Durham Public Schools
The lists of books show locations in Durham Public 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.
Sometimes Ebooks appear in the online card catalog. It appears students have access to ebooks and audio books using Sora, 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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Last update 10/21/23
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HIGH
City of Medicine Academy (H)
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (S Alexie)
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
Assassination Classroom: series of 21 books (Yusei Matsui)
Collateral (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Felix Ever After (Kason Callender)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Handmaid';s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (E Sanchez)
Identical (Ellen Hopkins)
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Lexicon (Max Berry)
L8r, G8r (Lauren Myracle)
Life is Funny (ER Frank)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Love Lies Beneath (Ellen Hopkins)
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez) also see here
Perfect (Ellen Hopkins)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Push (Sapphire)
Smoke (Ellen Hopkins)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Tilt (Ellen Hopkins)
Tricks (Ellen Hopkins)
Ttfn (Lauren Myracle)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
Hillside High
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
Breathless (Jennifer Niven)
A Child Called It; (David Pelzer)
A Clash of Kings (George Martin)
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Darius the Great Deserves Better (Adib Khorram)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Johnathan S. Foer)
Felix Ever After (Kason Callender)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
A Game of Thrones (George Martin)
Gender Queer (Maia Kobabe)
The Gift (Danielle Steele)
The Handmaid';s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Heroine (Mindy McGinnis)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Identical (Ellen Hopkins)
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner: a graphic novel (Khaled Hosseini)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Lawn Boy (Jonathan Evison)
Life is Funny (ER Frank)
Lighter Than My Shadow (Katie Green)
Like a Love Story (Abdi Nazemian)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez)
Perfect (Ellen Hopkins)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Red, White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five; 50th anniversary ed (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five: a graphic novel (Kurt Vonnegut)
Smoke (Ellen Hopkins)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Spinning (Tillie Walden)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamakai)
Tilt (Ellen Hopkins)
Tricks (Ellen Hopkins)
The Truth About Alice (Jennifer Mathieu)
Ttfn (Lauren Myracle)
Water for Elephants (Sarah Gruen)
When I Was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)1
J.D. Clement Early College
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
A Child Called It; (David Pelzer)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
How Beautiful the Ordinary (Michael Cart)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
The Infinite Moment of Us (Lauren Myracle)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Lovely Bones (Alice Seabold)
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
Not That Bad: Dispatched From Rape Culture (Roxanne Gay)
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Shine (Lauren Myracle)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki)
Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (Lewis Hancox)
Jordan High
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
Assassination Classroom: series of 21 books (Yusei Matsui)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
Boy Toy (Barry Lyga)
Call Me by Your Name (Andre Aciman)
A Child Called It; (David Pelzer)
A Court of Frost and Starlight (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah Maas)
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Damsel (Elana Arnold)
Darius the Great Deserves Better (Adib Khorram)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Empire of Storms (Sarah Maas)
Felix Ever After (Kacen Callender)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Handmaid';s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Heroine (Mindy McGinnis)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
House of Earth and Blood (Sarah Maas)
House of Sky and Breath (Sarah Maas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Identical (Ellen Hopkins)
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover) The author has rated these 2 books as 17+
It Starts With Us (Colleen Hoover)
Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts) (J.C. Rosen)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner: a graphic novel (Khaled Hosseini)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Lawn Boy (Johathan Evison)
Let’s Talk About Love (Claire Kann)
Life is Funny (ER Frank)
Like a Love Story (Abdi Nazemian)
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
Maybe Someday (Colleen Hoover)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
None of the Above (I.W.Gregorio)
November 9 (Colleen Hoover) The author rates this book 17+
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez)
Perfect (Ellen Hopkins)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Rainbow Boys (Alex Sanchez)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Slammed (Colleen Hoover)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Spinning (Tillie Walden)
The Sun and Her Flowers (Rupi Kaur)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This Book is Gay (Juno Dawson) Also check https://www.libraryexposed.com/books/this-book-is-gay
This is Kind of an Epic Love Story (Kacen Callender)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamakai)
Tilt (Ellen Hopkins)
Tricks (Ellen Hopkins)
