Recommendations based on The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Vol. 1by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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  1. Haunted

    by Chuck Palahniuk
    A group of strangers are invited to stay in a mansion, where they are forced to confront their darkest fears.

    Each of the book's chapters contains three sections: a story chapter, which acts as a framing device for the otherwise unconnected short stories; a poem about a particular writer on the tour, its ... (Wikipedia)

  2. A Monster Calls

    by Patrick Ness
    A young boy's journey of self-discovery, coming to terms with his mother's terminal illness.

    Thirteen-year-old Conor O'Malley awakens from the same nightmare he has been experiencing for the past few months, "the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming". At seven minutes after ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Cress

    by Marissa Meyer
    A girl's fight to reclaim her identity and save her kingdom from a tyrannical queen.

    The novel begins with an introduction to Crescent "Cress" Moon Darnel, a sixteen-year-old girl living in a satellite in space that has been her prison for most of her life. She is contacted by ... (Wikipedia)

  4. A Little Life

    by Hanya Yanagihara
    A powerful tale of four friends navigating life's hardships and the devastating effects of trauma.

    The novel follows the lives of four friends in New York City from college through to middle-age. It focuses particularly on Jude, a lawyer with a mysterious past, ambiguous ethnicity, and unexplained ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Attack on Titan, Vol. 1

    by Hajime Isayama
    Humanity lives in fear of Titans, giant humanoid creatures who devour humans without reason. Eren Yeager vows to eradicate them all.

    The Desperate Battle Begins! For the past century, what's left of mankind has hidden in a giant, three-walled city, trapped in fear of the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is ... (Goodreads)

  6. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2

    by Alan Moore
    A band of extraordinary heroes unite to save the Earth from a global threat.

    On the planet Mars, John Carter and Gullivar Jones have assembled an alliance of Martian races to combat an invading race of non-Martian aliens called "Molluscs" (the aliens from H.G. Wells ', The ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Saga, Volume 1

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A young family from opposite sides of a galactic war fight to survive and protect their newborn child.

    Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Crescendo

    by Becca Fitzpatrick
    The sequel to "Hush, Hush" follows Nora as she navigates the dangerous world of fallen angels and her growing feelings for Patch.

    Nora and Patch's relationship is threatened by his refusal to tell her that he loves her and by his new fascination with Marcie. Hurt, Nora begins hanging out with her old friend Scott, whom she ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1

    by Alan Moore
    A band of Victorian-era misfits join forces to protect the British Empire.

    In 1898, one year after her encounter with Dracula , Mina Murray has divorced her husband and now works for the British government. She meets with MI5 agent Campion Bond (the grandfather of James ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Scott Pilgrim, Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour

    by Bryan Lee O'Malley
    Scott Pilgrim faces his final battle against Ramona's seventh evil ex, Gideon Graves, in a climactic showdown.

    Scott Pilgrim has faced down six of Ramona Flowers's evil exes. But now that the happy couple is no more, was it even worth it? And if Scott and Ramona aren't together, then why do the ominous ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. V for Vendetta

    by Alan Moore
    A dystopian future, where a mysterious vigilante fights for freedom and justice.

    On Guy Fawkes Night in London in 1997, a young girl goes to see her boss after curfew when she is sexually attacked by three men who are actually members of the state secret police , called "The ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Diary

    by Chuck Palahniuk
    An exploration of the depths of human depravity, exposing the darkest aspects of society.

    Diary takes the form of a "coma diary" telling the story of Misty Marie Wilmot as her husband lies senseless in a hospital after a suicide attempt. The story is not exactly told by Misty but through ... (Wikipedia)

  13. The Secret Keeper

    by Kate Morton
    A woman unravels her family's past, uncovering secrets and lies that span generations.

    During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. She spies a ... (Goodreads)

  14. Housekeeping

    by Marilynne Robinson
    A story of two sisters navigating their lives in a small town, and the matriarchal figure that unites them.

    Ruthie narrates the story of how she and her younger sister Lucille are raised by a succession of relatives in the fictional town of Fingerbone, Idaho (some details are similar to Robinson's ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Ten Things We Did

    by Sarah Mlynowski
    A teenage girl navigates the ups and downs of love, friendship, and family while keeping a big secret from her parents.

