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Mooresville Graded School System

The lists of books show locations in Mooresville Graded Schools.  These books have sexually inappropriate or confusing gender concepts or content 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.phs & more.

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Alexie Sherman
Mooresville Middle School
Selma Burke Middle School


All Boys Aren’t Blue by George Johnson
Mooresville High School


The Blue Flamingo by Dean Atta
Mooresville High School


The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Mooresville High School


The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
Mooresville High School


City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Mooresville Middle School
Mooresville High School


Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Mooresville Middle School
Mooresville High School


A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah Mass
Mooresville High School


A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Mass
Mooresville High School


A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
Mooresville High School


A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah Maas
Mooresville High School


Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Mooresville High School


Damsel by Elana Arnold
Mooresville High School

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Mooresville High School


Empire of Storms by Sarah Maas
Mooresville High School


Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Mooresville High School


Flamer by Mike Curato
Mooresville High School


The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Mooresville High School


The Handmaid’s Tale: the graphic novel by Margaret Atwood
Mooresville High School


The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Mooresville Middle School
Selma Burke Middle School
Mooresville High School (3/1 Spanish)


Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Mooresville High School


I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez
Mooresville High School (3/2 Spanish)


Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Mooresville High School


I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Mooresville High School


Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Mooresville High School


Juliet Takes a Breath: a graphic novel by Gabby Rivera
Mooresville High School

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah Maas
Mooresville High School


The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Mooresville High School


Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Mooresville High School


Lawn Boy by David Levison
Mooresville High School


Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
Mooresville High School


Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Mooresville High School


Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Mooresville High School


Looking for Alaska by John Green
Mooresville High School


Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Mooresville High School


Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Mooresville High School


Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Mooresville High School


Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson
Mooresville High School


More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Mooresville High School


Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Mooresville High School


Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Mooresville High School


Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Mooresville High School


The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Mooresville High School


Red Hood by Elana Arnold
Mooresville High School


Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Mooresville High School


Shine by Lauren Myracle
Mooresville Middle School
Mooresville High School


Shout by Laurie Anderson
Mooresville High School


Slammed by Ellen Hopkins
Mooresville High School


Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
Mooresville High School


Sold by Patricia McCormick
Mooresville High School


Speak by Laurie Anderson
Mooresville Middle School
Selma Burke Middle School
Mooresville High School


Speak: the graphic novel by Laurie Anderson
Selma Burke Middle School

Spinning by Tillie Walden
Mooresville High School


The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Mooresville High School


Thirteen Reasons by Jay Asher
Mooresville Middle School
Mooresville High School


This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
Mooresville High School


Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
Mooresville High School


Tower of Dawn by Sarah Maas
Mooresville High School


Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Mooresville High School


The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
Mooresville Middle School


What Girls Are Made of by Elana Arnold
Mooresville High School


Wintergirls by Laurie Anderson
Mooresville Middle School


NO obscene books found:
Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)
East Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)
Park View Elementary School
Rocky River Elementary School
South Elementary School


Gender Books
Being Jazz: My Life as a Transgender Teen by Jazz Jennings
Mooresville High School

Gender Books (rated 2-5)

 Mooresville Graded Public School District


Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
Mooresville High School


Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas

Mooresville High School


From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom
East Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)


George by Alex Gino (also called Melissa)
Mooresville High School


Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)
Mooresville Middle School


It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn
South Elementary School (1 professional teacher checkout)


Jack (Not Jackie) by Erica Silverman
South Elementary School (1 professional teacher checkout)


Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah Hoffman
Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)


Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
East Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)
Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)


Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino
East Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)


The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jenn Wang
Mooresville High School (2/1 Spanish)


A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni
Mooresville High School


A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities by Mady Giuliani
Mooresville High School

Gender Picture Books (rated 2-5) in Mooresville Graded Public School District


When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)


Worm Loves Worm by J J Austrian
South Elementary School


No gender books found:
Park View Elementary School
Selma Burke Middle School


Other Troubling Topics/Racism


Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Mooresville High School


King and Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)
Mooresville High School


Not My Idea: a book about whiteness by Annastasia Higgenbotham
East Mooresville Intermediate School (grades 4-6)

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