Small Towns Books

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Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt, #1) Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.72 — 22,280 ratings — published 2011
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,939,004 ratings — published 1960
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Beartown (Beartown, #1) Beartown (Beartown, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.29 — 613,691 ratings — published 2016
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Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.86 — 270,751 ratings — published 2008
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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.56 — 45,661 ratings — published 2013
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.28 — 328,345 ratings — published 1987
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Us Against You (Beartown, #2) Us Against You (Beartown, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.37 — 264,097 ratings — published 2017
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,236,545 ratings — published 2006
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,358,661 ratings — published 2005
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It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.90 — 721,290 ratings — published 2021
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 9 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,667,296 ratings — published 2018
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Sadie Sadie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.03 — 131,226 ratings — published 2018
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.04 — 362,676 ratings — published 2014
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Bone Gap Bone Gap (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.80 — 30,563 ratings — published 2015
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.90 — 287,065 ratings — published 2005
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The Casual Vacancy The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.31 — 337,762 ratings — published 2012
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The Serpent King The Serpent King (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.15 — 22,761 ratings — published 2016
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Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.07 — 108,442 ratings — published 2007
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Empire Falls Empire Falls (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.95 — 126,442 ratings — published 2001
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Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1) Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,081,378 ratings — published 2022
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,804,636 ratings — published 2019
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Well Met (Well Met, #1) Well Met (Well Met, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.82 — 77,704 ratings — published 2019
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Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1) Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.16 — 684,713 ratings — published 2014
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The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1) The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.36 — 575,156 ratings — published 2023
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Year of Wonders Year of Wonders (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.01 — 176,379 ratings — published 2001
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All the Sinners Bleed All the Sinners Bleed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.20 — 125,611 ratings — published 2023
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Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1) Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.01 — 685,650 ratings — published 2022
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,291,304 ratings — published 2022
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Juniper Hill (The Edens, #2) Juniper Hill (The Edens, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.12 — 127,567 ratings — published 2022
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Indigo Ridge (The Edens, #1) Indigo Ridge (The Edens, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.12 — 131,683 ratings — published 2021
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Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,322,361 ratings — published 2017
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The Night Swim (Rachel Krall, #1) The Night Swim (Rachel Krall, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.02 — 122,988 ratings — published 2020
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Two Can Keep a Secret Two Can Keep a Secret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.91 — 173,681 ratings — published 2019
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The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.06 — 268,990 ratings — published 2016
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’Salem’s Lot ’Salem’s Lot (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.10 — 665,929 ratings — published 1975
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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.05 — 404,039 ratings — published 2012
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Ordinary Grace Ordinary Grace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.27 — 197,251 ratings — published 2013
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The Silver Star The Silver Star (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.76 — 73,492 ratings — published 2013
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Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor, #1) Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.91 — 35,517 ratings — published 2010
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.99 — 120,212 ratings — published 1940
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.90 — 145,717 ratings — published 2010
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.05 — 285,834 ratings — published 2007
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Winesburg, Ohio Winesburg, Ohio (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.84 — 37,168 ratings — published 1919
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All the Colors of the Dark All the Colors of the Dark (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.24 — 469,896 ratings — published 2024
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Funny Story Funny Story (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,316,330 ratings — published 2024
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Things We Left Behind (Knockemout, #3) Things We Left Behind (Knockemout, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.39 — 422,361 ratings — published 2023
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Midnight Is the Darkest Hour Midnight Is the Darkest Hour (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.43 — 30,320 ratings — published 2023
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Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1) Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.25 — 878,956 ratings — published 2022
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Lovelight Farms (Lovelight, #1) Lovelight Farms (Lovelight, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as small-towns)
avg rating 3.80 — 178,105 ratings — published 2021
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Heartless (Chestnut Springs, #2) Heartless (Chestnut Springs, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as small-towns)
avg rating 4.36 — 579,614 ratings — published 2022
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Jane Flett
“To admit you want. It’s very dangerous to live in a small town and want. It’s like building a garden of tiny flowers on a racecourse. Stick a head too high and be tramped to dirt.”
Jane Flett, Freakslaw

“What saves me is people. Strangers. Old women. Shopkeepers. Young lovers and milkmen doing their rounds and window cleaners with ladders fixed on top of their vans. Individuals oblivious to one another and yet, in a way, they act like insurance. An invisible web. Nothing too bad will happen on the street of a small town like this because people are everywhere. If something heinous occurs, then it's likely to be short-lived. Terrible acts are more difficult to conceal in a place like this. Someone will eventually step in or call the police. Horrors can still take place, but people look after people even though they might never think of it that way.”
Will Dean, The Last Thing to Burn

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