The Truth About Alice (Jennifer Mathieu)
Ugly Love (Colleen Hoover)
Verity (Colleen Hoover) Author rates as VERY MATURE/DARK Removed
What Girls Are Made Of (Elana Arnold)
When I Was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds
Northern High
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
All Boys Aren’t Blue (George Johnson)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah Maas)
The Duff (Kody Keplinger)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Johnathan Foer)
The Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Forever For a Year (B.T.Gottfred)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Lawn Boy (Jonathan Evison)
Lighter Than My Shadow (Katie Green)
Like a Love Story (Abdi Nazemian)
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Red, White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Sex Is a Funny Word (Corey Silverberg, Fiona Smyth)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Spinning (Tillie Walden)
The Sun and Her Flowers (Rupi Kaur)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamakai)
What Girls Are Made Of (Elana Arnold)
When I Was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
Riverside High
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
All Boys Aren’t Blue (George Johnson)
All Your Perfects (Brian Katcher)
All Your Perfects (Colleen Hoover)
And They Lived…(Steven Salvatore)
Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
Breathless (Jennifer Niven)
A Child Called “It” (David Pelzer)
A Clash of Kings (George Martin)
Confess (Colleen Hoover)
A Court of Frost and Starlight (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Wings and Ruin (Sarah Maas)
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Damsel (Elana Arnold)
Darius the Great Deserves Better (Adib Khorram)
Doing It! Let’s Talk About Sex (Hannah Witton)
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
The Duff (Kody Keplinger)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Empire of Storms (Sarah Maas)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Johnathan Foer)
Felix Ever After (Kacen Callender)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Flamer (Mike Curato)
Fun Home (Alice Bechdel)
A Game of Thrones (George Martin)
Gender Queer (Maia Kobabe)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale: graphic novel (Margaret Atwood)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Heroine (Mindy McGinnis)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Hopeless (Colleen Hoover) The author has rated this book Mature 17+ Removed
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Identical (Ellen Hopkins)
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover) The author has rated these 2 books as 17+
It Starts With Us (Colleen Hoover)
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
Juliet Takes a Breath: a graphic novel (Gabby Rivera)
Kingdom of Ash (Sarah Maas)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner: a graphic novel (Khaled Hosseini)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Let's Talk About It (Erin Moen and Matthew Nolan)
Let’s Talk About Love (Claire Kann)
Lexicon (Max Berry)
Like a Love Story (Abdi Nazemian)
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Losing Hope (Colleen Hoover) The author rates it as Mature 17+ Removed
Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
Maybe Not (Colleen Hoover) The author rates it as Mature 17+ Removed
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Monday';s Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
None of the Above (I.W.Gregorio)
Not That Bad: Dispatched From Rape Culture (Roxanne Gay)
November 9 (Colleen Hoover)
The Nowhere Girls (Amy Reed)
One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez)
People Kill People (Ellen Hopkins)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Queer: The Ultimate Guide to LGBT Teens (Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke)
Red Hood (Elana Arnold)
Red, White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Slammed (Colleen Hoover)
Slaughterhouse Five: a graphic novel (Kurt Vonnegut)
Smoke (Ellen Hopkins)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Spinning (Tillie Walden)
The Sun and Her Flowers (Rupi Kaur)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This Book is Gay (Juno Dawson)
This is Kind of an Epic Love Story (Kacen Callender)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamakai)
Tower of Dawn (Sarah Maas)
Tricks (Ellen Hopkins)
Ugly Love (Colleen Hoover) Removed
Verity (Colleen Hoover) The author rated the book as Very Mature/Dark Removed
Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (Lewis Hancox)
What Girls Are Made Of Elana Arnold)
When I Was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
You: a novel (Carolina Kepnes)
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
All Boys Aren’t Blue (George Johnson)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Carnival at Bray (Jessie Ann Foley)
A Child Called It; (David Pelzer)
A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah Maas)
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Damsel (Elana Arnold)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Johnathan Foer)
Flamer (Mike Curato)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmai's Tale: the graphic novel (Margaret Atwood)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
The Infinite Moment of Us (Lauren Myracle)
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Let’s Talk Abot It! (Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan)
Like a Love Story (Abdi Nazemian)
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
None of the Above (I.W.Gregorio)
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez)
People Kill People (Ellen Hopkins)
Perfect (Ellen Hopkins)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Slammed (Colleen Hoover)
Slaughterhouse Five: a graphic novel (Kurt Vonnegut)
Smoke (Ellen Hopkins)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
The Sun and Her Flowers (Rupi Kaur)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamakai)
