Just a few of MANY books in Idaho Schools & Libraries

Are you concerned about your children reading these books?

**This was a simple, QUICK, random glance for books in libraries. (This is not meant to be a comprehensive study into the depth of how many of these books are in which schools or libraries.) It is simply a starting point. 

• MY BODY IS GROWING: A GUIDE FOR CHILDREN, AGES 4 TO 8 by Dagmar Geisler contains sexual activities and nudity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/M/My%20Body%20is%20Growing.pdf
• Are You My Mother: A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel contains explicit sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity; alternate sexualities; and controversial political and social commentary.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/A/Are%20you%20my%20Mother%20A%20Comic%20Drama.pdf
• Push by Sapphire. According to BookLooks.org, “This book has explicit sexual activities including incest and molestation; sexual nudity; excessive/frequent profanity and derogatory terms; controversial racial commentary; drug use; and violence including self-harm.” Nampa, Boise, Meridian, Kuna, and Mountain Home public libraries as well as Kuna and Caldwell High Schools https://tinyurl.com/yz2tak2c
• Crank by Ellen Hopkins. BookLooks.org is concerned that, “This book contains explicit sexual activities; sexual battery; profanity; and drug abuse. Twin Falls High School, Coeur D’Alene High School, Boise High School, Kuna High School,Wallace Jr High and Sr High School, Caldwell High School, many public libraries, and Post Falls public library https://tinyurl.com/4wnyjx7k
• Fade by Lisa McMann contains sexual nudity and sexual activities including rape, profanity, and illegal drug use; including teachers using date rape drugs on students. Boise High School and Caldwell High School https://tinyurl.com/5n8xpnuf
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini contains explicit sexual activities including sexual assault and battery; prostitution involving minors and adults; explicit violence; and mild profanity. Boise High School, Caldwell High School, East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/yc8mjxc3
• Sold by Patricia McCormick has explicit aberrant sexual activities including rape of a minor, prostitution, and explicit violence. (Pages 102, 106-129, 132-147, 180-191, 216, 227, 228, 254-258). Centennial High School, Capital High School, Twin Falls High School, Boise High School, and Caldwell High School https://tinyurl.com/2jxuxsyj
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson contains sexual activities including inexplicit sexual assault and battery; and profanity. Centennial High School, Boise High School, Caldwell High School, and Boise Public Library  https://tinyurl.com/3bta7v7e
• Looking for Alaska by John Green contains sexual nudity and sexual activities; moderate profanity use; alcohol use; and gender ideologies. (Pages 38, 44, 45, 81, 92, 103-108, 130, 137, 139, 145, 146, 151, 158, 167, 188, 210, 335). Centennial High School, Capital High School, Twin Falls High School, Caldwell High School https://tinyurl.com/mpvjjn2j
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison contains profanity and derogatory terms; sexual activities including sexual assault and molestation; alcohol use; inflammatory racial and religious commentary and references. Centennial High School, Boise High School, and Caldwell High School https://tinyurl.com/2p8k6rp9
• l8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle has mildly detailed commentary regarding sexual activity and dildos as well as some profanity. Centennial High School and Twin Falls High School https://tinyurl.com/4jyc76dz
• Traffick by Ellen Hopkins contains sexual activities including child prostitution and molestation; sexual nudity; profanity; alcohol and drug use by minors; alternate gender ideologies; and alternate sexualities.  Capital High School  https://tinyurl.com/46fjd9hk
• Identical by Ellen Hopkins contains explicit sexual activities including sexual assault and child molestation; violence including self-harm and suicidal ideations; profanity and derogatory terms; and drug and alcohol abuse. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/5n6mswxj
• Glass by Ellen Hopkins contains inexplicit sexual activities; profanity; suicidal ideation; and drug abuse. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/yt9u9vwp
• The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins contains inflammatory racial and sexual commentary; alternate sexualities; profanity and derogatory terms; alcohol and drug use; sexual activities; and violence. https://tinyurl.com/mr2vbrn8
• Fallout by Ellen Hopkins contains sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity; drug abuse and alcohol use. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/mpzepd2h
• Impulse by Ellen Hopkins contains violence; sexual nudity; sexual activities; profanity; and illegal drug use.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/I/Impulse.pdf
• A Sin Such As This by Ellen Hopkins contains explicit sexual activities including adults with minors and rape; sexual nudity; profanity; alcohol and drug use; controversial religious commentary; and discussions of suicide.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/S/A%20Sin%20Such%20as%20This.pdf
• Tricks by Ellen Hopkins contains explicit sexual activities including child rape and abuse; drug abuse; violence; alcohol use; and adult and child prostitution. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/T/Tricks.pdf
• Tilt by Ellen Hopkins has explicit sexual activities including sexual assault; alcohol use; drug abuse; and profanity.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/T/Tilt.pdf
• Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma contains sexual activities including incest; sexual nudity; profanity; and suicide. Capital High School https://tinyurl.com/3xns6apb
• Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe contains obscene sexual activities and sexual nudity; alternate gender ideologies; and profanity. https://tinyurl.com/2p956bm3
• Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison found quickly at  This book contains sexual activities including molestation; sexual nudity; racially charged commentary; profanity and derogatory terms; alcohol and drug use. East Jr. High School, Boise High School. https://tinyurl.com/28ajdtu6
• Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg is for children as young as 7 and according to the Common Sense Media Book Review, “Characters Zai, Cooper, Mimi, and Omar are kids between 8 and 10 years old who approach learning about sex and bodies very differently, affirming the various responses that kid readers might have as they work through the book. Neither reproduction or intercourse is discussed, but masturbation is described. Diagrams, definitions, and explanations explore different meanings of sex, bodies and their sexual organs, gender, touch (including “secret touch”), and relationships.” review source  Even this liberal review sites that parents and kids believe this book shouldn’t be read prior to the ages of 11 or 14.
• It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health 5th Ed. by Robie H. Harris is at all of the public libraries which seem to be accessible by the Boise School District Schools. https://tinyurl.com/ms97jsyk
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky contains sexual activities including assault and battery; sexual nudity; profanity; violence; alcohol and drug use. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/2x96d9b6
• Let’s Talk About It promotes searching for pornography online as well as anal sex, masturbation, sex toys and other sexual acts. It says, the internet is ” a great place to research fantasies and kinks safely” and ” there are tons of people and communities out there who share your interests and have all kinds of advice”. “When consumed right, porn can help you discover new aspects of your sexuality.” This book contains obscene sexual illustrations and commentary; obscene sexual nudity; profanity; and alternate gender ideologies.  https://tinyurl.com/2hr6whf2
• George aka Melissa by Alex Gino contains alternate gender ideologies and transitioning; sexuality; non-sexual nudity; and sexual activities. (Pages 23, 38, 49, 51, 90, 102, 103, 123, 135, 171) https://tinyurl.com/567tnswm
• What Girls Are Made of by Elana K. Arnold has sexually explicit excerpts involving minors. The book also seeks to normalize abortion and give accolades to Planned Parenthood. East Jr. High School https://tinyurl.com/5ac5dp6m
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo contains explicit sexual nudity and sexual activities. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/8m3sjb92
• All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson contains sexual nudity; sexual activities including sexual assault; alternate gender ideologies; profanity and derogatory terms; alcohol and drug use; and controversial racial commentary. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/2yv3bt5u
• The Haters by Jesse Andrews contains obscene sexual activities; sexual commentary; and excessive/frequent profanity. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/5546s93n
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini contains explicit sexual activities including sexual assault and battery; prostitution involving minors and adults; explicit violence; and mild profanity.East Jr. High School https://tinyurl.com/mrycfpsx
• Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez contains inflammatory racial commentary; derogatory terms and mild profanity; violence; explicit sexual nudity and explicit sexual activities including sexual assault and battery of a minor. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/567ma2x2
• Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson contains sexual activities; sexual assault; sexual nudity; profanity; alcohol and drug use by minors; inflammatory gender references; and controversial social commentary. East Jr. High School https://tinyurl.com/49mjr28b
• Boy Toy by Barry Lyga contains sexual activities between a minor and an adult; sexual nudity; and excessive/frequent profanity. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/2c3d9s6c
• Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur contains illustrations depicting non-sexual nudity; sexual activities including sexual assault. https://tinyurl.com/ykvdzfhs
• Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton contains sexual activities; sexual nudity; alternate sexualities; profanity; and drug use. https://tinyurl.com/32zjxran
• Me and Earl and The Dying Girls by Jesse Andrews has several excerpts containing pornographic connotations and excessive profanity. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/3arzvfpa
• Closer by Dennis Copper contains aberrant sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity; violence; suicidal ideation; and underage alcohol and drug use.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/C/Closer.pdf
• Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi contains inflammatory racial commentary; references to sexual nudity; sexual activities; and frequent/excessive profanity. https://tinyurl.com/2ua8fdx5
• The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu. According to BookLooks.org, “The subject of the book is about a highschool girl whom is rumored to be very promiscuous. The main character’s friend has an abortion after having unprotected sex. The excerpt regarding that sexual encounter contains some level of detail, but exceptionally so. On a positive note, the author portrays the girl whom had sex and an abortion as an antagonist.” https://tinyurl.com/2p9ft3ae
• I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson contains alternate sexualities; sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity; alcohol use. https://tinyurl.com/2p87v7mb
• Hooked by Catherine Greenman contains sexual nudity; sexual activities; teenage pregnancy; alcohol and drug use; and profanity.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/Hooked.pdf
