Odyssey ESAs
Put your Odyssey ESA funds toward Bookroo books.
Odyssey runs education savings accounts for a growing list of states — including the Texas Education Freedom Account and Iowa's Students First ESA. Children's books are instructional materials, and Bookroo provides the itemized invoice your program asks for.
Odyssey at Bookroo, at a glance
Books are an ESA expense
Children's books fall under instructional and supplemental materials in most programs.
Odyssey runs many states
Texas TEFA, Iowa Students First, and programs in Idaho, Missouri, Utah, Wyoming, and more.
Invoices in minutes
Itemized per student, with a statement of educational benefit for every book — free.
We'll help you file
Reviewer wants different documentation? support@bookroo.com gets it to you.
How it works
Two routes, set by your program
Every Odyssey program writes its own rules — some spend through the in-platform marketplace, others reimburse outside purchases. Your program's expense guide says which applies to you.
Most common
Buy now, get reimbursed
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Check out normally — books start shipping right away.
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Generate the invoice for your order. It includes proof of payment and a statement of educational benefit for each book.
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Submit it through your program's reimbursement flow in Odyssey, and the funds come back to you from the student's account.
Check your program
Order through the platform
1
Open your program's marketplace or direct-pay section in Odyssey and search for Bookroo.
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If your program lets you request an outside vendor or submit an outside order, use the itemized invoice from our invoice tool.
3
Not seeing a path? Email support@bookroo.com with your state and program, and we'll help you figure out the cleanest route.
Your invoice, ready in minutes
Enter your order ID or checkout link and get the itemized documentation ESA reviewers ask for — one invoice per student, with every book listed individually.
Funds in ClassWallet instead? See the ClassWallet guide, or browse all state programs.
Your state's rules
Odyssey programs with a Bookroo guide
Every Odyssey program sets its own rules. These are our step-by-step state guides so far — more are on the way as programs launch.
Award-Winning Kids Book Clubs
Picture Book Club
- 2 hardcover picture books per box
- Perfect for reading aloud on a lap or for young readers just learning to read
- Each story book typically has 32-40 pages
- As low as $19.95/box + s&h
Junior Chapter Book Club
- 2 hardcover chapter books per box
- For readers ready to advance from early reader books to longer stories
- Books typically have 120-280 pages
- As low as $21.95/box + s&h
Middle Grade Book Club
- 2 hardcover chapter books per box
- For readers ready for longer novels with deeper characters and more complex plots
- Books typically have 250-350 pages
- As low as $21.95/box + s&h
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