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Who's In, Who's Out?

My students need 10 copies each of 6 books, including "The House on Mango Street" and "Monster", along with 1-10 copies of 40 books about the Holocaust.

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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 classroom is full of vibrant, bright, and energetic youth. They live in a high-need community with about 94% of them living in poverty, and yet they shine in their academic abilities. Despite the everyday challenges they encounter, from hunger to violence, 93% of my students met or exceeded state standards and I expect that at least 50% of my 8th grade students will be able to attend selective high schools.

Although it is mandated by our state to teach about the Holocaust, our school does not have the library, resources, and materials necessary to teach the subject in a way that will engage our students. Our history books are from the 1980's and the subject of the Holocaust is not included in these books. I would love to give my students the opportunity to use quality materials as they learn how to research and when reading in literature circles; better preparing them for high school expectations and standards.

I have requested resources for a diverse library of fiction and nonfiction books in order to engage all students. Throughout this new school year I am using the theme, "Who's In, Who's Out?" as we look at issues of belonging, community, culture, and justice. The topics that will be addressed include the Holocaust, the Civil Rights Movement, Immigration, and other issues of youth identity. I have materials for most of these topics but lack materials on the Holocaust. I also included books that address current day issues of belonging, violence, identity, and community for today's youth.

Last year my students told me that our studies 'changed their lives' and that they hope to seek careers they had never dreamed of in the past. I know that your contribution to these young and promising youth will again change their lives and take them down paths never before imagined.

Ms. A. Chopin Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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.

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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

26 students impacted 33donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros • Barnes and Noble $8.80 10 $88.00
Shooter Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $8.09 10 $80.90
Skin I'm In Sharon Flake, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 10 $71.90
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $4.98 10 $49.80
Monster Walter Dean Myers, Christopher A. Myers (Illustrator), Christopher Myers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 10 $80.90
Book Thief Markus Zusak • Barnes and Noble $14.39 10 $143.90
Holocaust Angela Gluck Wood, Dan G. Stone, Contribution by Dan Stone • Barnes and Noble $26.99 2 $53.98
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne • Barnes and Noble $8.09 5 $40.45
Night Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel (Translator), Preface by Elie Wiesel • Barnes and Noble $8.95 5 $44.75
Survivors: True Stories Of Children In The Holocaust Zullo, Mara Bovsun • Barnes and Noble $4.49 5 $22.45
I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust Livia Bitton-Jackson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 5 $26.95
It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust Elizabeth Bettina • Barnes and Noble $19.99 2 $39.98
Holocaust Chronicle John Roth (Editor), Dieter Kuntz, Russel Lemmons, Robert Ashley Michael, K. Rickus • Barnes and Noble $17.98 5 $89.90
Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust Eve Bunting • Barnes and Noble $6.25 5 $31.25
World Must Know: The History of the Holocaust as Told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Michael Berenbaum • Barnes and Noble $18.69 5 $93.45
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke, With Jennifer Armstrong • Barnes and Noble $11.20 5 $56.00
A Place to Hide: True Stories of Holocaust Rescues Jayne Pettit • Barnes and Noble $4.05 5 $20.25
The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister With Denise George, Carolyn Tomlin, With Carolyn Tomlin • Barnes and Noble $15.99 5 $79.95
Holocaust Reader Dawidowicz, Lucy Dawidowicz, Lucy • Barnes and Noble $22.45 1 $22.45
We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust Jacob Boas • Barnes and Noble $8.09 5 $40.45
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness Simon Wiesenthal, Harry James Cargas (Editor), Bonny V. Fetterman (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 5 $59.80
Four Perfect Pebbles:: A Holocaust Story Lila Perl, Marion Blumenthal Lazan • Barnes and Noble $5.39 5 $26.95
Maus: A Survivor's Tale - 2 Volume Boxed Set Art Spiegelman • Barnes and Noble $23.92 10 $239.20
Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl, Ilse Lasch (Translator), William J. Winslade (Afterword), Foreword by Harold S. Kushner • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Diane Ackerman • Barnes and Noble $11.96 5 $59.80
Those Who Save Us Jenna Blum • Barnes and Noble $11.20 5 $56.00
The Holocaust: Roots, History, and Aftermath David M. Crowe • Barnes and Noble $44.10 1 $44.10
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne • Barnes and Noble $8.09 5 $40.45
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps Andrea Warren • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Letters from Rifka Karen Hesse • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Small Miracles of the Holocaust Yitta Halberstam, Judith Leventhal • Barnes and Noble $17.95 2 $35.90
Parallel Journeys Eleanor Ayer, With Alfons Heck, With Helen Waterford • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Leap into Darkness: Seven Years on the Run in Wartime Europe Michael Olesker, Leo Bretholz • Barnes and Noble $11.16 5 $55.80
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen Tadeusz Borowski, Barbara Vedder (Editor), Michael Kandel (Translator), Barbara Vedder (Translator), Jan Kott (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $11.20 5 $56.00
Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler's Shadow Bartoletti • Barnes and Noble $15.96 2 $31.92
After Long Silence: A Memoir Helen Fremont • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
...I Never Saw Another Butterfly...: Children's Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp 1942-1944 Hana Volavkova (Editor), Vaclav Havel (Afterword), Foreword by Chaim Potok • Barnes and Noble $16.65 2 $33.30
Elly: My True Story Of The Holocaust Elly Gross • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49
Sources of the Holocaust Steve Hochstadt • Barnes and Noble $21.73 1 $21.73
Children in the Holocaust and World War II: Their Secret Diaries Laurel Holliday • Barnes and Noble $14.40 2 $28.80
Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of the Village of le Chambon and How Goodness Happened Philip P. Hallie, Foreword by Philip P. Hallie • Barnes and Noble $11.20 5 $56.00
Rose Blanche Roberto Innocenti, Roberto Innocenti (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 2 $30.32
Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood Nechama Tec • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Alicia Alicia Appleman-Jurman, Foreword by Gabriel Appleman • Barnes and Noble $7.19 5 $35.95
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Judith Kerr • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival Sara Tuval Bernstein, With Marlene Bernstein Samuels, Edgar M. Bronfman (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45

Materials cost

$2,283.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $228.38

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$34.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$2,555.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$560.93

Total project goal

$3,116.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,116.27

29 Donors

-$3,055.78

Donations toward project cost

-$2,555.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$500.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$60.49

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