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Mr. Bossard from Youngstown, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Books

Help me give my students a classroom library rich with culturally responsive, diverse, and inclusive stories.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Bossard's classroom raised $164

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are curious, thoughtful, and growing into their voices. They come from many different cultural backgrounds, speak multiple languages, and bring unique perspectives into our classroom every day. What they often don't see? Themselves in the books they read.

Too many classroom libraries rely on the same few titles—books that often center only one kind of experience.

But my students deserve stories that reflect their identities, traditions, struggles, and triumphs. They deserve books that act as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors: mirrors to see themselves, windows to see others, and doors to step into new worlds with empathy and understanding.

I’m requesting a diverse collection of culturally responsive books written by authors from various backgrounds—Black, Latinx, Asian American, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and more.

Mr. Bossard Horizon Science Academy - Youngstwn Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Old Racers, New Racers (Disney/Pixar Cars 3) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
I Like Fish (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Too Many Dogs (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Ghost Hunt! (Disney Frozen) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Soccer Time! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
The Poky Little Puppy Step into Reading • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Like Bugs (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Cooking with the Grinch (Dr. Seuss) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Too Many Cats (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Big Shark, Little Shark (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Magical Mermaids! (Shimmer and Shine) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
What Is a Princess? (Disney Princess) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
Ice Cream Soup (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.18 1 $4.18
Fancy Nancy: Too Many Tutus (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pumpkin Day!: A Festive Pumpkin Book for Kids (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Big Egg (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1) • Amazon Business $3.63 1 $3.63
Mac and Cheese (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
Clark the Shark: Too Many Treats (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
I Love Being Me! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.52 1 $3.52
The Amazing Planet Earth (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.48 1 $3.48
Tyrannosaurus Rex (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $2.46 1 $2.46

Materials cost

$107.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$138.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.52

Total project goal

$163.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $163.45

1 Donor

-$163.45

Donations toward project cost

-$138.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.52

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