Save Loudoun Schools - Learn the Truth About Books in Our Schools
| School | Book Title | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academies of Loudoun | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Aldie ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Aldie ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Algonkian ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Algonkian ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Arcola ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Arcola ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Arcola ES | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | A boy learns how to adjust to the realization that his younger sibling is transgender. |
| Ashburn ES | Jack (not Jackie) | Erica Silverman | A girl learns to accept her little sister who identifies as a boy. |
| Ashburn ES | Rainbow: A First Book of Pride | Michael Genhart, PhD | This book explores the meaning of each color in the LGBTQ rainbow flag. |
| Ashburn ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Ashburn ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Ashburn ES | What's Gender Identity | Katie Kawa | Intended for the ES students this book provides definitions and explanations of gender identify and preferred pronouns. |
| Ball's Bluff ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Ball's Bluff ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Banneker ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Banneker ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Belmont Station ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Belmont Station ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Blue Ridge MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Brambleton MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Brambleton MS | Born Ready: the True Story of a Boy Named Penelope | Jodie Patterson | A little girl who identifies as a boy, is loved by her family. |
| Brambleton MS | Call Me Max | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, reveals his feelings about his identify to his parents. |
| Brambleton MS | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, becomes a big brother to the new baby in the family. |
| Briar Woods HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Briar Woods HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Briar Woods HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Briar Woods HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Broad Run HS | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| Broad Run HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Broad Run HS | Juliet Takes A Breath | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| Broad Run HS | Lawn Boy | Jonathan Evison | Winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award, this book contains sexually explicit descriptions of a young boy engaging in sex acts. Repeated use of the "F" word. |
| Broad Run HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Broad Run HS | This Book Is Gay | James Dawson | Recommended for kids as young as 14, this book includes graphic sexual sketches, and instructions for sex acts. Also provides definitions of terms such as "Glory hole", "Poppers", and "orgy". |
| Buffalo Trail ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Buffalo Trail ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Cardinal Ridge ES | Pride Puppy! | Robin Stevenson Julie McLaughlin | A puppy gets lost at a pride parade but is found with the help of the "queer" community. |
| Cardinal Ridge ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Cardinal Ridge ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Catoctin ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Catoctin ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Cedar Lane ES | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Cedar Lane ES | Born Ready: the True Story of a Boy Named Penelope | Jodie Patterson | A little girl who identifies as a boy, is loved by her family. |
| Cedar Lane ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Cedar Lane ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Cool Spring ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Cool Spring ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Countryside ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Countryside ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Creighton's Corner ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Creighton's Corner ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Discovery ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Discovery ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Dominion HS | Blankets: An Illustrated Novel | Craig Thompson | This is disguised as a Christian book, but contains anti-Christian messaging, and sexual sketches of children, including boys peeing on each other. |
| Dominion HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Dominion HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Dominion HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Dominion HS | The Sun and Her Flowers (Also In Spanish) | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Dominion Trail ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Dominion Trail ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Eagle Ridge MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Elaine E. Thompson ES | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, becomes a big brother to the new baby in the family. |
| Emerick ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Emerick ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Evergreen Mill ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Evergreen Mill ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Farmwell Station MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Farmwell Station MS | People of Pride: 25 Great LGBTQ Americans | Chase Clemensha, MD | An Amazon book summary states "this collectioin of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within the American LGBTQ Community." |
| Forest Grove ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Forest Grove ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Frances Hazel Reid ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Frances Hazel Reid ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Frederick Douglass ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Frederick Douglass ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Freedom HS | A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities | Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg | Intended for MS and HS reading, this book colorfully illustrated comic-style book details the many different gender identities including "cupiosexual, placiosexual, and lithosexual people who desire a sexual relationship with somebody, even though they are not sexually attracted to them." |
| Freedom HS | Juliet Takes A Breath | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| Freedom HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Goshen Post ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Guilford ES | I'm not A Girl: A Transgender Story | Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi | A little boy is guided by siblings who help him self-identify as transgender. |
