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

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Multilingual Learner Classroom Library

Help me give my students more opportunities to find books to fall in love with. These books will unlock a world of possibilities and foster a sense of belonging.

  • $590 goal

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My Students

I have the privilege of teaching 100 ninth grade Multilingual learners Government, Economics, and English. My students come from Yemen, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Mexico, El Salvador, Haiti, Georgia just to name a few.

They are sharp students who are eager to show me what they know and I make it a priority to harness that enthusiasm in each of my units.

I teach at a high needs school in Coney Island, Brooklyn in a Russian speaking community. Many of these students rarely venture out and explore on their own. It is important for me to introduce concepts that they could relate to and more importantly that will encourage them to be lifelong independent learners.

My Project

I want my students to become engaged with books in which the main characters look, sound, and feel like them. Students are drawn to books in which they see themselves. Very often if you ask a classroom full of students if they like to read, very few hands will be raised. I think it is extremely important for students to know that reading isn't just what we do to get more knowledge, but rather it is a tool for empowerment. They can be empowered by finding books on topics that they are interested in.

If a student goes their entire high school career without finding a book they love, then I have not done my job as an educator.

With your help, we will give 100 students opportunities to immerse themselves in books that validate their experiences.

Ms. Stephanie Abraham Lincoln High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Am Alfonso Jones • Amazon Business $14.98 2 $29.96
And the Mountains Echoed (Wa Raddadat Al-Jibal Al-Sada) (Arabic Edition) • Amazon Business $27.00 1 $27.00
Just Jaime (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $11.69 2 $23.38
Escape from Aleppo • Amazon Business $9.41 2 $18.82
The Map of Salt and Stars: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.34 2 $18.68
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey (English and Arabic Edition) • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism • Amazon Business $15.23 1 $15.23
The Arrival • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Where Are You From? • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Let Me Hear a Rhyme • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
The Red Pencil • Amazon Business $6.98 2 $13.96
Refugee • Amazon Business $13.78 1 $13.78
The Only Road • Amazon Business $6.51 2 $13.02
The Kite Runner • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • Amazon Business $12.14 1 $12.14
Other Words for Home • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
The Journey • Amazon Business $11.61 1 $11.61
What If It's Us • Amazon Business $11.60 1 $11.60
How It Went Down • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Watch Us Rise • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Pashmina • Amazon Business $10.37 1 $10.37
On The Come Up • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Niño Wrestles the World • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
With the Fire on High • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Prince and the Dressmaker • Amazon Business $8.07 1 $8.07
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America • Amazon Business $8.03 1 $8.03
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $8.00 1 $8.00
Mango, Abuela y yo (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
New Kid • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
American Street • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) • Amazon Business $7.33 1 $7.33
Piecing Me Together • Amazon Business $7.01 1 $7.01
Max Loves Muñecas! • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
A Thousand Splendid Suns • Amazon Business $5.85 1 $5.85
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $5.48 1 $5.48
Black Panther The Young Prince • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$463.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.37

Total project goal

$589.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $589.14

7 Donors

-$385.00

Donations toward project cost

-$327.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.75

match offer

-$204.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$173.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.62

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