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Mrs. Mills from Phoenix, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mirrors and Windows

Help me give my students great books that are "mirrors and windows" to our world!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mills's classroom raised $383

This project is fully funded

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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 have big hearts and are enthusiastic learners. They always walk into the library ready to listen, learn, and actively participate in storytime, lessons, and Makerspace activities.

Many of my students come from struggling and stressful home lives, but always have a smile on their faces at school.

These children are the future of the world and our school strives to give our students every opportunity to succeed.

We Nurture the Spark - Cultivate Potential - Guide the Journey!

My Project

A mirror is a story that reflects your own culture and helps you build your identity. A window is a story that offers you a view of someone else’s experience. Students cannot truly learn about themselves unless they learn about others as well.

All children need to see themselves reflected in storytime adventures and see others who are different from them represented with equal importance.

Imagine a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book. These books from Mahogany Books will be wonderful additions to our library!

Mirrors and Windows - this is my ultimate goal for my school community!

Mrs. Mills Moon Mountain Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Phoenix, AZ View local requests

More than half 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

300 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bunheads • MahoganyBooks $16.19 2 $32.38
The Undefeated • MahoganyBooks $16.19 2 $32.38
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 2 $32.38
Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO • MahoganyBooks $15.30 2 $30.60
Clean Getaway • MahoganyBooks $15.29 2 $30.58
New Kid • MahoganyBooks $11.69 2 $23.38
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 2 $16.18
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • MahoganyBooks $8.09 2 $16.18
Sunny (Track #3) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 2 $14.38
Ghost (Track #1) (PB) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 2 $14.38
One Crazy Summer • MahoganyBooks $7.19 2 $14.38
Patina (Track #2) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 2 $14.38

Materials cost

$271.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$325.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.37

Total project goal

$382.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$382.44

5 Donors

-$299.37

Donations toward project cost

-$282.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.80

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$33.07

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$0.00

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