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ASHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
A Court of Frost & Starlight by Sarah Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah Maas
A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah Maas
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M Johnson
All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell
Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Damsel by Elana Arnold
Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Infandous by Elana Arnold
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah Maas
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malindo Lo
Lexicon by Max Berry
Life is Funny by ER Frank
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov
Lucky by Alice Sebold
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Normal People by Sally Rooney (showing 10 copies)
Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood
Out of Darkness by Ashley Perez
People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Push by Sapphire
Queer: the Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Beige and Marke Bieschke.
Red Hood by Elana Arnold
Red, White, and Royal BLue by Casey McQuiston
Shine by Lauren Myracle
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Teaching Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five: Multiple Critical Perspectives
Sold by Patricia McCormick
The Freedom Writer’s Diary by The Freedom Writers
The Freedom Writer's Diary Teachers Guide by Erin Gruwell (FYI)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale Graphic Novel by Renee Nault
The Haters by Jesse Andrews
The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
What Girls Are Made of by Elana Arnold
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Mcguire
Yolo by Lauren Myracle
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ASHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
All Boys Aren't Blue by George Johnson
Boy Meets Boy by Levithan
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Damsel by Elana Arnold
Deogratias by JP Stassen
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
George by Alex Gino
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
It's Perfectly Normal,by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Mondays Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Speak:: the graphic novel by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
The Freedom Writer's Diary by The Freedom Writers
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
MONTFORD NORTH STAR ACADEMY
Grades 6-8th
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah Maas
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Damsel by Elana Arnold
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Gabi A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Grown by Tiffany Jackson
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Let's Talk About It by Claire Kann
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Mondays Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson
Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Speak: the graphic novel by Laurie Halse Anderson
Spinning by Tillie Walden
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Wait, WHAT? By Heather Corinna and Isabella Rotman
What Girls are Made of by Elana Arnold
Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi
Gender Ideology
may viewed by accessing the Gender Galleries.
CLAXTON ELEMENTARY
From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom
George by Alex Gino
I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
Introducing Teddy by Jess Walton
It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn
Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah and Ian Hoffman
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Kephart
My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
Not my Idea by Annastasia HIggenbotham
Sparkle Boy by Leslea Newman
The Deep and Dark Blue by Niki Smith
The Gender Wheel By Maya Gonzalez
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Who Are You? By Brooke Pessin-Whedbee
HALL FLETCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
Introducing Teddy by Jess Walton
IRA B JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
George by Alex Gino
I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
Introducing Teddy by Jess Walton
Jacobs New Dress by Sarah Hoff
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan
They She He Me-Free to Be! By Maya Gonzalez
ISSAC DICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Jacobs New Dress by Sarah Hoff
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
Introducing Teddy by Jess Walton
It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn
Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown
My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah and Ian Hoffman
When Aidan Became a Brother
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LUCY HERRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
George by Alex Gino
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
It’s Not the Stork by Robie Harris
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah and Ian Hoffman
Melissa by Alex Gino (formerly George)
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
They She He Me-Free to Be! By Maya Gonzalez
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff