MPPL Staff Picks

Looking for a new favorite? Try one of these books selected by Mount Pleasant Public Library staff!

Updated March 17, 2026
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The looking glass : a novel
Evans, Richard Paul.
Paper Book
An ex-minister, sometime gambler, and fugitive from justice, Hunter Bell comes to the aid of Quaye MacGandley, a beautiful young Irish woman, abused and abandoned by a brutal husband, and together these two lost and wounded people find a way to bring healing to each other.
Bridge to Terabithia
Paterson, Katherine.
Paper Book
Cooked : a natural history of transformation
Pollan, Michael.
Paper Book
Michael Pollan, the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, Food Rules, and How to Change Your Mind, explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen in Cooked.  Cooked is now a Netflix...
Beneath a scarlet sky
Sullivan, Mark T.
Paper Book
Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland. Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage and...

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