Tilt (Ellen Hopkins)
Tricks (Ellen Hopkins)
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (Lewis Hancox)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
MIDDLE AND HIGH/MULTIGRADE
Durham School of Arts (Middle and High)
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
All Boys Aren't Blue (George Johnson)
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Carnival at Bray (Jessie Ann Foley)
A Child Called It; (David Pelzer)
A Court of Frost and Starlight (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Wings and Ruin (Sarah Maas)
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Damsel (Elana Arnold)
Darius the Great Deserves Better (Adib Khorram)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Empire of Storms (Sarah Maas)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Johnathan S. Foer)
Felix Ever After (Kason Callender)
Flamer (Mike Curato)
Forever… (Judy Blume)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Handmaid';s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Haters (Jesse Andrews)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
How Beautiful the Ordinary (Michael Cart)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Identical (Ellen Hopkins)
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
It Starts With Us (Colleen Hoover) The author has rated these 2 books as 17+
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
Juliet Take a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
Juliet Take a Breath: a graphic novel (Gabby Rivera/ Celia Moscote)
Kingdom of Ash (Sarah Maas)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Lawn Boy (Johathan Evison)
Life is Funny (ER Frank)
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Living Dead Girl (Elizabeth Scott)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez)
Perfect (Ellen Hopkins)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Push (Sapphire)
Rainbow Boys (Alex Sanchez)
Rethinking Normal (Katie Rain Hill)
Shine (Lauren Myracle)
Slaughterhouse Five: a graphic novel (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five: 50th anniversary ed. (Kurt Vonnegut)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Smoke (Ellen Hopkins)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Spinning (Tillie Walden)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This Book is Gay (Juno Dawson)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamakai)
Tilt (Ellen Hopkins)
Tower of Dawn (Sarah Maas)
The Truth About Alice (Jennifer Mathieu)
Ttfn (Lauren Myracle)
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Water for Elephants (Sarah Gruen)
What Girls Are Made Of (Elana Arnold)
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)
YOLO (Lauren Myracle)
Ignite Online Academy (K-12)
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Flamer (Mike Curato)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (Lewis Hancox)
Lakeview School (Middle and High)
A Child Called “It” (David Pelzer)
The Duff (Kody Keplinger)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Little River School (K-8)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
MIDDLE
Brogden Middle
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
George (Alex Gino) also titled Melissa
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Carrington Middle
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
All Boys Aren't Blue (George Johnson)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Felix Ever After (Kacen Callender)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Like a Love Story (Abdi Nazemian)
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki)
The Sun and Her Flowers (Rupi Kaur)
When I Was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds)
Lakewood Montesorri Middle
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Empire of Storms (Sarah Maas)
Felix Ever After ( Kacen Callender)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Kingdom of Ash (Sarah Maas)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Lowe's Grove Middle
Fly on the Wall (E. Lockhart)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki)
The Wintergirls (Larie Anderson)
Lucas Middle
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (S Alexie)
A Child Called It; (David Pelzer)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Haters (Jesse Andrews)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
The Wintergirls (Larie Anderson)
Neal Magnet Middle
The Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Carnival at Bray (Jessie Ann Foley)
Darius the Great Deserves Better (Adib Khorram)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
George (Alex Gino) also called Melissa
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (E Sanchez)
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
Rogers-Herr Middle
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
A Child Called It; (David Pelzer)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Queer: The Ultimate Guide to LGBT Teens (Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki)
When I Was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds
School for Creative Studies (Middle/High)
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
A Child Called It; (David Pelzer)
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah Maas)
A Court of Wings and Ruin (Sarah Maas)
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Johnathan S. Foer)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (E Sanchez)
It';s Perfectly Normal (Robie Harris)
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover) The author has rated this book as 17+
It Starts With Us (Colleen Hoover)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Looking for Alaska (John Green
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Monday';s Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Perez)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Rainbow Boys (Alex Sanchez)
Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five: a graphic novel (Kurt Vonnegut)
Speak: a graphic novel (Laurie Anderson)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
