The Giver!

The Discworld series. I would recommend some of the Night Watch books, such as Night Watch, The Fifth Elephant, Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, etc. If you don't like those stories, they have the Rincewind series, Colour of Magic, Te Light Fantastic, Eric, Sorcery, and my favorite, Interesting Times. Reaper Man is also a good stand alone. It's about Death trying out a different job.

If you like Stephen King, I recommend Needful Things and Salem' Lot, which are my two favorite Stephen King novels. For something shorter, you could try Cujo or Christine.