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Mrs. Hardison from Nashville, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today's Readers, Tomorrow's Leaders

Help me give my students culturally relevant books in order for all my students to feel seen and heard in literature.

  • $692 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

One of the most significant challenges faced by my underrepresented students of color is a lack of access to culturally relevant books. Without access to literature that speaks to their experiences and histories, my students feel disconnected from their studies and unable to fully engage in their learning potential.

By donating to this cause, we can help to ensure that all my students have access to literature that reflects their experiences and histories.

This will not only help to improve their academic success, but also their overall well-being and sense of belonging. We can help to inspire a new generation of thinkers, creators, and leaders who are proud of their heritage and committed to making a positive impact in their communities.

I hope that you will join me in this important endeavor. Your donation will make a real difference in the lives of my students of color, and it will help to create a brighter future for us all.

Mrs. Hardison STEM Preparatory Middle Academy Grades 6-8

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Nashville, TN View local requests

More than a third 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
Displacement • Amazon Business $21.12 1 $21.12
Attack of the Black Rectangles • Amazon Business $18.39 1 $18.39
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Destroys the World-A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2 • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Aviva vs the Dybbuk • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tumble • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Alex Morgan: Second Edition (World Soccer Legends) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Freewater (Newbery & Coretta Scott King Award Winner) • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Valentina Salazar is not a Monster Hunter • Amazon Business $14.41 1 $14.41
Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Magic Fish: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Extraordinary Women In History: 70 Remarkable Women Who Made a Difference, Inspired & Broke Barriers • Amazon Business $12.31 1 $12.31
Illegal: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Squished: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky • Amazon Business $11.28 1 $11.28
I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir • Amazon Business $11.27 1 $11.27
Swim Team • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
Brave (Berrybrook Middle School, 2) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Inspirational Sports Stories for Young Readers: How 12 World-Class Athletes Overcame Challenges and Rose to the Top • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Wayward Witch (Brooklyn Brujas, 3) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Frizzy • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Door of No Return • Amazon Business $10.47 1 $10.47
The Last Mapmaker • Amazon Business $10.33 1 $10.33
Noise: A graphic novel based on a true story • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bruja Born (Brooklyn Brujas, 2) • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mango Delight (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Keeps Punching-A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 3 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
A Wish in the Dark • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Maizy Chen's Last Chance: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Iveliz Explains It All: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Way to Rio Luna • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, 1) • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Awkward (Berrybrook Middle School, 1) • Amazon Business $8.51 1 $8.51
When You Trap a Tiger: (Newbery Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Heat • Amazon Business $8.38 1 $8.38
Invisible: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.34 1 $8.34
From the Desk of Zoe Washington • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
When You Reach Me: (Newbery Medal Winner) (Yearling Newbery) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Shadow Jumper: A mystery adventure book for children and teens aged 10-14 (A Shadow Jumper Mystery Adventure) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rick Riordan Presents: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe-A Sal and Gabi Novel, Book 1 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rick Riordan Presents: Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe-A Sal and Gabi Novel, Book 2 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
An Only Child's Diary: A New Life • Amazon Business $7.65 1 $7.65
Dress Coded • Amazon Business $7.64 1 $7.64
Witchlings • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Becoming Muhammad Ali • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59

Materials cost

$549.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$587.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.69

Total project goal

$691.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $691.27

4 Donors

-$355.63

Donations toward project cost

-$302.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.34

match offer

-$335.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$285.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.35

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