Staff Picks

The Little Friend

By Donna Tartt

Harriet Dusfresnes is a child in Mississippi, haunted by the murder of her brother when she was just a baby. He was found hanging from a tree in their backyard. His killer was never identified, nor did the family ever recover.

I absolutely loved this book! It’s richly detailed, with complex and interesting characters. One warning though: Don’t start reading this book with any expectations. Just let it draw you in and transport you to another place and time.

Recommended by Edda
West Kendall Regional

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

By John Green and David Levithan

When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.

Recommended by Ricci
Main Library

The Mixed‑Up Rooster

By Pamela Duncan Edwards

Ned the rooster is fired from his job because he cannot wake up in the morning, but he restores his reputation after discovering his usefulness as a night bird.

Recommended by Ana
West Kendall Regional

Mouse Guard, Fall 1152

By David Petersen

The adventures of three mice, Saxon, Kenzie and Lieam, as they patrol borders and strive to make safeways to keep the mouse territories free from predators.

This is a wonderful story. It's mice… as protectors.

Recommended by Nancy
Miami Lakes Branch

The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century

By Ian Mortimer

A time machine has just transported you back to the fourteenth century. What do you see? How do you dress? Where will you stay? How do you earn a living and how much are you paid? What sort of food will you be offered by a peasant or a monk or a lord? This is not your typical look at a historical period. This radical new approach shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. All facets of the everyday lives of serf, merchant, and aristocrat in this fascinating period are revealed, from the horrors of the plague and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and medieval haute couture.

Recommended by Jean
Doral Branch

A Light in the Attic

By Shel Silverstein

Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel.

Recommended by Mercy
South Dade Regional

Extra Yarn

By Mac Barnett

With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.

Recommended by Leonard
Kendall Branch

Black Beauty

By Anna Sewell

A horse in nineteenth‑century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

It is a classic children's story ideal for those who love horses.

Recommended by Alan
South Dade Regional