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Mrs. Wimberly from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today A Reader, Tomorrow A Leader

Help me give my students engaging novels that they will love to read!

  • $603 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

My name is Chantal Adams and I am the 7th Grade Social Studies teacher at my middle school in Los Angeles, CA. I believe I have the kindest, brightest, and overall best students in all of Los Angeles, better yet, in all of the world! They come from the low-income neighborhood of Pico-Union where many receive free or reduced lunch. They are trying to figure things out for themselves, while still wanting the guidance from the adults they trust in our building. They want to be successful in life and that is evident in the way they work hard and through their love of reading.

My group of amazing young people need a champion.

I would do anything possible to be that for them everyday! They trust that I want the best for them, so they give me the best of themselves in return. My students know coming from the inner city means they have all these factors actively working against them and its that much more important to show up everyday to school ready to give their all. Their little smiles truly warm my heart!

My Project

My students understand the importance of reading and they know reading grows their brains in a big way. The only issue is, my class library is not reflective of books they want to read. It is a struggle everyday for them to pick books they enjoy and I want them to feel joy while browsing books in my classroom library.

My class is made up of extremely bright, fun loving, and eager to learn kids who want to change the world!

With these books my students will improve their reading levels and do better on their statewide testing this year!

Mrs. Wimberly Equitas Academy Charter School 2 Grades 6-8

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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Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $38.96 1 $38.96
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1-4 Box Set: Full-Color Edition • Amazon Business $33.87 1 $33.87
Comic Lot 76+ Books All Makers • Amazon Business $32.73 1 $32.73
The Baby-Sitters Club Retro Set • Amazon Business $27.07 1 $27.07
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $24.49 1 $24.49
Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Doctor Sleep • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Scary Stories Paperback Box Set: The Complete 3-Book Collection with Classic Art by Stephen Gammell • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
This One Summer • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Wilder Girls • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
It: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Noise: A graphic novel based on a true story • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Kissing Booth #2: Going the Distance • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Love, Life, and the List • Amazon Business $9.73 1 $9.73
Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The World Turned Upside Down: Finding the Gospel in Stranger Things • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
P.S. I Like You • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Real Friends • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
Listen to Your Heart (Point Paperbacks) • Amazon Business $8.47 1 $8.47
Maybe This Time • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
The Kissing Booth • Amazon Business $8.13 1 $8.13
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Stargirl (Stargirl Series) • Amazon Business $7.94 1 $7.94
Guts • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Everything, Everything • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Drama • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Mean Girls: A Novel • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
P.S. I Still Love You (2) (To All the Boys I've Loved Before) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Best Friends (Real Friends) • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Best Friends (Real Friends) • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Midnight Sun • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69

Materials cost

$432.19

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $39.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$512.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.39

Total project goal

$602.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $602.60

3 Donors

-$329.30

Donations toward project cost

-$288.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.57

match offer

-$262.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$223.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.38

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