The Sun and Her Flowers (Rupi Kaur)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This Book is Gay (Juno Dawson)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki)
Tricks (Ellen Hopkins)
Ttfn (Lauren Myracle)
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
YOLO (Lauren Myracle)
School for Creative Studies (M/H)Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Shepherd Middle
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Lovely Bones (Alice Seabold)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki)
When I Was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds)
The Wintergirls (Laurie Anderson)
Sherwood Githens Middle
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah Maas)
Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell)
George (Alex Gino) also called Melissa
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
L8r, G8r (Lauren Myracle)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany Jackson)
None of the Above (I.W. Gregorio)
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Red Hood (Elana Arnold)
Shout (Laurie Anderson)
Speak (Laurie Anderson)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki)
Ttfn (Lauren Myracle)
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
ELEMENTARY RED indicates read aloud
Bethesda Elementary
Drama (Raina Telgemeier) 6 copies
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
The Stonewall Riots: making a stand for LGBT Rights by Archie Bongiovanni
Burton Elementary
Drama (Raina Telgemeier) REMOVED
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi) REMOVED
C.C Spaulding Elementary
A is For Activist by Innosanto Nagara
Are You There God, It's Me Margeret by Judy Blume Rated 2
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
The Stonewall Riots: making a stand for LGBT rights by Archie Bongiovanni
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
Sylvia Rivera by Katlyn Duling
When Aidan Became a Brother (Kyle Lukoff)
Club Boulevard Elementary
Be Amazing: a history of pride by Desmond Napoles
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
The DC Book of Pride by Jadzia Axelrod
Drama (Raina Telgemeier) 4 copies
George (Alex Gino); also known as Melissa
A House for Everyone by Jo Hirst
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
It Feels Good to Be Yourself (Theresa Thorn)
Jacob's New Dress (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Jacob's Room to Choose (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Jacob's School Play:starring he, she, and they by Sarah and Ian Hoffman
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
The Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa
A Song for Nolan by Rushie Ellwood
Sparkle Boy (Jeslea Newman)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
The Stonewall Riots: making a stand for LGBT Rights by Archie Bongiovanni
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
What Are Your Words by Katherine Locke
When Aidan Became a Brother (Kyle Lukoff)
Worm Loves Worm (J J Austrian)
Creekside Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope (Jodie Patterson)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
My Princess Boy (Cheryl Kilodavis)
The Other Boy by MG Hennessey
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
The Stonewall Riots: making a stand for LGBT Rights by Archie Bongiovanni
Durham Hospital School (K-12)
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Both Can Be True: A Heartfelt Exploration of Gender Fluidity, Courage, and Acceptance Through Unlikely Friendships by Jules Machias
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
The Hate You Give (Angie Thomas)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez ) Spanish
Linus (Stuart Hausman)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (Lewis Hancox)
Easley Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Call Me Max (Kyle Lukoff)
Calvin by Ronald Ford
George (Alex Gino); also known as Melissa
It Feels Good to Be Yourself (Theresa Thorn)
Jack, Not Jackie (Erica Silverman)
Jacob's New Dress (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
My Princess Boy (Cheryl Kilodavis)
Pride: the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
Pride Puppy by Robin Stevenson
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
When Aidan Became a Brother (Kyle Lukoff)
Eastway Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier) 3 copies
E.K. Powe Elementary
Ana on the Edge by AJ Sass
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
George (Alex Gino); also known as Melissa
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
I'm Not a Girl by Maddox Lyons
It Feels Good to Be Yourself (Theresa Thorn)
Jacob';s New Dress (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Christine Baldacchino)
The Pronoun Book: she, he, they, and me (Cassandra Corrigan)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
The Stonewall Riots: making a stand for LGBT Rights by Archie Bongiovanni
This is Our Rainbow: 16 stories of he, him, them and us by Katherine Locke
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
What Are Your Words by Katherine Locke
When Aidan Became a Brother (Kyle Lukoff)
Who Was Harvey Milk by Corinne Grinapol
Eno Valley Elementary
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein) REMOVED
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Fayetteville Street Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
George (Alex Gino); also known as Melissa REMOVED
Jacob's New Dress (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Jacob's Room to Choose (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi) REMOVED
This Day in June by Gayle Pitman
When Aidan Became a Brother (Kyle Lukoff) REMOVED
Forest View Elementary
10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
George (Alex Gino); also known as Melissa
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
It Feels Good to Be Yourself (Theresa Thorn)
Jack, Not Jackie (Erica Silverman)
Jacob';s New Dress (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
Marley's Pride by Joelle Retener
