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Ms. Plachy-Feinstein from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need Diverse Books!

Help me give my students a classroom library full of books that celebrate their identities and open their minds to the experiences of others.

  • $1,307 goal

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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 students come from high poverty yet rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in Brooklyn. Our community was hit heavily by COVID-19 and we are now dealing with the reality of a shrinking budget for the upcoming school year. Despite the challenges, my seventh and eighth graders are creative and independent thinkers. Throughout this school year we will be reading texts and discussing how people use different types of storytelling to convey an idea.

My students deserve a classroom library that represents the diversity not only of our community, but of the world at large.

Reading about the world makes them curious about the world, and my goal is to foster that curiosity.

My Project

This year, I conducted a major inventory of the books in my classroom library. As I was sorting through them, I realized that the vast majority of our classroom books are more than five years old and still feature characters who are primarily cisgender, heterosexual, and white. I have digitized my library so my students can browse and request books while still limiting the number of people touching them at once to maintain COVID precautions. I am excited to get books safely into their hands; all I need are the books to capture their interest!

The selection of books in this project represent a multitude of identities, many of which are shared by my students.

Whether my students choose to read a book that mirrors who they are or one that provides a window to another experience, my goal is that these books will allow students to develop a love of reading while creating empathy for different types of people.

Ms. Plachy-Feinstein PS/IS 384 Frances E Carter Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. Plachy-Feinstein

Brooklyn, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Book 1 (Ultimate Spider-Man (Graphic Novels)) • Amazon Business $22.94 2 $45.88
Booked • AKJ Education $21.46 2 $42.92
March: Book Three • MahoganyBooks $17.99 2 $35.98
March: Book Two • MahoganyBooks $17.96 2 $35.92
The Hate U Give • MahoganyBooks $17.09 2 $34.18
Clap When You Land • MahoganyBooks $17.09 2 $34.18
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning • Amazon Business $15.94 2 $31.88
The Kite Runner Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $15.33 2 $30.66
Clean Getaway • MahoganyBooks $15.29 2 $30.58
You Should See Me in a Crown • Amazon Business $14.39 2 $28.78
Say Her Name • AKJ Education $13.86 2 $27.72
The Only Road • AKJ Education $13.86 2 $27.72
Children of Blood and Bone • AKJ Education $13.86 2 $27.72
March: Book One • MahoganyBooks $13.46 2 $26.92
The Red Pencil • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Girl Mans Up • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Openly Straight • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
The Poet X • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
All Boys Aren't Blue • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
The Crossover • AKJ Education $12.40 2 $24.80
Unbound: A Novel in Verse • AKJ Education $12.40 2 $24.80
The Weary Blues • MahoganyBooks $24.26 1 $24.26
Illegal • Amazon Business $11.89 2 $23.78
New Kid • MahoganyBooks $11.69 2 $23.38
When Stars Are Scattered • Amazon Business $11.47 2 $22.94
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe • AKJ Education $10.94 2 $21.88
El Deafo • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
Dear Martin • MahoganyBooks $8.99 2 $17.98
Blended • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
All American Boys • AKJ Education $8.75 2 $17.50
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 2 $16.18
He Said, She Said • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $7.64 2 $15.28
Stella by Starlight • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Dear Martin • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
I'm Just Me • AKJ Education $7.26 2 $14.52
Sunny (Track #3) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 2 $14.38
Patina (Track #2) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 2 $14.38
Ghost (Track #1) (PB) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 2 $14.38
Good Kind of Trouble, A • MahoganyBooks $7.19 2 $14.38
Out of My Mind • AKJ Education $6.99 2 $13.98
Ghost Boys • Amazon Business $6.81 2 $13.62
La Linea • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12

Materials cost

$1,050.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,110.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$195.95

Total project goal

$1,306.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,306.33

9 Donors

-$1,188.24

Donations toward project cost

-$1,047.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$140.44

match offer

-$73.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$44.47

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