| Guilford ES | Jack (not Jackie) | Erica Silverman | A girl learns to accept her little sister who identifies as a boy. |
| Guilford ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Guilford ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Guilford ES | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, becomes a big brother to the new baby in the family. |
| Hamilton ES | Phoenix Goes To School: A story to Support Transgender and Gender Diverse Children | Michelle and Phoenix Finch | A little boy who identifies as a girl, sums up the courage to attend his/her 1st day of school. |
| Hamilton ES | Pride the Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag | Rob Sanders | The story of the development of the Gay Pride Flag. |
| Harmony MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Harper Park MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Heritage HS | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| Heritage HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Heritage HS | Juliet Takes A Breath | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| Heritage HS | Lawn Boy | Jonathan Evison | Winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award, this book contains sexually explicit descriptions of a young boy engaging in sex acts. Repeated use of the "F" word. |
| Heritage HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Heritage HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Heritage HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Hillside ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Hillside ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Hillside ES | What's The Big Secret?: talking about sex with girls and boys | Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown | A colorful, cartoon-format book recommended for ages 4 through 8, it identifies the penis, scrotum, nipples, vulva and clitoris on drawings of small children. It also teaches that masturbation helps people feel good. |
| Horizon ES | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Horizon ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Horizon ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Hovatter ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Hutchison Farm ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Hutchison Farm ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Independence HS | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| Independence HS | Juliet Takes A Breath | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| Independence HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Independence HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Independence HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| J. Lupton Simpson MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| J. Lupton Simpson MS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| J. Michael Lunsford MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| John Champe HS | A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities | Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg | Intended for MS and HS reading, this book colorfully illustrated comic-style book details the many different gender identities including "cupiosexual, placiosexual, and lithosexual people who desire a sexual relationship with somebody, even though they are not sexually attracted to them." |
| John Champe HS | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| John Champe HS | Juliet Takes A Breath | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| John Champe HS | Rainbow: A First Book of Pride | Michael Genhart, PhD | This book explores the meaning of each color in the LGBTQ rainbow flag. |
| John Champe HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| John Champe HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| John Champe HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| John W. Tolbert Jr ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| John W. Tolbert Jr ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Kenneth W. Culbert ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Kenneth W. Culbert ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Leesburg ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Legacy ES | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Legacy ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Liberty ES | Sam Is My Sister | Ashley Rhodes-Courter | A little boy named Sam identifies as a girl and begins to wear dresses, grow his hair long, and play princess. |
| Liberty ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Liberty ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Lightridge HS | A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities | Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg | Intended for MS and HS reading, this book colorfully illustrated comic-style book details the many different gender identities including "cupiosexual, placiosexual, and lithosexual people who desire a sexual relationship with somebody, even though they are not sexually attracted to them." |
| Lightridge HS | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| Lightridge HS | Flamer | Mike Curato | A cartoon format novel containing homosexual topics, illustrations, and discussion of erections and penis size. |
| Lightridge HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Lightridge HS | Jay's Gay Agenda | Jason June | A hypersexualized gay teen's family moves to Seattle where he finds a thriving LGBTQIA+ community. |
| Lightridge HS | Juliet Takes A Breath | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| Lightridge HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Lightridge HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Lincoln ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Lincoln ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Little River ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Little River ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Loudoun County HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Loudoun County HS | Juliet Takes A Breath | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| Loudoun County HS | Nick and Charlies | Alice Oseman | Quote: “My back over my hips. I asked if he should take his clothes off. He was saying yes before I finished my sentence. He’s pulling off my T-shirt, laughing when I can’t undo his shirt buttons. He’s undoing my belt. I’m reaching into his bedside drawer for a condom.” |
| Loudoun County HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Loudoun County HS | The perks of being a Wallflower (Also in Spanish) | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Loudoun Valley HS | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| Loudoun Valley HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Loudoun Valley HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Loudoun Valley HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | |
| Loudoun Valley HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Lovettsville ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Lovettsville ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Lowes Island ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Lowes Island ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Lucketts ES | Call Me Max | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, reveals his feelings about his identify to his parents. |
