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Surry County
Schools


Mount Airy City
Schools

The lists of books show locations in Surry County Schools.  These books have sexually inappropriate or confusing gender concepts or content, some including self harm, suicide, violence, and/or racism. Some texts include profane language as shown at the end of the report. 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.

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Some Ebooks appear in the online card catalog. Some districts allow students to sign up to read ebooks using Sora or Libby, 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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We do our best to keep the lists up to date. If you see a change that needs to be made, please contact us.

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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.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

East Surry High 2 copies

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Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol,

Westfield Elementary

Flat Rock School

Pilot Mountain Middle

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Breathless by Jennifer Niven

North Surry High School

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Chosen: A House of Night by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Surry Central High School

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Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

Meadowview Middle School

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Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

East Surry High School

North Surry High School

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Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Flat Rock School

Westfield Elementary

Central Middle School 2 copies

Meadowview Middle School 2 copies

Pilot Mountain Middle School 5 copies

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Emergency Contact by Mary Choi

Surry Central High School

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Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas

Gentry Middle School

Surry Central High

East Surry High 2 copies

Surry Central High

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Fade by Lisa McMann

Surry Central High School

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The Freedom Writers Diary VIDEO PG 13

East Surry High School

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A Game of Thrones: Book 1 by George R. R. Martin

East Surry High School

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Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok

East Surry High School

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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Central Middle School

Gentry Middle School

Meadowview Middle 2 copies

North Surry High School

Surry Central High School

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If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Meadowview Middle School

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I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Gentry Middle shows lost

Surry Central High

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Kingdom of Ash by Sarah Maas

Surry Central High School

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

North Surry High School

Surry Central High School 4 copies, 1 lost

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The Kite Runner: graphic novel by Khaled Hosseini

Surry Central High

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Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

Surry Central High

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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

East Surry High School

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Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson

Central Middle School

Meadowview Middle School

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Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino

Cedar Ridge Academy

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Queen of Shadows by Sarah Maas

East Surry High School

Surry Central High School

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Queerfully and wonderfully made : a guide for LGBTQ+ Christian teens by Leigh Finke

East Surry High School

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Ready Player One by  Ernest Cline

East Surry High

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Red Hood by Elana Arnold

East Surry High School

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Sold by Patricia McCormick

East Surry High School

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Speak by Laurie Anderson

Gentry Middle School

Surry Central High

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A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard

East Surry High School

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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

East Surry High

Surry Central High School

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Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas

Gentry Middle School

East Surry High

Surry Central

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Tower of Dawn by Sarah Maas

Gentry Middle School

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The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

North Surry High School

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Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Gentry Middle School

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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

North Surry High School

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Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen

East Surry High School

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We Are the Ants by David Shaun Hutchinson

Surry Central High School

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Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Gentry Middle School

Pilot Mountain Middle

North Surry High School

Surry Central High School

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The lists of books show locations in Surry County Schools.  These books have sexually inappropriate or confusing gender concepts or content, some including self harm, suicide, violence, and/or racism. Some texts include profane language as shown at the end of the report. 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. Some districts allow students to sign up to read ebooks using Sora or Libby, 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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We do our best to keep the lists up to date. If you see a change that needs to be made, please contact us.

Mount Airy City Schools

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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.

B H Tharrington Primary

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JJ Jones Intermediate

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Mount Airy Middle

Speak by Laurie Anderson

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Mount Airy High

Beloved by Toni Morrison

 

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

 

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

 

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

 

Looking for Alaska by John Green

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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

 

Native Son by Richard Wright

 

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

 

Speak by Laurie Anderson

 

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

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CHALLENGE

YOUR DISTRICT
ONE BOOK
ONE MONTH

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