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Pitt County Schools
The lists of books show locations in Pitt 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.Some additional material such as ebooks, videos, etc. appear in the online card catalog. Some districts use Student Access to allow students to check out ebooks and audio books through the public library system. Some students use Sora, Libby, or NCKids Digital to access books. PEP does not know if any safeguards are in place to protect children from reading or seeing graphic material electronically that is inappropriate for their age or grade level through. Ask your school administrators if your child's school is providing access to these materials.
Check out this link https://www.pitt.k12.nc.us/domain/1268 to online resources available to students.
We do our best to keep the lists up to date. If you see a change that needs to be made, please contact us.
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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Ayden Grifton High School
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
All Boys Aren't Blue by George Johnson Rated 4
Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
And They Lived by Steven Salvatore
Ask the Passengers by A S King
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah Maas
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Empire of Storms by Sarah Maas
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
The 57 Bus by Daska Slater
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Grown by Tiffany Jackson
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Rated 4
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Rated 4
How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi
I am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin
I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah Maas
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Lady Midnight: The Dark Artifices: Book One by Cassandra Clare
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki
L8r, G8r by Lauren Myracle
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
Looking for Alaska by John Green Rated 3
Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Rick by Alex Gino
Shine by Lauren Myracle
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Shout by Laurie Anderson
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
Speak by Laurie Anderson Rated 3
Speak: a graphic novel by Laurie Anderson Rated 3
Stained by Jennifer Jacobson
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
Tower of Dawn by Sarah Maas
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins Rated 5
Ttfn by Lauren Myracle
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Wintergirls by Laurie Anderson
You Too? by Janet Gurtler
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Ayden Elementary School
Preliminary findings show inappropriate books