| Lucketts ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Lucketts ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Lucketts ES | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, becomes a big brother to the new baby in the family. |
| Madison's Trust ES | Jack (not Jackie) | Erica Silverman | A girl learns to accept her little sister who identifies as a boy. |
| Madison's Trust ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Madison's Trust ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Meadowland ES | Jack (not Jackie) | Erica Silverman | A girl learns to accept her little sister who identifies as a boy. |
| Meadowland ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Meadowland ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Mercer MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Mill Run ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Mill Run ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Moorefield Station ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Moorefield Station ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Mountain View ES | People of Pride: 25 Great LGBTQ Americans | Chase Clemensha, MD | An Amazon book summary states "this collectioin of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within the American LGBTQ Community." |
| Mountain View ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Mountain View ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Mountain View ES | What's Gender Identity | Katie Kawa | Intended for the ES students this book provides definitions and explanations of gender identify and preferred pronouns. |
| Newton-Lee ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Newton-Lee ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Park View HS | A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities | Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg | Intended for MS and HS reading, this book colorfully illustrated comic-style book details the many different gender identities including "cupiosexual, placiosexual, and lithosexual people who desire a sexual relationship with somebody, even though they are not sexually attracted to them." |
| Park View HS | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| Park View HS | Flamer | Mike Curato | A cartoon format novel containing homosexual topics, illustrations, and discussion of erections and penis size. |
| Park View HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Park View HS | Jay's Gay Agenda | Jason June | A hypersexualized gay teen's family moves to Seattle where he finds a thriving LGBTQIA+ community. |
| Park View HS | Juliet Takes A Breath (Also In Spanish) | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| Park View HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Park View HS | The perks of being a Wallflower (Also in Spanish) | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Park View HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Pinebrook ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Pinebrook ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Potomac Falls HS | A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities | Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg | Intended for MS and HS reading, this book colorfully illustrated comic-style book details the many different gender identities including "cupiosexual, placiosexual, and lithosexual people who desire a sexual relationship with somebody, even though they are not sexually attracted to them." |
| Potomac Falls HS | Blankets: An Illustrated Novel | Craig Thompson | This is disguised as a Christian book, but contains anti-Christian messaging, and sexual sketches of children, including boys peeing on each other. |
| Potomac Falls HS | Dating And Sex: A Guide for the 21st Century Teen Boy | Andrew P. Smiler, PhD | A how to manual that includes instructions on how to put on a condom, masturbation, gender roles, and sexual orientation. |
| Potomac Falls HS | Gender Queer | Maia Kobabe | A cartoon format book tells the story of a young woman, who sometimes identifies as a male, abd performs sex acts with a divorced lesbian who works at a sex toy store. Multiple illustrations of sex acts. This book won the Stonwell Honor Book and Alex Award for teen readers and adult books. |
| Potomac Falls HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Potomac Falls HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Potomac Falls HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Potomac Falls HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Potowmack ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Potowmack ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Potowmack ES | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, becomes a big brother to the new baby in the family. |
| Riverside HS | A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities | Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg | Intended for MS and HS reading, this book colorfully illustrated comic-style book details the many different gender identities including "cupiosexual, placiosexual, and lithosexual people who desire a sexual relationship with somebody, even though they are not sexually attracted to them." |
| Riverside HS | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| Riverside HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Riverside HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Riverside HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Riverside HS | This Book Is Gay | James Dawson | Recommended for kids as young as 14, this book includes graphic sexual sketches, and instructions for sex acts. Also provides definitions of terms such as "Glory hole", "Poppers", and "orgy". |
| Rock Ridge HS | Jack (not Jackie) | Erica Silverman | A girl learns to accept her little sister who identifies as a boy. |
| Rock Ridge HS | Jack of Hearts (and other parts) | L.C. Rosen | Quote: "ALL FOUR OF THEM WERE JUST GOING AT IT." "I thought there were three." "No, four. That's what Tori said. All hard, and I think the guy from St. Jude's was going down on the other one, what's his name, Zack from Riverton Prep." … "I don't know. But Jack was, like, orchestrating the whole thing. He totally seduced them all in there and started the fourgy." ... "I would have watched." ... "It's like his life is a porno. Is it like that for all gay guys?" "Like when he got f**cked by the coach from Highbrook in the locker room during the homecoming game." "Home wasn't the only thing that was coming!" ... "Did Tori see his .." "You can say 'c**k', Emily." "Yeah. Well, did she?" "She said it was huge. Like this big. I bet he was bottoming because the other boys were afraid of it." |
| Rock Ridge HS | Jay's Gay Agenda | Jason June | A hypersexualized gay teen's family moves to Seattle where he finds a thriving LGBTQIA+ community. |
