Chapter One with HPL

A fantastic tale about a girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a tiny dragon. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Workman Publishing Co. Click here to see this book in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Alex is the most powerful bruja in her witchy family, but she hates magic. When she casts a curse on herself to make her magic disappear it backfires and she must travel to Los Lagos, the land between, to rescue those she loves. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Sourcebooks Fire. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Eleven-year-old Jenae doesn't have any friends—and she's just fine with that. She's so good at being invisible in school, it's almost like she has a superpower, like her idol, Astrid Dane. Then a new student shows up at school—a boy named Aubrey with fiery red hair and a smile that won't quit. Jenae can't figure out why he keeps popping up everywhere she goes. The more she tries to push him away, the more he seems determined to be her friend. When the two are paired up for a class debate about the proposed name change for their school, Jenae knows this new friendship has an expiration date. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recording made with permission of Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

In this reimagining of the Snow White fairytale, Lorelai is an exiled princess who is being pursued by a magic-wielding prince serving as the personal huntsman for evil queen Irina, who has charged him with bringing her Lorelai's heart. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of Amulet Books, an imprint for ABRAMS. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

To catch her father's killer, eighteen-year-old Marguerite Caine's must travel into different dimensions and versions of herself. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Twelve-year-old Coyote and her father rush to Poplin Springs, Washington, in their old school bus to save a memory box buried in a park that will soon be demolished. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

History meets fantasy! In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Brittany, seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where she learns that the god of Death has blessed her with dangerous gifts--and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

From a young age Loma travels across fifteenth-century Spain with her grandfather who has the ear of the King and Queen and uses his influence to keep fellow Jews safe. But as she grows Loma begins to realize that helping her people may mean sacrificing her own dreams. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recording made with permission of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

This Stonewall Book Award Winning title follows Amanda, the new girl in school who has a secret and is determined not to get close to anyone. But when she falls for Grant, she wants to tell him everything about herself; including that at her old school she used to be Andrew. Can she trust Grant? Will sharing her true self cost her everything? This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Flatiron, an imprint of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.