Chapter One with HPL

Thirteen-year-old Lydia's life is turned upside down when she moves to her Aunt Brat's farm after her mother's death. Aunt Brat, her wife, and their elderly live-in landlord do their best to make Lydia feel welcome but she still doesn't feel like she has a place in her new life. Matters are made worse when her aunt rescues a big yellow dog - wasn't one stray enough? This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recording made with permission of Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library's catalog.

Sera Lighthaven has always been curious, a trait that sets her apart from the rest of the Cerulean who live in the City Above the Sky. When Sera is selected as the sacrifice to restore the magic of the tether that connects the City to the planet below, Sera begins to question everything she's been taught and everything she believes in. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen and imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

The Unteachables are the misfits of the school and have been relegated to room 117 with the most burned-out teacher in the school, Mr. Kermit (whose attitude is worse than his students!) - what could go wrong? 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.

Bone Gap is a town where things go missing. So no one is overly surprised when Roza disappears but Finn knows this time is different. He knows Roza was kidnapped by someone dangerous. Someone he saw, but whose face he can't remember... 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 and imprint of Harper Collins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Luke is the third child - the one who can't exist according to the Population Police, so he has been in hiding his entire life - he's never attended school, or met anyone outside his family. When he spies a girl's face in a neighboring house, a house where he knows two other children live, his life will never be the same. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recording made with permission of Simon & Schuster. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Best friends Miel and Sam are different (Miel has roses growing from her wrist and Sam decorates the town's trees with paintings of the moon) but they're fixtures of the small town they call home. When the Bonner sisters, rumored to be witches fixate on Miel and her roses their very existence is imperiled. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of St Martin's Griffin, an imprint of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen", Breadcrumbs follows Hazel in her quest to save her best friend who disappeared into the woods with a mysterious woman made of ice. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Tula was one the most outspoken abolitionists in 19th century Cuba - a dangerous position to hold. This novel in verse explores her fight against injustice both in society and in her personal life. 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.

It's 1951 and Pete Collison thinks he's just a regular kid from a regular family. That is until FBI agents show up at the front door accusing Pete's father of being a Communist. Is it true? This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recording is made with permission of Algonquin Young Readers. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

What would have happened to Ebenezer Scrooge if he hadn't mended his ways? Mean girl Holly Chase finds out the hard way! This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.