Chapter One with HPL

Twelve-year-old Latinx Zoey navigates the tricky waters of friendship and family while searching for a way to save her grandfather's bowling alley from closing.-- Provided by publisher. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of S&S Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Pulled from the streets at age twelve and trained to become one of the most powerful assassins in Sumerand, Aina Solís discovers a conspiracy that could rewrite the kingdom's history and her own future. 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 Press, an imprint of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Told in verse and using the folk hero Rosa la Bayamesa, acclaimed poet Margarita Engle gives us another gripping, breathtaking account of a tumultuous period in Cuban history. (from the publisher) This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of Square Fish, an Imprint of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Five years ago, Wren died for 178 minutes. When she awoke as a Reboot she quickly became the best in her elite crimefighting unit. Life as a Reboot is good; she's got friends and a purpose... until she's given an order she can't obey. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in Houston Public Library's catalog.

After his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel, twelve-year-old Jaime must make the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of S&S Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Growing up in a Victorian mansion in the middle of the woods with her cold, distant father, Lucy explored the dark hallways of the estate with her cousin, Margaret. They're inseparable--a family. When her aunt Penelope, the only mother she's ever known, tragically disappears while walking in the woods surrounding their estate, Lucy finds herself devastated and alone. Margaret has been spending a lot of time in the attic. She claims she can hear her dead mother's voice whispering from the walls. Emotionally shut out by her father, Lucy watches helplessly as her cousin's sanity slowly unravels. But when she begins hearing voices herself, Lucy finds herself confronting an ancient and deadly legacy that has marked the women in her family for generations. - from the publisher. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Harlequin Teen, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions. 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.

An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Read with permission of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Eighteen-year-old Muslims Adam and Zayneb meet in Doha, Qatar, during spring break and fall in love as both struggle to find a way to live their own truths. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.