• Anatomy of a Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky contains sexual activities and sexual nudity.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/A/Anatomy%20of%20a%20Boyfriend.pdf
• Anatomy of a Single Girl by Daria Snadowsky contains sexual activities; sexual nudity and profanity.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/A/Anatomy%20of%20a%20single%20Girl.pdf
• The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed contains obscene sexual activities including rape involving minors; alcohol use; and excessive/frequent profanity. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/2s4m7yxe
• Water For Elephants by Sarah Gruen contains sexual nudity; sexual activities; and profanity. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/rnx2k4w
• More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera contains alternate sexualities; sexual activities; sexual nudity; excessive/frequent profanity; derogatory terms; and self-harm including suicide. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/jr2mmfbj
• The Carnival At Bray by Jessie Ann Foley contains alcohol use involving minors; profanity; sexual activities; sexual assault involving minors; and sexual nudity. https://tinyurl.com/2p8693e6
• Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson contains sexual nudity; sexual activities; frequent profanity, and violence. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/A/Allegedly.pdf
• Beloved by Toni Morrison contains sexual activities; beastiality commentary; violence; racial commentary; profanity; and derogatory terms. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/B/Beloved.pdf
• Dreaming In Cuban by Christina Garcia contains profanity; sexual activities; sexual nudity; and alternate gender ideologies. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/D/Dreaming%20in%20Cuban.pdf
• Dead End by Jason Myers contains obscene and aberrant sexual activities including sexual assault; sexual nudity; profanity; drug and alcohol use; graphic violence; and self-harm including suicide.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/D/Dead%20End.pdf
• Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell contains sexual activities; excessive/frequent profanity; and hate involving racism. (Pages 74, 75, 88, 174, 281, 283). http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/E/Eleanor%20and%20Park.pdf
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer contains sexual nudity and sexual activities.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/E/Extremely%20Loud%20and%20INcredibly%20Close.pdf
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender contains sexual activities; sexual nudity; drug use; profanity; and alternate gender ideologies.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/F/Felix%20Ever%20After.pdf
• Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright contains obscene and aberrant sexual activities including sadomasochistic behavior; explicit sexual nudity; graphic violence; and frequent profanity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/F/Feral%20Sins.pdf
• Flamer by Mike Curato contains alternate sexualities; sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity and derogatory term; violence including self- harm; and controversial religious commentary. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/F/Flamer.pdf
• Gabi A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero contains sexual activities including sexual assault; sexual nudity; alternate sexualities; profanity; drug and alcohol abuse; controversial racial commentary; and alternate gender ideologies. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/G/Gabi%20A%20Girl%20in%20Pieces.pdf
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi contains sexual activities; sexual assault; and nudity.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/Homegoing.pdf
• Hopeless by Colleen Hoover contains sexual activities; profanity; alcohol use; violence; suicide commentary; child molestation and sexual assault; controversial religious commentary; and alternate sexualities.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/Hopeless.pdf
• The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle contains obscene sexual activities; sexual nudity; and profanity.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/I/The%20Infinite%20Moment%20of%20Us.pdf
• Jesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres contains explicit sexual nudity; obscene sexual activities including incest; underage alcohol abuse; and profanity.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/J/Jesus%20Land.pdf
• Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott contains explicit violence including child abuse; explicit sexual activities including sexual assault and battery; and sexual nudity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/L/living%20dead%20girl.pdf
• Lucky by Alice Sebold contains obscene excerpts involving sexual assault/battery; sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity; and drug use. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/L/Lucky.pdf
• Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult contains sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity and derogatory terms; violence; controversial social and political commentary; controversial religious commentary; alternate sexualities; hate; abortion; and suicide commentary. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/N/Nineteen%20Minutes.pdf
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood This book contains alcohol use and abuse; drug use; sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity; suicide; violence; inflammatory religious commentary; and inexplicit beastiality.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/O/Oryx%20and%20Crake.pdf
• Red Hood by Elana Arnold contains obscene sexual activities; violence; and profanity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/R/Red%20Hood.pdf
