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Ms. Foushee from Olathe, KS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Window and Mirror Novels

Help me give my students views into worlds and background that are different from their own.

  • $601 goal

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My Project

My students make me want to come to work every day. Their ability to grow and learn as juniors in high school makes working with them very rewarding. They are shifting from being older kids to having a more adult perspective. As such, I like to expose them to as many new ideas, cultures, and possibilities as possible.

English teachers frequently divide books into two categories - windows and mirrors.

Mirrors let readers see worlds like their own. How are others like them, or who have experienced similar things, responding to these changes? It is comforting to see people like yourself and other possible paths you can take in your life.

Windows allow us to see a world unlike our own. It can be from a different culture, race, planet, or just a different perspective. They give us the opportunity to experience things we otherwise would never be able to.

These books are a mix of windows and mirrors.

Ms. Foushee Olathe Northwest High School Grades 9-12

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Olathe, KS 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

130 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BIC PENS Large Bulk Pack of 240 Ink Pens, Bic Round Stic Xtra Life Ballpoint , Medium point 1.0 mm, 120 Black & 120 Blue Pens in Box Combo Pack • Amazon Business $26.84 1 $26.84
Scissors Bulk Set of 25-Pack, Niutop 8" Multipurpose Sharp Sewing Craft Fabric Scissors for Office Home High/Middle School Student Office Teacher Art Supplies, Soft Comfort-Grip Right/Left Handles • Amazon Business $20.39 1 $20.39
Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes • Amazon Business $19.29 1 $19.29
Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, Washable, 7g, 60 Count • Amazon Business $15.52 1 $15.52
The Helm of Darkness (War on the Gods) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Painted Man • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
Gallant • Amazon Business $13.84 1 $13.84
Scarlet Princess (The Lochlann Feuds) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Clap When You Land • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, 1) • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
They Called Us Enemy • Amazon Business $12.46 1 $12.46
War Girls • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
I Must Betray You • Amazon Business $11.84 1 $11.84
Educated: A Memoir • Amazon Business $11.70 1 $11.70
Poison Study (Study, Book 1) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead - Box of 150, Bulk Box • Amazon Business $11.34 1 $11.34
Does My Body Offend You? • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
Shadowmagic (Book 1) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Punching the Air • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Death Prefers Blondes • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Sekret (Sekret Series, 1) • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
Violet Made of Thorns • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
The Weight of Blood • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
The Shadows Between Us • Amazon Business $10.07 1 $10.07
Age of Myth: Book One of The Legends of the First Empire • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, 1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bull • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Silence that Binds Us • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
How to Survive Your Murder • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Leverage • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Feed • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition, Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice • Amazon Business $8.66 1 $8.66
The First Girl Child (The Chronicles of Saylok) • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
There There • Amazon Business $8.06 1 $8.06
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina Young Readers Edition • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Dreamer • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
This Raging Light • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Long Way Down • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78

Materials cost

$442.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$510.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.02

Total project goal

$600.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $600.16

6 Donors

-$300.00

Donations toward project cost

-$255.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.85

Matching donations from our partners

-$299.99

Match offers toward project cost

-$254.99

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

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 $0.00

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