $5.11 1 $5.11
Juan Bobo busca trabajo (Juan Bobo Goes to Work) Marisa Mont • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Chains • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Alexander y el dia terrible, horrible, espantoso, horroroso • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Si, Puedes/ Play Ball! • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book Muriel Feelings, To • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Tap-Tap • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07

Materials cost

$397.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$441.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.98

Total project goal

$519.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $519.86

12 Donors

-$359.86

Donations toward project cost

-$305.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.98

match offer

-$160.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$136.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

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