Instructional Materials And School-Based Media

Students with Books

The Okaloosa County School District adopts instructional materials for specific courses within a selected subject area on a rotating basis. The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) publishes specifications for course materials and standards. Detailed information is available on the FLDOE website.

ADOPTED TEXTBOOKS FOR CORE COURSES

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY SCHOOL SITE

LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

School Board Policy #03-03: Operational Policies for Okaloosa District School Media Centers

School Board Policy #03-05: Procedure for Handling Criticism of Library Books or Educational Material

Specific Material Objection Form MIS 6124

Okaloosa County School District is conducting an internal District review of some of its library books whose content might be questionable due to age appropriateness as defined by Section 1006.40 (3)(d), Florida Statutes, and HB 1069 as of July 1, 2023.

Books being reviewed will show an "Available" status in the library media center circulation database. However, they will not be available for check out.

The following books are under internal review:

LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER COLLECTIONS

All materials available in the media center at any school site can be found below:

Okaloosa County School-Based Media Center Collection 

Title

Author

Status

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Maas, Sarah J.

Removed from all libraries.

A Court of Wings and Ruin

Maas, Sarah J.

Removed from all libraries.

After

Efaw, Amy

Awaiting Review

Beetle & the Hollowbones

Layne, Aliza

Awaiting Review

Beloved

Morrison, Toni

Awaiting Review

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

Kuklin, Susan

Awaiting Review

Boy2girl

Blacker, Terence

Awaiting Review

Clockwork Princess

Clare, Cassandra

Awaiting Review

Crank

Hopkins, Ellen

Awaiting Review

Damsel

Arnold, Elana K.

Awaiting Review

Darius the Great Deserves Better

Khorram, Adib

Awaiting Review

Defy Me

Mafi, Tahereh

Awaiting Review

Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda

Stassen, Jean-Philippe

Awaiting Review

Dime

Frank, E.R.

Awaiting Review

Drama

Telgemeier, Raina

In Process

Eleanor & Park

Rowell, Rainbow

Awaiting Review

Empire of Storms

Maas, Sarah J.

Awaiting Review

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Foer, Jonathan

Awaiting Review

Fable

Young, Adrienne

Awaiting Review

Fade

McMann, Lisa

Awaiting Review

Fallout

Hopkins, Ellen

Awaiting Review

Fangirl: A Novel

Rowell, Rainbow

Awaiting Review

Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything

Lockhart, E.

Awaiting Review

Forever

Blume, Judy

Awaiting Review

Girl Made of Stars

Blake, Ashley Herring

Awaiting Review

Go Ask Alice

Anonymous

Awaiting Review

Graceling

Cashore, Kristin

Awaiting Review

Grit

French, Gillian

Awaiting Review

Hate Crimes in America

Abramovitz, Melissa

Awaiting Review

Heir of Fire

Maas, Sarah J.

Awaiting Review

Heroine

McGinnis, Mindy

Awaiting Review

Identical

Hopkins, Ellen

Awaiting Review

Ignite Me; Book 3

Mafi, Tahereh

Awaiting Review

Impulse

Hopkins, Ellen

Awaiting Review

It: A Novel

King, Stephen

Awaiting Review

Jesus Land: A Memoir

Scheeres, Julia

Removed from all libraries.

Killing Mr. Griffin

Duncan, Lois

Awaiting Review

Lady Midnight

Clare, Cassandra

Awaiting Review

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

Green, John, Johnson, Maureen, and Myracle, Lauren

Awaiting Review

Looking for Alaska

Green, John

Awaiting Review

Lucky

Sebold, Alice

Removed from all libraries.

Lush

Friend, Natasha

Awaiting Review

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Andrews, Jesse

Awaiting Review

Monday's Not Coming

Jackson, Tiffany D.

Awaiting Review

More Happy Than Not

Silvera, Adam

Awaiting Review

Nineteen Minutes

Picoult, Jodi

Removed from all libraries.

Outlander

Gabaldon, Diana

Removed from all libraries.

Ramona Blue

Murphy, Julie

Awaiting Review

Real Live Boyfriends

Lockhart, E.

Awaiting Review

Red Hood

Arnold, Elana K.

Removed from all libraries.

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

Knisley, Lucy

Removed from all libraries.

Shatter Me; Book 1

Mafi, Tahereh

Awaiting Review

Simon vs. the Homo sapiens agenda

Albertalli, Becky

Awaiting Review

Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death

North, Ryan

Awaiting Review

Sold

McCormick, Patricia

Awaiting Review

Stealing Heaven

Spencer, Elizabeth

Awaiting Review

Storm and Fury

Armentrout, Jennifer L.

Awaiting Review

The 57 Bus

Slater, Dashka

Awaiting Review

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Alexie, Sherman

In Process

The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

Stein, Garth

Awaiting Review

The Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas

Maas, Sarah J.

Awaiting Review

The Black Flamingo

Atta, Dean

Awaiting Review

The Carnival at Bray

Foley, Jessie Ann

Awaiting Review

The Family Book

Parr, Todd

Awaiting Review

The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island

Levy, Dana Alison

Awaiting Review

The Hate u Give

Thomas, Angie

In Process

The Haters

Andrews, Jesse

Awaiting Review

The House of the Spirits

Allende, Isabel

Awaiting Review

The House on Mango Street

Cisneros, Sandra

Awaiting Review

The Kite Runner

Hosseini, Khaled

Awaiting Review

The Longest Ride

Sparks, Nicholas

High School Only

The Magic Fish

Trung, Le Nguyen

Awaiting Review

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

Blake, Ashley Herring

Awaiting Review

The Nowhere Girls

Reed, Amy Lynn

Awaiting Review

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Chbosky, Stephen

Awaiting Review

The Poet X: A Novel

Acevedo, Elizabeth

Awaiting Review

The Truth About Alice

Mathieu, Jennifer

Awaiting Review

The Upside of Unrequited

Albertalli, Becky

Awaiting Review

The Witch Boy

Ostertag, Molly Knox

Awaiting Review

Thirteen Reasons Why

Asher, Jay

Awaiting Review

Throne of Glass

Maas, Sarah J.

Awaiting Review

Tilt

Hopkins, Ellen

Removed from all libraries.

Tower of Dawn

Maas, Sarah J.

Awaiting Review

Tricks

Hopkins, Ellen

Removed from all libraries.

Twisted

Anderson, Laurie Halse

Awaiting Review

Two Boys Kissing

Levithan, David

Awaiting Review

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy

Acho, Emmanuel

Awaiting Review

Unite Me; Book 2: Destroy Me and Fracture Me

Mafi, Tahereh

Awaiting Review

Unravel me

Mafi, Tahereh

Awaiting Review

Vanishing Acts

Picoult, Jodi

Awaiting Review

Water for Elephants: A Novel

Gruen, Sara

Removed from all libraries.

We are the Ants

Hutchinson, Shaun David

Awaiting Review

What Girls Are Made Of

Arnold, Elana K.

Removed from all libraries.

Where I End & You Begin

Norton, Preston

Awaiting Review

Zahra's Paradise

Amir

Removed from all libraries.

INSTRUCTIONAL NOVEL PROCEDURES

Outside approval request forms with parent permission slip 1090 A, 1090 B, and 1090 C. These can also be found at http://forms.okaloosaschools.com/.