Bay District School Libraries Have 44 Books From FDOE Removed Books List

August 19, 2025
by Karen Custer
Photo by Cesar Viteri on Unsplash Photo by Cesar Viteri on Unsplash

BAY COUNTY, FL – In Florida, the Department of Education (FDOE) reported that during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, there have been 1,124 occurrences of pornographic, adult content and non age-appropriate books being removed from school libraries across the state, comprising 671 unique titles, with the remainder being duplicates.  These books were written by 367 authors.  
It has been reported that Attorney General, James Uthmeier, and Educational Commissioner, Manny Diaz, Jr., wrote letters to Hillsborough County Superintendent Van Ayres to encourage them to remove pornographic library materials, which has mounted pressure on book removals across the state.
Citizens in Bay County have researched if Bay District Schools (BDS) has done their due diligence to remove the 671 books and 367 authors from BDS school libraries.  The list of books and authors has been available to the public for over a year.  The penalty for allowing a student to check out a pornographic book is up to 5 years and/or a $5,000 fine per occurrence.
Research revealed that there are multiple copies of 44 different titles in 23 BDS school libraries, for a total of 95 books; with 37 violations of publisher recommendations about the suitability of the material to the grade levels of 15 schools. 
Below is the breakdown of the books by school:
A Gary Walsingham Academy (PK to 5th) – 2 Books

  1. Ban This Book by Alan Gratz

  2. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (published for 7th to 9th, not PK to 5th)

A. Crawford Mosley High School (9th to 12th) – 13 Books

  1. All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

  2. Born at Midnight: Shadow Falls #1 by C.C. Hunter

  3. Fairy Tail #1 by Hiro Mashima

  4. Fairy Tail #2 by Hiro Mashima

  5. Fairy Tail #5 by Hiro Mashima

  6. Graceling: Graceling Realm #1 by Kristin Cashore

  7. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

  8. Revealed: House of Night #11 by P.C. & Kristin Cast

  9. Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse by Shane Burcaw (published for 10th to 12th, not 9th)

  10. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

  11. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

  12. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

  13. Will Grayson, Will Grayson: Will Grayson, Will Grayson #1 by John Green & David Levithan

Bay High School (9th to 12th) – 10 Books

  1. Asking for It by Louise O'Neill

  2. Dear Martin by Nic Stone

  3. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

  4. Graceling: Graceling Realm #1 by Kristin Cashore

  5. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

  6. Pumpkin: Dumplin’ #3 by Julie Murphy

  7. Release by Patrick Ness

  8. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

  9. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

  10. Winterkeep: Graceling Realm #4 by Kristin Cashore

Breakfast Point Academy (K to 8th) – 4 Books

  1. Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang

  2. My Hero Academia: #5 by Kohei Horikoshi (published for 7th to 9th, not K to 6th)

  3. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (published for 8th to 9th, not K to 7th)

  4. Unicorn on a Roll: Phoebe and Her Unicorn #2 by Dana Simpson (published for 2nd to 6th, not K to 1st)

Callaway Elementary School (PK to 5th) – 1 Book
  1. Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl? by Louis Sachar (published for 1st to 4th, not PK to K)
Cedar Grove Elementary School (PK to 5th) – 1 Book
       1. Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
Deane Bozeman School (PK to 12th) – 5 Books

  1. Friends Forever: Real Friends #3 by Shannon Hale (published for K+, not PK)

  2. Ready or Not: All American Girl #2 by Meg Cabot (published for 8th to 9th, not PK to 7th)

  3. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (published for 7th to 9th, not PK to 6th)

  4. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (published for 8th to 9th, not PK to 7th)

  5. What on Earth Is a Pangolin? by Edward Ricciuti (published for 2nd to 4th, not PK to 1st)

Hutchison Beach Elementary School (K to 5th) – 2 Books

  1. Ban This Book by Alan Gratz

  2. Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang

J.R. Arnold High School (9th to 12th) – 12 Books

  1. All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

  2. American Street by Ibi Zoboi

  3. Dear Martin by Nic Stone

  4. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

  5. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (published as an adult novel)

  6. Furyborn: Empirium Trilogy #1 by Claire Legrand

  7. Gossip Girl: Gossip Girl #1 by Cecily von Ziegesar (published for 10th to 12th, not 9th)

  8. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds

  9. Danse Macabre by Stephen King (published as an adult novel)

  10. Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse by Shane Burcaw (published for 10th to 12th, not 9th)

  11. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

  12. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Jinks Middle School (6th to 8th) – 14 Books

  1. Both Can Be True: A Heartfelt Exploration of Gender Fluidity, Courage, and Acceptance Through Unlikely Friendships by Jules Machias

  2. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (published as an adult novel)

  3. Friends Forever: Real Friends #3 by Shannon Hale

  4. Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

  5. Grace and Glory: Harbinger #3 by Jennifer L. Armentrout (published as an adult novel)

  6. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (published for 9th to 12th, not 6th to 8th)

  7. Hold Me Closer: Will Grayson, Will Grayson #2 by David Levithan (published for 9th to 12th, not 6th to 8th)

  8. Insect by Laurence Mound

  9. My Hero Academia: #5 by Kohei Horikoshi (published for 7th to 8th, not 6th)

  10. Pumpkin: Dumplin’ #3 by Julie Murphy (published for 8th to 9th, not 6th to 7th)

  11. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds (published for 7th grade, not 6th)

  12. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (published for 7th to 9th, not 6th)

  13. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (published for 8th to 9th, not 6th to 7th)

  14. Tower of Dawn: Throne of Glass #6 by Sarah J. Maas (published as an adult novel)

Margaret K. Lewis in Millville (PK to 12th) – 2 Books

  1. Christian the Hugging Lion by Justin Richardson

  2. Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang

Merriam Cherry Street Elementary (PK to 5th) – 1 Book
  1. Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang
Mowat Middle School (6th to 8th) – 5 Books

  1. Dear Martin by Nic Stone (published for 9th to 12th, not 6th to 8th)

  2. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (published as an adult novel)

  3. Friends Forever: Real Friends #3 by Shannon Hale

  4. Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

  5. My Hero Academia: #5 by Kohei Horikoshi (published for 7th to 9th, not 6th)

New Horizons Learning Center (6th to 12th) – 2 Books

  1. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (published as an adult novel)

  2. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Oscar Patterson Academy (PK to 4th) – 1 Book
  1. Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
Rosenwald High School (PK, 6th to 12th) – 3 Books

  1. Dear Martin by Nic Stone

  2. My Hero Academia: #5 by Kohei Horikoshi (published for 7th to 9th, not 6th)

  3. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (published for 8th to 9th, not PK, 6th to 7th)

Rutherford High School (6th to 12th) – 6 Books

  1. All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

  2. Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

  3. Dear Martin by Nic Stone

  4. Danse Macabre by Stephen King (published as an adult novel)

  5. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

  6. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Surfside Middle School (K to 3rd, 6th to 12th) – 2 Books

  1. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (published as an adult novel)

  2. Insect by Laurence Mound

Tyndall Academy (PK to 8th) – 4 Books

  1. Christian the Hugging Lion by Justin Richardson

  2. Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang

  3. Friends Forever: Real Friends #3 by Shannon Hale (published for K+, not PK)

  4. Unicorn on a Roll: Phoebe and Her Unicorn #2 by Dana Simpson (published for 2nd to 6th, not PK to 1st)

Waller Elementary School (PK to 5th) – 1 Book
  1. Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang

West Bay Elementary School (PK to 5th) – 1 Book
  1. Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang





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