| Rock Ridge HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Rock Ridge HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Rolling Ridge ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Rolling Ridge ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Rosa Lee Carter ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Rosa Lee Carter ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Round Hill ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Round Hill ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Sanders Corner ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Sanders Corner ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Sanders Corner ES | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, becomes a big brother to the new baby in the family. |
| Seldens Landing ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Seldens Landing ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Seneca Ridge MS | People of Pride: 25 Great LGBTQ Americans | Chase Clemensha, MD | An Amazon book summary states "this collectioin of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within the American LGBTQ Community." |
| Sterling ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Sterling ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Sterling MS | A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities | Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg | Intended for MS and HS reading, this book colorfully illustrated comic-style book details the many different gender identities including "cupiosexual, placiosexual, and lithosexual people who desire a sexual relationship with somebody, even though they are not sexually attracted to them." |
| Sterling MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Steuart Weller ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Steuart Weller ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Stone Bridge HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Stone Bridge HS | Lawn Boy | Jonathan Evison | Winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award, this book contains sexually explicit descriptions of a young boy engaging in sex acts. Repeated use of the "F" word. |
| Stone Bridge HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking by high school students. |
| Stone Bridge HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Sugarland ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Sugarland ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Sully ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Sully ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Sycolin Creek ES | Jack (not Jackie) | Erica Silverman | A girl learns to accept her little sister who identifies as a boy. |
| Sycolin Creek ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Sycolin Creek ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| The North Star School | All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto | George M. Johnson | An Amazon book summary states "this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys." |
| The North Star School | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| The North Star School | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Trailside MS | Born Ready: the True Story of a Boy Named Penelope | Jodie Patterson | A little girl who identifies as a boy, is loved by her family. |
| Trailside MS | People of Pride: 25 Great LGBTQ Americans | Chase Clemensha, MD | An Amazon book summary states "this collectioin of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within the American LGBTQ Community." |
| Trailside MS | Rainbow: A First Book of Pride | Michael Genhart, PhD | This book explores the meaning of each color in the LGBTQ rainbow flag. |
| Trailside MS | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | A little girl who identifies as a boy, becomes a big brother to the new baby in the family. |
| Tuscarora HS | Lawn Boy | Jonathan Evison | Winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award, this book contains sexually explicit descriptions of a young boy engaging in sex acts. Repeated use of the "F" word. |
| Tuscarora HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Tuscarora HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Tuscarora HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Waterford ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Waterford ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Waxpool ES | The Gay Rights Movement | Eric Braun | Recommended for ages 8-12, this book likens the gay rights movement to civil rights and women's rights movements. |
| Waxpool ES | Too Bright To See | Kyle Lukoff | The main character is a transgender boy/girl who seeks to understand a ghost's message. |
| Willard MS | Ana on the Edge | A.J. Sass | Ana questions her gender identity. Prompted by her gay Uncle’s ghost, she decides she is transgender. |
| Willard MS | People of Pride: 25 Great LGBTQ Americans | Chase Clemensha, MD | An Amazon book summary states "this collectioin of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within the American LGBTQ Community." |
| Woodgrove HS | Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Quote: "I'd never been naked with a man before, and Matt's skin felt warm and rough. He must have taken care of the condom somehow. And then suddenly he was inside me. I gasped. But it hadn't hurt as much as I'd expected it to, and then I couldn't think at all anymore. When he finally came, he started to cry again. I held him tenderly in my arms. We lay there together both breathing hard, returning to ourselves." |
| Woodgrove HS | Jack of Hearts (and other parts) | L.C. Rosen | Quote: "ALL FOUR OF THEM WERE JUST GOING AT IT." "I thought there were three." "No, four. That's what Tori said. All hard, and I think the guy from St. Jude's was going down on the other one, what's his name, Zack from Riverton Prep." … "I don't know. But Jack was, like, orchestrating the whole thing. He totally seduced them all in there and started the fourgy." ... "I would have watched." ... "It's like his life is a porno. Is it like that for all gay guys?" "Like when he got f**cked by the coach from Highbrook in the locker room during the homecoming game." "Home wasn't the only thing that was coming!" ... "Did Tori see his .." "You can say 'cock', Emily." "Yeah. Well, did she?" "She said it was huge. Like this big. I bet he was bottoming because the other boys were afraid of it." |
| Woodgrove HS | Juliet Takes A Breath | Gabby Rivera | Quote: "Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind…But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible." |
| Woodgrove HS | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | A novel of a dystopian society in which most females have lost their fertility, and the remaining fertile girls are captured and forced to become sexual slaves with the intent of increasing the population. Strong anti-Christian messaging with Bible quotes being misinterpreted to justify the enslavement. |
| Woodgrove HS | The perks of being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Themes of heterosexual and homosexual sex, masturbation, abortion, molestation, high school age use of drugs, acid, smoking, and drinking. |
| Woodgrove HS | The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur | Poetry themes of heartbreak, loss, trauma, abuse, depressive feelings, infanticide, healing, immigration and borders. |
| Woodgrove HS | This Book Is Gay | James Dawson | Recommended for kids as young as 14, this book includes graphic sexual sketches, and instructions for sex acts. Also provides definitions of terms such as "Glory hole", "Poppers", and "orgy". |