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Banned Books

(Don't) Call Me Crazy (Don't) Call Me Crazy 1922 1922 1984: The Graphic Novel 1984: The Graphic Novel 21 Proms 21 Proms 34 Pieces of You 34 Pieces of You 37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) 37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) 9 Days and 9 Nights 9 Days and 9 Nights 99 Days 99 Days A Bad Kitty Christmas A Bad Kitty Christmas A Bend in the Road A Bend in the Road A Clash of Kings A Clash of Kings A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange A Curse of Roses A Curse of Roses A Feast for Crows A Feast for Crows A Girl Like That A Girl Like That A Good Girl's Guide to Murder A Good Girl's Guide to Murder A Good Idea A Good Idea A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories A Great and Terrible Beauty A Great and Terrible Beauty A Heart in a Body in the World A Heart in a Body in the World A Perfect Blank A Perfect Blank A Question of Holmes A Question of Holmes A Song Only I Can Hear A Song Only I Can Hear A Spark of Light A Spark of Light A Study in Charlotte A Study in Charlotte A Swift Pure Cry A Swift Pure Cry A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns A Yellow Raft in Blue Water A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Abandon Abandon Across the Universe Across the Universe Adventures with Waffles Adventures with Waffles After the Game After the Game Afterworlds Afterworlds Against the Tide Against the Tide Alex, Approximately Alex, Approximately All Eyes on Her All Eyes on Her All for One All for One All My Rage All My Rage All the Pretty Horses All the Pretty Horses All the Pretty Things All the Pretty Things All's Faire in Middle School All's Faire in Middle School Altered Altered An Abundance of Katherines An Abundance of Katherines Anger Is a Gift Anger Is a Gift Annexed Annexed Antisocial Antisocial Anya's Ghost Anya's Ghost

About Clay County School District

Clay County School District serves Clay County, Florida, a suburban and rural county in Northeast Florida located between Jacksonville and Gainesville. The district’s administrative headquarters are in Green Cove Springs, and it enrolls approximately 38,000 students across more than 40 schools. Clay County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Florida, with rapid residential development concentrated in the communities of Fleming Island, Orange Park, and Middleburg in the northern part of the county. The district has grown consistently over the past two decades as Jacksonville commuters have moved south across the county line.

Clay County is one of the most politically conservative counties in Florida, and the school board has historically aligned with conservative approaches to curriculum and library materials. The district operates Fleming Island High School, Clay High School, Ridgeview High School, and Oakleaf High School, among others.

Books in Schools

Clay County School District was among the Florida districts that implemented House Bill 1467 most aggressively following its enactment in March 2022. Under the law’s requirement that all school library books be reviewed by a certified media specialist before students could access them, Clay County removed hundreds of titles from circulation. Removed books included contemporary young adult fiction, works addressing LGBTQ+ themes, books about race and American history, and health education materials.

PEN America and other tracking organizations documented Clay County as one of the top districts nationally for book removals in the 2022–24 school years. The district also received complaints from parent advocacy groups targeting specific titles, many of which were subsequently restricted or reviewed under formal challenge procedures. The combination of HB 1467 compliance removals and individual title challenges produced a cumulative removal count that ranked among the highest in the state.

This district's book removals have drawn news coverage — see reporting from WUSF for more.