27 Best fiction books like Needle and Thread by David Pinckney

Cover of Needle and Thread by David Pinckney

Needle and Thread

By: David Pinckney

3.83

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Choosing between living the life you want and living the life you're “supposed to have” is not alwa…

If you liked the fiction plot in Needle and Thread by David Pinckney , here is a list of 27 books like this:

1. Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir

By: Liz Prince

3.86

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

Growing up, Liz Prince wasn't a girly girl, dressing in pink tutus or playing pretty princess like … read more

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2. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Ying's Hungry Ghost book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs

3. Ghost Roast

By: Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossib… read more

Similar categories in Shawnelle Gibbs's Ghost Roast book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
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4. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
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5. If You'll Have Me

By: Eunnie

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more

Similar categories in Eunnie's If You'll Have Me book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni

6. Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

By: Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Archie Bongiovanni, the comics artist behind the award-winning hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/T… read more

Similar categories in Archie Bongiovanni's Mimosa: A Graphic Novel book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth

8. Twelfth Grade Night

By: Molly Horton Booth

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The course of true love never did run smooth . . . and neither does high school in this new graphic… read more

Similar categories in Molly Horton Booth's Twelfth Grade Night book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Coven: A Graphic Novel by Jennifer Dugan

9. Coven: A Graphic Novel

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.74

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Emsy has always lived in sunny California, and she'd much rather spend her days surfing with her fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Coven: A Graphic Novel book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod

10. Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

By: Jadzia Axelrod

4.10

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is abo… read more

Similar categories in Jadzia Axelrod's Galaxy: The Prettiest Star book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Northranger by Rey Terciero

11. Northranger

By: Rey Terciero

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Rey Terciero's Northranger book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You weren't wrong about me being a killer. But the only person I've ever tried to kill is myself."

-Rey Terciero, Northranger

Cover of The Well by Jake Wyatt

12. The Well

By: Jake Wyatt

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A fantasy graphic novel about Lizzy, a girl who gets cursed by a wishing well, and her adventure to… read more

Similar categories in Jake Wyatt's The Well book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
"You don't become wealthy unless you care about money. And you don't stop caring about money just because you're rich."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"People like to say that hard work makes you rich. That isn't true. But if you like the work, and it keeps you and yours fed and warm, it can make you happy."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Did you think a wishing well would be full of noble feelings? A wish is pure desire, Lizzy. You're old enough to know that people seldom want what's good for them. Or anyone else, for that matter."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Courage is doing what is right and necessary, regardless of peril. Your parents were brave. Your grandmother was brave. Endangering yourself or others for the sake of wealth? Risking lives for a chan…"

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

Cover of The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashley Robin Franklin

13. The Hills of Estrella Roja

By: Ashley Robin Franklin

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In this delightfully creepy and unapologetically queer horror romp of a graphic novel, sometimes dr… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Robin Franklin's The Hills of Estrella Roja book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

14. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
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15. Banned Book Club

By: Kim Hyun Sook

3.97

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her … read more

Similar categories in Kim Hyun Sook's Banned Book Club book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
"In times like this, no act is apolitical."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"Everyone has a right to the truth. But I don't owe you mine."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"But you can learn a lot about history by figuring out what people wanted to hide."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"But if they're going to keep calling us communists, we might as well learn what that means!"

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

Cover of Hide: The Graphic Novel by Kiersten White

16. Hide: The Graphic Novel

By: Kiersten White

3.75

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition in an abandoned amusement park comes to life in this graphi… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Hide: The Graphic Novel book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Paper Planes by Jennie Wood

17. Paper Planes

By: Jennie Wood

3.66

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

After a life altering incident, Dylan and Leighton are sent to a summer camp for troubled youth. Ca… read more

Similar categories in Jennie Wood's Paper Planes book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

18. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Mall Goth by Kate Leth

19. Mall Goth

By: Kate Leth

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me gets a Y2K twist in this coming-of-age young adult graphic nov… read more

Similar categories in Kate Leth's Mall Goth book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Oh mall... at least you're always here for me"

-Kate Leth, Mall Goth

Cover of Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica  Walton

20. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson

21. The Daughters of Ys

By: M.T. Anderson

3.84

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

An Atlantis-like city from Celtic legend is the setting of this mythical graphic novel fantasy re-i… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

22. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Living With Viola by Rosena Fung

23. Living With Viola

By: Rosena Fung

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel from a debut creator is an exploration of mental health, cultural differences, a… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Living With Viola book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron

24. The Sea in You

By: Jessi Sheron

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

15-year-old Corinth was just trying to clean up the beach; she never expected to meet a mermaid, le… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Sheron's The Sea in You book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel by Liz Braswell

25. Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel

By: Liz Braswell

3.77

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? Discover a new side of The Little Mermaid in this darkly r… read more

Similar categories in Liz Braswell's Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

26. The Greatest Thing

By: Sarah Winifred Searle

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Slip by Marika McCoola

27. Slip

By: Marika McCoola

3.54

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more

Similar categories in Marika McCoola's Slip book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Fly by Night by Tara O'Connor

28. Fly by Night

By: Tara O'Connor

3.58

Format: None pages, None

Fly by Night tells the story of Dee, who suspects a magical creature may be responsible for her sis… read more

Similar categories in Tara O'Connor's Fly by Night book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley

29. My Last Summer with Cass

By: Mark Crilley

3.79

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A coming-of-age YA graphic novel about two childhood friends at a crossroads in their lives and art… read more

Similar categories in Mark Crilley's My Last Summer with Cass book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • art
  • teen
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Unretouchable by Sofia Szamosi

30. Unretouchable

By: Sofia Szamosi

3.74

Format: None pages, None

Olive is spending the summer before art school at a coveted internship, helping one of the fashion … read more

Similar categories in Sofia Szamosi's Unretouchable book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • art
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Needle and Thread by David Pinckney

31. Needle and Thread

By: David Pinckney

3.83

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Choosing between living the life you want and living the life you're “supposed to have” is not alwa… read more

Similar categories in David Pinckney's Needle and Thread book and David Pinckney's Needle and Thread

  • high school
  • art
  • teen
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

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Victoria Ying

4.01

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