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Teacher Peterson from Laveen, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Warriors Matter

My students need copies of the text Warriors Don't Cry so that they are able to annotate and enjoy their own personal copy for life!

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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

This ninth grade student body is 33% labeled with special education needs, a majority as learning disabled. My students are 14-15 years old, with little solid background in literacy, but lots of street smarts. Their critical thinking skills are ready to be put to the test with literary analysis that will be relevant to their lives. They are in desperate need of escaping to the world of reading and realizing that others also experience hardships. Right now, I have nine students wearing blankets instead of coats. Several live in group homes, have had trouble with juvenile detention, or are living out of cars.

My students are all heart and struggle.

These teens live in a rural community adjacent to a major metropolitan city. They are exposed to deportation of family members, just plain neglect and often violence. Giving them a book of their own with rich, meaty substance will encourage them to read for a lifetime.

My Project

Warriors Don't Cry is a true story about courage. The real people in this memoir had to needlessly endure shame, suffering and torment. Students relate to this book in a way that is timeless, reaching across history and connecting intimately. My students, specifically, relate because of their myriad of learning disabilities and the heavy emotional scars they have endured throughout their education. This book has a way of creating inspired readers, political activists, agents of change in the community, and just plain hopeful humans.

After reading, our students will transform into agents of change.

This unit serves as a basis for a community project. Students choose one thing in their community that they are troubled by, whether it be stray dogs, teen dating violence, obesity, etc. They create an informational campaign as well as writing a deeply personal memoir to share with their classmates. Each class creates a bulletin board of public service information in the hallway.

This book and its effects will be passed down from this class to the next, changing lives.

Teacher Peterson Cesar Chavez High School Grades 9-12

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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Laveen, AZ 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Warriors Don't Cry The Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High • AKJ Education $5.83 129 $752.07

Materials cost

$752.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $53.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$847.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.49

Total project goal

$996.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $996.61

3 Donors

-$548.29

Donations toward project cost

-$466.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.24

match offer

-$448.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$381.07

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.25

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