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Small Book Big PunchSmall Book Big Punch<div class="ExternalClass6A94986EC0894D40A323F02FA6FA51F4"><h3>​Celebrating the tiny but mighty, this list contains our suggestions for powerful books that are short and sweet.​<br></h3></div>

 

 

 

 

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Breakfast at Tiffany'sBreakfast at Tiffany'sTruman Capote4034040Book067960085X (acid-free paper)https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Breakfast%20at%20Tiffany%27s&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Truman%20Capote&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=1&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=2
Convenience Store WomanConvenience Store WomanSayaka Murata5112478Book9780802128256https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Convenience%20Store%20Woman&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Sayaka%20Murata&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=11
Giovanni’s RoomGiovanni’s RoomJames Baldwin3733841Book0440328810 (pbk.)https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Giovanni%e2%80%99s%20Room&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=James%20Baldwin&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=23
Goodbye, VitaminGoodbye, VitaminRachel Khong4813095Book9781250109163https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Goodbye,%20Vitamin&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=Rachel%20Khong&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=1
NightNightElie Wiesel 3747668Book0030554624https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Night&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Elie%20Wiesel&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=9
NightbitchNightbitchRachel Yoder6335396Book9780385546812https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Nightbitch&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Rachel%20Yoder&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=20
No One Is Talking About ThisNo One Is Talking About ThisPatricia Lockwood6181211Book9780593189580https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=No%20One%20Is%20Talking%20About%20This&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Patricia%20Lockwood&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=15
Pizza GirlPizza GirlJean Kyoung Frazier5951350Book9780385545723https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Pizza%20Girl&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Jean%20Kyoung%20Frazier&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=21
Red at the BoneRed at the BoneJacqueline Woodson5797610Book9780525535270https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Red%20at%20the%20Bone&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Jacqueline%20Woodson&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=16
SiddharthaSiddharthaHermann Hesse5111088Book0142437182https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=Siddhartha&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Hermann%20Hesse&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=1&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=7
The AlchemistThe AlchemistPaulo Coelho4083327Book9780062315007https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Alchemist&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Paulo%20Coelho&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=36
The Bell JarThe Bell JarSylvia Plath4015431Book9780060837020https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Bell%20Jar&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Sylvia%20Plath&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=26
The Great GatsbyThe Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald4471735Book9780743273565https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Great%20Gatsby&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=F.%20Scott%20Fitzgerald&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=40
The House on Mango StreetThe House on Mango StreetSandra Cisneros3529494Book0679734775 (pbk.)https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20House%20on%20Mango%20Street&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=Sandra%20Cisneros&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=2
The Little PrinceThe Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupéry4484716Book9780544656499https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Little%20Prince&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=ANTOINE%20DE%20SAINT-EXUP%c3%89RY&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=24
The MetamorphosisThe MetamorphosisFranz Kafka4300840Book9780812985146 (pbk.)https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Metamorphosis&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Franz%20Kafka&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=14
The Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway6509623Book9781476787848https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Old%20Man%20and%20the%20Sea&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Ernest%20Hemingway&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=10
The StrangerThe StrangerAlbert Camus4035836Book0679720200 (pbk.)https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Stranger&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Albert%20Camus&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=42
The SwimmersThe SwimmersJulie Otsuka6597529Book9780593230961https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Swimmers&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Julie%20Otsuka&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=35
The VegetarianThe VegetarianHan Kang4349956Book9780553448184https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=The%20Vegetarian&relation=ALL&by=KW&term2=Han%20Kang&relation2=ALL&by2=KW&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=MAT=*&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=32