Jackson County Schools
The lists of books show locations in Jackson County Schools. These books have sexually inappropriate or confusing gender concepts or content, some including self harm, suicide, violence, and/or racism. No data base is available to determine whether or not classrooms may contain these books. Therefore, we encourage citizens to ask teachers and administrators if these books are present or being used for instruction of any kind.
Some Ebooks appear in the online card catalog and are offered through Destiny Follett. Some districts allow students to sign up to read ebooks using Sora, Libby, or NC Kids Digital Library as well as other online ebook providers using their school ID. PEP does not know or have access to find out if any safeguards are in place to protect children from reading or seeing graphic material that is inappropriate for their age or grade level. Ask your school administrators if your child's school is providing access to ebooks.
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The Content Based Rating System was inspired by the widely accepted MPA rating system. This rating system is meant to be a quick guide for busy parents who want to know what objectionable material is found between a book's covers. While it is a great tool, it does not meet the standards needed for schools to use for evaluating materials for student use.
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Blue Ridge School (Pre-K-6th)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
Being Jazz: My Life as a (trans) Teen (Jazz Jennings)
Clockwork Princess (Cassandra Clare)
Melissa (retitled/George) (Alex Gino)
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (Mariko Tamaki)
Life is Funny: a novel (E.R. Frank)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
This One Summer (Jillian Tamaki)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
Blue Ridge Early College (grades 7-13) Share library with Blue Ridge School
Cullowhee Valley School (PreK-grade 8)
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
Fairview Elementary (PreK-grade 8)
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Christine Baldacchini)
Jackson County Early College (grades 9-13) no access to library
Jackson Community School (Middle/High) formerly The HUB; has small unstaffed library-no info available
Scotts Creek School (Elementary/Middle)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Smoky Mountain Elementary School
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Smoky Mountain High School
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
All American Boys (Jason Reynolds)
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
Being Jazz: My Life as a (trans) Teen (Jazz Jennings)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
A Child Called It (David Pelzer)
Clockwork Princess (Cassandra Clare)
Darius the Great Deserves Better (Adib Khorram)
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Foer)
Felix Ever After (Kacen Callender)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
How Beautiful the Ordinary (Michael Cart)
I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
If I was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
I’ll Give You the Sun (Nelson Jandy)
The Infinite Moment of Us (Lauren Myracle)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Lady Midnight (Cassandra Clare)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (Mariko Tamaki)
Let Me Play: the story of Title IX (Judy Blumenthal)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you (Ibram Kendi)
Thirteen Reason Why (Jay Asher)
This is Kind of an Epic Love Story (Kacen Callender)
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
When I was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
Summit Charter School (K-12)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Monday’s Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)