The first elementary/middle school book starts off innocent enough, but then by Book 2 in the series, readers are introduced to same-sex parents, a non-binary character and a lesbian crush/dating situation.
Check out this video about a book found in elementary and middle schools. Why would we offer our youngest and most vulnerable (elementary children) a book that pits a divorced couple against each other, disses the stepsister, and then has situations where the main child character lashes out to his father and lies to his mother? With so many blended families in today's world, is it wise to offer this sort of book to elementary kids?
Let's talk about Llano County, Texas Supreme Court decision to NOT hear an appeal from the Fifth Circuit regarding First Amendment violations; A look at two books which have minors with teachers: "Before I Fall" and "Private Lessons."
Why do public middle and high schools have books that have age and content-inappropriate content, such as this one which has child sex abuse, profanity, and alcohol?
This book was found at four local high schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. It contains penetrative s-x acts, which is certainly inappropriate for minors.
Written report found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/18aqOes1IVxrMYxS2oXowZQ6bhMCh7dFt/view?usp=sharing
A link advertised on Navarre High School's library website leads minor students to books with "explicit sexual" content. Students can even click on the book and read graphic excerpts. This is under a link called "Whichbook."
This Gossip Girl novel was found at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, FL. It contains extreme profanity and sexual situations discussing positions. Major emphasis on oral sex.
Ned Vizzini's book called "Be More Cool" is loaded with profanity, sexual discussions and situations and more inappropriate content. Check out this video about this book and about Santa Rosa County's new Destiny steps, where a person must search EACH INDIVIDUAL school for a book instead of searching all schools at once. (They deliberately removed this button.)
A book about a 16-year-old boy's first sexual experience with an adult woman was found in both middle and high schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa County.
Written report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13l6CmzEO95zeIGLk5OFV-lLpyVhrfkgB/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109081639477896648691&rtpof=true&sd=true
This book was found in a middle school and two high schools in Santa Rosa County, FL. It has discussions of orgies, masturbation and underage alcohol.
This book was found in Santa Rosa County, FL. It has situations of oral sex, extreme profanity ("F-CK over 120x") and other inappropriate situations.
An Escambia County, FL high school had this book for minors in the school library. This book is full of sexually inappropriate content, including graphic descriptions of a couple have or-l s-x.
These two books feature entire sex acts. The graphic novel even has pictures. These books were found in local middle and high schools! "American Gods" and "Stardust," by Neil Gaiman.
This inappropriate book, which contains child rape and incest (graphic) was found at Milton High School (2 copies) in Santa Rosa County. It contains extreme profanity also.
Check out the following:
"This is Why They Hate Us," by Aaron Aceves, with graphic s-xual content, found at Pine Forest High, and "Ravenfall," with subtle same-sex and dark content references, found at Jay Elementary School by Kalyn Josephson.
This book, which features all middle school characters, references sexual activities, all in graphic novel format. It was found in 5 local elementary schools.
These two books were found in two different high schools. Both feature extremely graphic sexual content, totally inappropriate for minor children.
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