List of Books in Meade 46-1
This page exists to make it easier for parents and other community members to locate books in our school libraries and the material that makes them objectionable.
To see the rating system used for most of the books listed below, go to https://www.ratedbooks.org/
A basic overview of the rating system is below:
2/5: Teen Guidance-Moderate violence/hate/profanity, non sexual nudity, inexplicit sexual activities, drug or alcohol use, gender ideologies
3/5: Minor Restricted-Explicit violence, extreme hate, frequent profanity, sexual activities, drug or alcohol abuse
4/5: Not for Minors-adult content- Explicit sexual nuditiy, extreme and detailed references to sexual activities
5/5: Aberrent, adult content only- Explicit descriptions of aberrent sexual activities such as rape and bestiality
Some books do not have information readily available online. If the author/title/topic makes the book suspicious, it is included here until we are able to read and review it.
Are we book banners? Many social media accounts, organizations, and individuals would label us that way. Books contain ideas, and a society that bans ideas is well on its way to the totalitarianism Moms for Liberty is trying to avoid. However, we believe that selecting appropriate content for age and setting is not the same as book banning. It is our responsibility as teachers, parents, administrators, and librarians.
In addition, we believe that the lines between parenting and teaching have become blurred, to the detriment of our families and children. There are controversial ideas, such as transgenderism, racism, and homosexual marriage, that are best dealt with in the home. Each parent knows their family's value system and what their individual child can handle.
Scroll down and find your child's school to see what books have been allowed into the library. Follow the links for a summary and excerpts of the book, or a youtube video where you can hear the book being read aloud, so you can make up your own mind. If you have questions, you notice an error on this page, or you know of additional concerning books, please email [email protected].
Elementary Schools:
Piedmont Valley
Drama by Raina Telgemeier- rated 2/5-a story of children discovering their own and their classmates' sexuality https://tinyurl.com/2xf98t7c
Whitewood
Then Again, Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Then_Again,_Maybe_I_Won%27t
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson- parents should be aware that this book is recommended for ages 10 and up only, but review is pending.
Drama by Raina Telgemeier- rated 2/5
Sturgis
Drama by Raina Telgemeier- rated 2/5 https://tinyurl.com/2xf98t7c
Is He a Girl? by Louis Sachar -rated 1/5 but tells the story of a boy considering gender transition https://tinyurl.com/2n95n6rc
Middle Schools:
Stagebarn
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/bdfvcnt3
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas- a young adult novel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Come_Up
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/jr2mmfbj
The Haters by Jessie Andrews- rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/5546s93n
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez- not rated on website-depictions of violence and rape- https://tinyurl.com/77e7ufew
Sold by Patricia McCormick- **rated 5/5** https://tinyurl.com/2bcrmsms
Looking for Alaska by John Greene- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/59hx6k8k
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/mtvd7mp7
Drama by Raina Telgemeier - rated 2/5 https://tinyurl.com/2xf98t7c
Sturgis Williams
Sold by Patricia McCormick- **rated 5/5** https://tinyurl.com/2bcrmsms
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/bdfvcnt3
America by E.R. Frank-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p8tm8ad
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3z38yy3b
Speak the Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3b8cmmzs
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3ex2yrae
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/5c7wea7z
Ask the Passengers by A.S. King- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p87sr2a
Glass by Ellen Hopkins- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/yt9u9vwp
Crank by Ellen Hopkins- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/5fdeyacc
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/a5zvarhz
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas- rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/7pcuewak
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/ybdw5y7y
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/jr2mmfbj
Fade by Lisa McMann- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p9yzkkw
The Haters by Jesse Andrews-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/5546s93n
Out of Darkness by Ashley Perez-not rated on website-depictions of violence and rape -https://tinyurl.com/77e7ufew
Looking for Alaska by John Green- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/59hx6k8k
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/56we6bwc
Nineteen Minutes by Jody Piccoult- rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/yckk6eu6
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/mtvd7mp7
Ghost Boys by Jewel Parker Rhodes- rated 2/5 https://tinyurl.com/2vr2tzxn
Drama by Raina Telgemeier- rated 2/5 https://tinyurl.com/2xf98t7c
Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/better-nate-than-ever
Everything you Need to Know about Teen Motherhood by Jane Hammerslough- I am still searching for information on this book and the next one, but parents need to be aware that books dealing with these mature themes are available for 11-13 year olds.
