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Ms. Bentley from Spring Valley, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Representation Matters!

Help me give my students a more current, diverse and representative library collection.

  • $538 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.

My Project

Our school is made up of diverse students and our library, unfortunately, is not. To increase student engagement and excitement we are looking to diversify our school library. We want our materials to reflect our student population and the world around them.

Expanding our collection will increase student literacy skills.

These materials have been recommended as some of the best books released in 2022. They represent a wide variety of characters to better represent our student population. With these books we hope to increase check outs with all of our students!

Ms. Bentley Steam Academy at La Presa Grades 6-8

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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Spring Valley, CA 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

730 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Tryout: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $22.16 1 $22.16
Twin Cities: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Swim Team • Amazon Business $19.89 1 $19.89
Cameron Battle and the Escape Trials (Cameron Battle, 2) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Keeper • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Rick Riordan Presents Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (A Paola Santiago Novel Book 1) • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
The Unforgettable Logan Foster and the Shadow of Doubt (Unforgettable Logan Foster, 2) • Amazon Business $16.63 1 $16.63
Isla to Island • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
Rick Riordan Presents Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows (A Paola Santiago Novel, Book 3) • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country • Amazon Business $14.93 1 $14.93
Empty Smiles (Small Spaces Quartet) • Amazon Business $14.82 1 $14.82
Freddie vs. the Family Curse • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
Pirate Queens • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
Rick Riordan Presents Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares (A Paola Santiago Novel, Book 2) • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The Last Beekeeper • Amazon Business $13.06 1 $13.06
Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Rick Riordan Presents Aru Shah and the End of Time (Graphic Novel, The) (Pandava Series) • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58
The Unforgettable Logan Foster #1 • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Girls Solve Everything: Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Building a Better World • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Gold Rush Girl • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms (Cameron Battle, 1) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Fast Pitch • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novel: An OP Alliance (Volume 1) (8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Marvellers (The Marvellers, 1) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
The Midnight Children • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novel: An Ominous Threat (Volume 2) (8-Bit Warrior Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49

Materials cost

$385.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $35.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$456.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.63

Total project goal

$537.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $537.56

8 Donors

-$397.56

Donations toward project cost

-$337.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.63

match offer

-$140.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.00

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