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Christine Baldacchino)
Pride the Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
My Princess Boy (Cheryl Kilodavis)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
When Aidan Became a Brother (Kyle Lukoff)
Worm Loves Worm (J J Austrian)
George Watts Elementary
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier) 2 copies
Ellen Outside the Lines by AJ Sass
George (Alex Gino); also known as Melissa
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
I'm a Girl (Yasmeen Ismail)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
Pride the Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack
This Day in June by Gayle Pitman
Glenn Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Dazzling Travis (Hannah Carmona Dias)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier) 3 copies
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
Rainbow Revolutionaries: 50 LGBT+ people who made history by Sarah Prager
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
What Are Your Words by Katherine Locke
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Hillandale Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier) and 3 copies
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi) REMOVED
Holt Elementary
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Drama by (Raina Telgemeir)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
Hope Valley Elementary
Drama (Raina Telgemeir)
George (Alex Gino); also known as Melissa
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Max and the Talent Show by Kyle Lukoff
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Ignite Online Academy (K-12)
Answer in the Pages by David Levithan
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy
Beyond the Gender Binary (Alok Vaid-Menon)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby
Cemetery Boys (Thomas Aiden)
A Child's Introduction to Pride by Sarah Prager
Continuum by Chella Man
Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
Generation Brave the Gen Z Kids Who Are Changing the World by Kate Alexander
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika Sanchez)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
The New Queer Conscience. by Adam Eli
The One That Loves You the Most by Medina
Pride: the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
Queer as All Get Out:10 People Who've Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell
A Queer History of the United States for Young People by Richie Chevat
Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensee
The Rainbow Parade by Emily Nielson
A Scatter of Light by Melinda Lo
Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton
Tegan and Sara. Junior HIgh by Tegan Quin
Lakewood Elementary
The ABCs of Queer History by Seema Yasmin
Ahora me llamo Luisa : una tierna historia sobre el género y la amistad by Walton, Jessica.
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
It's Pride Baby by Allen Wells
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Soy una niña! by Yasmeen Ismail
The Stonewall Riots: making a stand for LGBTQ rights by Archie Bongiovanni
Little River School (Elementary/Middle)
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas) REMOVED
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Lyons Farm Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
Pink, Blue, and You! questions for kids about gender by Elise Gravel
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
The Stonewall Riots:making a stand for LGBT rights by Archie Bongiovanni
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Mangum Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
It Feels Good to Be Yourself (Theresa Thorn)
Jacob's New Dress (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Merrick-Moore Elementary
Ana on the Edge by AJ Sass
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
It Feels Good to Be Yourself (Theresa Thorn)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
When Aidan Became a Brother (Kyle Lukoff)
Morehead Montessori Elementary
I am Jazz (Jessica Herthel)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
The Stonewall Riots: making a stand for LGBT rights by Archie Bongiovanni
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
Oak Grove Elementary
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
Parkwood Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier) 3 copies
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Pearsontown Elementary
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
George (Alex Gino); also known as Melissa
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
R.N. Harris Elementary
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Sandy Ridge Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
It Feels Good to Be Yourself (Theresa Thorn)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Southwest Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
Pride the Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
My Shadow is Purple by Scot Stuart
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
The Stonewall Riots:making a stand for LGBT rights by Archie Bongiovanni
Spring Valley Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty) REMOVED
Calvin (Ronald Ford, Jr.)
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Christine Baldacchino) REMOVED
W.G. Pearson Elementary
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein) REMOVED
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Let Me Play (Karen Blumenthal)
The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor
Y.E. Smith Elementary
Bathe the Cat (Alice McGinty)
Jacob's New Dress (Sarah and Ian Hoffman)
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Julian is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Ellison
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi)
Schools with unavailable Destiny Follett system
*Durham Performance Learning Center
*Durham School of Technology
*Holton Career & Resource Center
*Middle College High (part of Durham Tech)
*Whitted School