Everything you Need to Know about Teen Pregnancy by Tracy Hughes
High Schools:
Sturgis Brown
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/y6cnapvk
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/bdfvcnt3
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas- a young adult novel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Come_Up
Native Son by Richard Wright-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3ymf38um
America by E.R. Frank-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p8tm8ad
Paradise by Toni Morrison-a disturbing and dark story about a group of battered women, many of whom get murdered by men from a nearby town. Includes themes of abuse, alcoholism, and racism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_(Morrison_novel)
Sula Toni Morrison- a story about the lives of people living in a segragated town. Includes themes of sexuality, suicide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sula_(novel)#Literary_significance_and_criticism
Beloved by Toni Morrison-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/86aur34v
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p8k6rp9
Chosen by P.C. and Kristin Cast-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/ycku69dz
It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/4nnea792
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/bdd4cr6y
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/ndyhn55x
Speak:The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3b8cmmzs
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3ex2yrae
The Freedom Writer's Diary by the Freedom Writers-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/2dwbw5k4
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/ycchhpz5
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood- the sequel of "The Handmaid's Tale" this book has the same sexual and abusive content https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Testaments
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/5c7wea7z
Lucky by Alice Sebold -rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/t8kyf6s2
Identical by Ellen Hopkins -rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/5n6mswxj
Rumble by Ellen Hopkins -rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p9zsbbs
Collateral by Ellen Hopkins - rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/3ptwmrfw
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/sadvf8hb
Burned by Ellen Hopkins - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2sh7p63n
Glass by Ellen Hopkins - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/yt9u9vwp
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/a5zvarhz
Tilit by Ellen Hopkins - rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/4f8npk95
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins - rated 5/5 https://tinyurl.com/mtxwemxu
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3x8jt28m
Crank by Ellen Hopkins - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/5fdeyacc
Grown by Tiffany Jackson - rated https://tinyurl.com/yckw97nh
Alledgedly: A Novel by Tiffany Jackson - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2bb9b3ey
Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen - rated 4/5https://tinyurl.com/rnx2k4w
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/bdbmj3k6
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/ybdw5y7y
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/7pcuewak
A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J Maas - rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p827jt9
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas - rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/r739d2m8
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas - rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/yckw5ddv
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas - rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/28mnu4s7
Go Ask Alice, Anonymous- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/mwpyccef
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/39ve7u83
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut - rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/mrxjxj6d
Beautiful by Amy Reed - rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/mur8wyz7
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott- rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/58y8cnnu
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3u8yrbev
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/u8pzaz98
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/jr2mmfbj
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p87v7mb
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki - rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/5n6r4syy
The Haters by Jesse Andrews-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/5546s93n
Fade by Lisa McMann-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/2p9yzkkw
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez-not rated on website-depictions of graphic rape and violence- https://tinyurl.com/77e7ufew
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini-rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/mrycfpsx
The Kite Runner the Graphic Novel by Khaled Hosseini-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/4rh2neku
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein-rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/3u9hwp3d
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf- rated 2/5 but includes necrophilia https://tinyurl.com/2vx66c66
Looking for Alaska by John Green -rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/59hx6k8k
Me, Earl and the Dying Girl by Jessie Andrews- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/369bpu3r
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/56we6bwc
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/mtvd7mp7
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/bddv3jsu
The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu- rated 3/5 https://tinyurl.com/38eyd6aa
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Piccoult- rated 4/5 https://tinyurl.com/yckk6eu6
Internment by Samira Ahmed- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/internment I find the profanity, violence, and controversial anti-American themes in this book to be troubling, and parents should at least be aware of its availability.
Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice- this book contains support for the controversial and unproven assertions of racial targeting in our justice system and advocates "restorative justice."
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibrim X Kendi- this is a main text of Critical Race Theory, which has been prohibited in public schools by the governor's executive order.
Drama by Raina Telgemeier-rated 2/5, encourages questioning of sexual identities https://tinyurl.com/2xf98t7c
Go With the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann https://www.amazon.com/Go-Flow-Karen-Schneemann/dp/1250143179 This book is about a group of girls who start a revolution at their school due to the (detailed) problems they have because of a lack of pads and tampons.
LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field by Kirstin Cronn-Mills- this book supports allowing people who identify as the opposite sex to play in leagues and on teams with their perferred sex, a practice that is very controversial nation-wide and has led to injuries, lack of privacy, and disadvantages for biologically female athletes.
Abortion by Emma Berne- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2697353-abortion This nonfiction book lays out arguments for and against abortion, but this is an issue kids should be discussing with their parents, not reading about in a school library.