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut contains explicit violence including animal cruelty; inexplicit sexual activities including beastiality; sexual nudity; profanity; and inflammatory religious commentary. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/S/Slaughterhouse%20Five.pdf
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie contains inexplicit sexual nudity; inflammatory racial commentary; references to racism; and profanity. (Pages 12, 37, 62, 73, 118-120, 131, 135, 141, 143, 153, 154, 160, 167, 259). http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/A/The%20Absolutely%20True%20Diary%20of%20a%20Part.pdf
• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein contains sexual activities; sexual nudity; profanity; and alcohol use. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/A/The%20Art%20of%20Racing%20in%20the%20RAin.pdf
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood This book contains profanity; violence; sexual activities; self-harm including suicide. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/The%20Handmaids%20Tale.pdf
• The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood adapted by Renee Nault contains alcohol use; explicit sexual activities; sexual nudity; mild profanity; explicit violence; and controversial gender ideologies. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/The%20Handmaids%20Tale%20The%20Graphic%20Novel.pdf
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas contains inflammatory racial commentary; frequent profanity; and inexplicit sexual activities.http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/The%20Hate%20U%20Give.pdf
• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros contains violence involving child abuse and domestic violence; and sexual assault. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/The%20House%20on%20Mango%20Str
• The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo contains profanity; sexual activities; sexual nudity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/P/The%20Poet%20X.pdf
• The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli contains inexplicit sexual nudity; sexual activities; references to sexuality; alcohol use; and frequent/excessive profanity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/U/the%20upside%20of%20unrequited.pdf
• Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher contains suicidal ideations; profanity; sexual nudity; and sexual activities. (Pages 10, 25, 27, 37, 47, 52, 88, 101, 121, 172, 174, 182, 247, 254, 264, 265). http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/T/Thirteen%20reasons%20why.pdf
• This Book is gay by Juno Dawson This book contains excerpts and illustrations depicting explicit nudity and sexual activities.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/T/this%20Book%20is%20Gay.pdf
• TTYL by Lauren Myracle contains excessive profanity and references to sexual nudity and sexual activities. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/T/TTYL.pdf
• Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan contains inexplicit sexual activities and sexual nudity; alternate sexualities; inexplicit violence involving self-harm; and profanity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/T/Two%20Boys%20Kissing.pdf
• A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah Mass This book contains mild profanity; explicit sexual nudity; and obscene references to sexual activities. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/C/Court%20of%20Frost%20and%20Starlight.pdf
• Throne of Glass by Sarah Mass contains violence; mild profanity; and inexplicit sexual activities and sexual nudity. East Jr. High School  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/T/Throne%20of%20Glass.pdf
• Tower Of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas contains sexual nudity; sexual activities; mild profanity; and explicit violence. https://tinyurl.com/ybdw5y7y
• Empire of Storm by Sarah J. Maas contains explicit sexual activities; sexual nudity; violence; and profanity. East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/a4rtv69b
• A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas contains sexual nudity; sexual activities; violence; and profanity.  http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/C/Court%20of%20Mist%20and%20Fury.pdf
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas contains graphic violence; explicit sexual nudity; obscene sexual activities; and mild profanity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/C/A%20Court%20of%20Thorns%20and%20Roses.pdf
• A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas contains sexual nudity; obscene explicit sexual activities; mild profanity; and violence. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/C/Court%20of%20Wings%20and%20Ruin.pdf
• A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas contains sexual nudity; sexual obscene sexual activities; profanity; and violence. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/C/Court%20of%20Silver%20Flames.pdf
• House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas contains obscene/explicit sexual activities and sexual nudity; frequent/excessive profanity; graphic violence; alcohol and drug use. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/House%20of%20Earth%20and%20Blood.pdf
• House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas contains obscene sexual activities and sexual nudity; profanity; explicit violence; and alcohol use. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/H/House%20of%20Sky%20and%20Breath.pdf
• Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas contains explicit sexual activities; sexual nudity; violence; and profanity. http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/E/Empire%20of%20Storms.pdf
• Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas contains violence; mild profanity; and explicit sexual activities; sexual nudity.  East Jr. High School  https://tinyurl.com/bdbmj3k6

*The majority of these book reviews were completed on BookLooks.org