You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Giarratano from Flushing, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Giarratano is requesting

We Need Diverse and Current Books!

Help me give my students these diverse books! I want to expand my classroom library to promote equity and cultural diversity in my class. I am hoping this will bring rich discourse and discussion.

  • $305 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Giarratano for her next project!

Help Ms. Giarratano

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Giarratano for her next project!

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

I teach a diverse group of 7th grade students from New York! I have students from various nationalities, who speak different languages, come from different socio-economic backgrounds, and have different interests. Each child brings a different story and a different aspect to my class!

One of the many wonderful things about being an educator in NYC is that we have the opportunity to service and be of help to so many different children.

I take my job and my role seriously and hope to make a difference in their lives.

My Project

I am hoping these novels not only increase excitement for independent reading, but also increase discussion of important topics and ideas. I always want to keep my library up to date and interesting to my students. It is especially important to me that I include as many diverse titles as I can. I want all of my students to feel valued and accepted in our classroom.

These materials will help me expose my students to diverse, cultural, and current young adult literature.

With these novels I can give students different independent reading selections and even do book clubs in class!

Ms. Giarratano Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker Grades 6-8

More about Ms. Giarratano

Flushing, NY 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

90 students impacted 5donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Giarratano is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Five Feet Apart • Amazon Business $9.63 2 $19.26
Refugee • Amazon Business $13.80 1 $13.80
Amal Unbound • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
After the Shot Drops • Amazon Business $10.75 1 $10.75
This Lie Will Kill You • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
The Beginning of Everything • Amazon Business $9.73 1 $9.73
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
With the Fire on High • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Things We Know by Heart • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Running Dream (Schneider Family Book Award - Teen Book Winner) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Tell Me Three Things • Amazon Business $4.28 2 $8.56
All the Bright Places • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
The Girl in the Picture • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
Extraordinary Means • Amazon Business $7.40 1 $7.40
Two Can Keep a Secret • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Monday's Not Coming • Amazon Business $6.92 1 $6.92
All the Little Lights • Amazon Business $6.47 1 $6.47
Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $5.83 1 $5.83
Holding Up the Universe • Amazon Business $5.75 1 $5.75
This Is Where It Ends • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
The Lost • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $5.48 1 $5.48
Restart • Amazon Business $4.59 1 $4.59
The Girl from Everywhere • Amazon Business $4.19 1 $4.19
Never Always Sometimes: A coming-of-age novel (Harlequin Teen) • Amazon Business $4.16 1 $4.16

Materials cost

$217.20

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.97

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$258.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.61

Total project goal

$304.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $304.04

5 Donors

-$299.62

Donations toward project cost

-$258.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Giarratano and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/we-need-diverse-and-current-books/4473663/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":90,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Giarratano","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"-1015119517","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"New York City","teachersOnPage":[3309836],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":4473663,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"3309836":{"owner":"Ms. Giarratano","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4473663],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3309836_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457956845968","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20692247,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MzMwOTgzNg==","NjE1NjgwMQ==","MTczNTYxOA==","MzU1OTYzMQ==","NDkyNDk3Mg=="],"teacherId":3309836,"schoolCounty":"Queens","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}