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Mrs. Perez from Hollywood, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stripes May Divide Us, but Hope Will Unite Us...

My students need a class set of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas to use in class for literature circles.

  • $232 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 Students

Who knew Goldilocks was right? The class books in storage at our middle school barely get used, because they are intended for either elementary aged readers or high school students. We need books that are "just right"; books that will captivate the interest of my diverse set of students.

My students primarily come from low socioeconomic households where moms and dads have several jobs just to keep afloat of the bills.

Little money is spent on classroom supplies. Above the setbacks my students come to class everyday in hope to get an education and break away from the monotony of their lives. My middle school students arrive to our magnet school bright and early at 7:45 and work through 2:15 in the afternoon. All students are required to take a reading class and they have one period of "relaxation" or as we call it electives. Overall, my students come from all walks of life. Where there is one challenging student, there are five that truly prove that they are just yearning for knowledge. The benefits of being a magnet school is the influx of critical thinkers in our magnet classes. It is truly a pleasure to work at my school, everyday is a new adventure.

My Project

It is my hope that with this class set of the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, I will be able to inspire my students to think critically about a time in history that was not particularly fair to most. My students have a difficult time looking past color or neighborhood and I hope that the theme of this book will impact the way they view each other just as these two boys became friends looking past one being a Jew and the other the son of a German concentration camp solider.

In a time where students are constantly being bullied and picked on for their differences; maybe what it takes to break the stigma of the "us" versus "them" mentality is a heart-warming tale about two children that shouldn't be friends.

Mrs. Perez McNicol Middle School Grades 6-8

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Hollywood, FL 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
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas • AKJ Books $6.56 25 $164.00

Materials cost

$164.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$196.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.67

Total project goal

$231.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $231.13

2 Donors

-$101.98

Donations toward project cost

-$98.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$115.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$98.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.33

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.58

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 $0.00

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