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Houston Family Book List -- September 2012

Submitted by Mallorie Colvin on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 2:21pm

HCPL's Book Bites column appears monthly in Houston Family Magazine.  Each column features suggested books for toddlers through teens.  Get the new list every month in the magazine, available at all of our branches.  Previous columns.

Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Houston Family Book List -- August 2012

Submitted by Mallorie Colvin on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 10:54am

HCPL's Book Bites column appears monthly in Houston Family Magazine.  Each column features suggested books for toddlers through teens.  Get the new list every month in the magazine, available at all of our branches.  Previous columns.

Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

The Amazing Read: Summer Reading Challenge, Week 6

Submitted by Mallorie Colvin on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 9:37am

I've spent the last couple of weeks watching the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, so when I saw last week's challenge to read about a competition, tennis was an obvious choice.  I ended up reading Andre Agassi's autobiography Open.  As someone who has never been particularly athletic, I was fascinated to read about his intense training as well as everything he gave up to reach greatness.

I could just as easily have read the same book for this week's challenge: read about someone you find intriguing.  You could read about a favorite celebrity, athlete, politician, or historical figure.  Are you fascinated by hobbits?  You could read The Lord of the Rings trilogy.  This week I will be reading Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Houston local Jenny Lawson.  What will you be reading?

Houston Family Book List -- July 2012

Submitted by Mallorie Colvin on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 2:00pm

HCPL's Book Bites column appears monthly in Houston Family Magazine.  Each column features suggested books for toddlers through teens.  Get the new list every month in the magazine, available at all of our branches.  Previous columns.

Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Follow us on Twitter!

Submitted by Mallorie Colvin on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 10:26am

Exciting news!  We have a brand new Twitter especially for teens!  Follow us at @HCPLTeens to find out what's going on at the library, teen book news, and updates from your favorite authors.  If you prefer Facebook, you can get all of our updates there, too!  Just click here and like us.

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