    Praised by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Myracle as “hilarious, moving and flat-out fun,” and Kirkus as a “pitch-perfect rendering…of the teen experience,” Ten Things We Did (and Probably ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. The Yellow Wall-Paper

    by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
    A woman's descent into madness due to oppressive social expectations.

    A woman and her husband rent a summer house, but what should be a restful getaway turns into a suffocating psychological battle. This chilling account of postpartum depression and a husband's ... (Goodreads)

  17. Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List

    by Rachel Cohn
    Best friends Naomi and Ely create a "No Kiss List" to avoid romantic complications, but their friendship is tested when they both fall for the same guy.

    Naomi and Ely have been best friends and neighbors in the same apartment building in New York City for years. Ely is gay, often having casual hook-ups with other guys, while Naomi is heterosexual and ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Winter

    by Marissa Meyer
    A young girl's battle to save her kingdom from the icy grip of a powerful queen.

    Due to Princess Winter's refusal to use the Lunar gift, the ability to manipulate what others see and do, she has Lunar sickness, a state of mental illness that causes occasional hallucinations. ... (Wikipedia)

  19. The Unwritten Rule

    by Elizabeth Scott
    Sarah has always followed the unwritten rule of not pursuing her best friend's boyfriend, until she can't resist.

    Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don’t like your best friend’s boyfriend. Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He’s easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems ... (Goodreads)

  20. Saga, Volume 2

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    An intergalactic adventure of two star-crossed lovers and their families.

    Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Intertwined

    by Gena Showalter
    Aden Stone has four human souls within him, each with their own unique power, and he must navigate their conflicting desires while also dealing with supernatural threats.

    There’s something about the new guy at Crossroads High… Most sixteen-year-olds have friends. Aden Stone has four human souls living inside him: One can time travel. One can raise the dead. One can ... (Goodreads)

  22. Smoke

    by Ellen Hopkins
    A novel in verse about three teens struggling with addiction, love, and loss. Their stories intertwine in unexpected ways.

    Pattyn’s father is dead. Now she’s on the run in this riveting companion to New York Times bestseller Burned , which Kirkus Reviews calls “a strong, painful, and tender piece about wresting hope from ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Two-Way Street

    by Lauren Barnholdt
    A road trip with exes Jordan and Courtney, alternating between their perspectives, reveals secrets and feelings.

    there are two sides to every breakup., This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going to the same ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. Ketchup Clouds

    by Annabel Pitcher
    A teenage girl confesses to a murder in letters to a death row inmate, revealing secrets and a forbidden love triangle.

    Secrets, romance, murder and lies: Zoe shares a terrible secret in a letter to a stranger on death row in this second novel from the author of the bestselling debut, My Sister Lives on the ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

    by Brian Selznick
    An orphaned boy's journey to unravel the secrets of a mechanical man and find his place in the world.

    In 1930s Paris, young Hugo Cabret and his father repair an automaton at the museum where his father works. When Hugo's father dies in a fire, his uncle brings him to live and work at the train ... (Wikipedia)

  26. The Ghost and the Goth

    by Stacey Kade
    A ghost and a goth form an unlikely friendship and help each other navigate high school drama and personal struggles.

    Alona Dare was the most popular girl in school, at least she was until she was hit by a bus. Returning to the scene of her death as a ghost , she expects everyone to be upset over her death, but her ... (Wikipedia)

  27. This Is How You Lose the Time War

    by Amal El-Mohtar
    Two time-traveling agents from warring factions fall in love through letters, risking everything to be together.

    Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the ... (Goodreads)

  28. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

    by Robin Sloan
    A young man's exploration of an unusual bookstore, unlocking a world of secrets.

    The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, but after a few days on the job, Clay ... (Goodreads)

  29. Carry On

    by Rainbow Rowell
    Follows two boys on their journey of magical self-discovery as they battle evil forces.

    Simon Snow is an 18 year old orphaned magician returning to Watford School of Magicks for his eighth and final year. Raised among the "Normals" (humans without magical powers) Simon was discovered as ... (Wikipedia)

  30. Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales

    by Tamora Pierce
    A collection of short stories set in the world of Tortall, featuring strong female characters and their adventures.

    Collected here for the first time are all of the tales from the land of Tortall, featuring both previously unknown characters as well as old friends. Filling some gaps of time and interest, these ... (Goodreads)