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Ms. Thibodeau from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Representation Matters! Help Us Diversify Our Classroom Library!

My students need more diversity in their book club selections, and they need newer, hotter books to get them more excited about reading.

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My Students

I am so excited about the new students I will be teaching in September. Our school is a dual-language school with an emphasis on oral language, so I'm pretty excited about the opportunities for discussion. Kids at this school spend a part of their day learning in Mandarin, and they bring such a unique perspective to our work in English Language Arts.

The kids I teach have a wide variety of interests and abilities, and participate in activities after school that include theater, dance, robotics, and speech.

I love the passion and enthusiasm that my students bring to all sorts of educational experiences!

My Project

This year, my eighth graders did an inquiry project on our classroom library, and we found that the books in it are not particularly diverse. As socially-conscious teens, they are interested in seeing a more diverse and equitable representation in their book club choices.

Book clubs are an essential part of the English Language Arts curriculum, giving students a chance to self-select books they want to read and discuss.

Help me to give them better choices, and to model equity within those choices. This is the sort of project that really helps young adults develop a love of reading! Thank you so much for your support.

Ms. Thibodeau PS 184M Shuang Wen Grades 6-8

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New York, NY View local requests

More than half 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

90 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $12.59 5 $62.95
The Kite Runner • Amazon Business $12.96 4 $51.84
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $10.79 4 $43.16
American Street • Amazon Business $7.55 4 $30.20
The Joy Luck Club: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.52 1 $8.52

Materials cost

$196.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$229.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.52

Total project goal

$270.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $270.14

3 Donors

-$269.44

Donations toward project cost

-$229.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.70

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 $0.00

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