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McDowell County Schools

The lists of books show locations in McDowell 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. 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.  

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.

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

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College 40+ copies

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

McDowell High School

 

 All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

McDowell Early College

Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher

McDowell High School

Ask the Passengers by AS King

McDowell High School

Assasinatiion Classroom, Time for Assassination, V 1 by Yusei Matsui

McDowell Early College

Assasination Classroom, Time for Grown Ups, V2 by Yusei Matsui

McDowell Early College

Assasination Classroom,Time for a Transfer Student, V3 by Yusei Matsui

McDowell Early College

Assasination Classroom, Time to Face the Unbelievabe, V4 by Yusei Matsui

McDowell Early College

Assasination Classroom, Time to Show Off a Hidden Talent ,V5  by Yusei Matsui

McDowell Early College

Assasination Classroom,Swim Time, V6 by Yusei Matsui

McDowell Early College

Assasination Classroom, Time for an Opportunity, V8 by Yusei Matsui

McDowell Early College

Assassination Classroom V9, V10, V11 by Yusei Matsui are also present 

McDowell Early College

Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol

Nebo Elementary

North Cove Elementary 2

Pleasant Gardens Elementary 2

Beloved by Toni Morrison

McDowell High School 2 copies, one showing lost

McDowell Early College  5 copies

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

McDowell High School 2 copies, one showing as lost

McDowell Academy for Innovation

The Body A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

McDowell Academy for Innovation

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell High School

The Breakaways by Cathy Johnson

North Cove Elementary

Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman

McDowell Early College

The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley

McDowell High School

Chosen by PC Cast and Kristen Cast

McDowell High School

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

West McDowell Middle

McDowell Early College

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

West McDowell Middle

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell Early College

Cut  by Patricia McCormick

East McDowell Middle (showing lost)

Damsel by Elana Arnold

McDowell HIgh School

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

East McDowell Middle School 2 copies

McDowell Early College

McDowell High School 2 copies

Dime by ER Frank

McDowell High School

Drama by Raina Telgemeier 

Nebo Elementary

North Cove Elementary

Pleasant Gardens Elementary 2 copies

East McDowell Middle

West McDowell Middle 4 copies

The Duff by Kody Kepplinger

McDowell High School

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

Emergency Contact

McDowell High School

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer

McDowell High School

Fade by Lisa McMann

West McDowell Middle School

McDowell High School

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

Fallout by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell High School

McDowell Academy for Innovation

McDowell Early College

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

McDowell High School

Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews

McDowell High School

Flowers in the Attic: Petals on the WInd by VC Andrews

McDowell High School

Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn

McDowell High School 

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

McDowell Early College

Glass by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell High School

McDowell Academy of Innovation

McDowell Early College

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

McDowell Early College

McDowell Academy of Innovation

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College 2 copies

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

East McDowell Middle

McDowell Academy for Innovation 2 copies

McDowell Early College

McDowell High School

The Haters by  Jesse Andrews

McDowell High School

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez

McDowell Early College

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

McDowell high School

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah Maas

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

The Kite Runner by  Khaled Hosseini

McDowell High School 2 copies

Lady Midnight by Clare Cassandra

McDowell High

McDowell Early College

McDowell Academy of Innovation

Life is Funny by ER Frank

McDowell High School

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

McDowell High School

Lucky by Alice Sebold

McDowell Early College

Me and Earl and the Dying GIrl by Jesse Andrews

McDowell High School

McDowell Academy of Innovation

Milk and Honey  by Rupi Kaur

McDowell Early College

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson

East McDowell Middle (2 copies, 1 shown as lost)

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

Out of Darkness byAshley Hope Perez

McDowell High School 2 copies

People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

Perfect by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell High School

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

McDowell High School 3 copies

McDowell Early College

The Poet X by Acevedo, Elizabeth

McDowell High School

McDowell Academy of Innovation

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

McDowell High School

McDowell Academy of Innovation

Real Live Boyfriends by E Lockhart

McDowell High School

Rumble by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell High School

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

West McDowell Middle

McDowell Early College

McDowell High School

McDowell High School

Shout by  Laurie Halse Anderson

McDowell High School 3 copies

McDowell Academy of Innovation

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens by Becky Albertalli

McDowell Early College

McDowell Academy of Innovation

Smoke by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell High School

Sold by Patricia McCormick

McDowell High School

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

McDowell High School

McDowell Academy of Innovation

Speak: Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

McDowell High School

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

McDowell High School

McDowell Academy of Innovation

Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

McDowell HIgh School

Tower of Dawn by Sarah Maas

McDowell High School

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu

McDowell High School (lost)

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

McDowell High School

Unravel Me byTahereh Mafi

McDowell High School

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

McDowell High School

Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

What Girls Are Made Of by Elana Arnold

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked WItch of the West by Gregory McGuire

McDowell High School

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

McDowell High School

Yolk by Mary Choi

McDowell Early College

Yolo by Lauren Myracle

McDowell High School

McDowell Early College

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