Read-alikes and related books

Books like The Magic Circle

24 books recommended for fans of The Magic Circle by Donna Jo Napoli, tied together by themes of Adaptations, Values & Virtues, Fairy Tales & Folklore, and Fantasy & Magic.

Adaptations Values & Virtues Fairy Tales & Folklore Fantasy & Magic Social Themes Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to The Magic Circle

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Twisted Fairy Tales Think You Know These Classic Tales? Guess Again! — Stewart Ross

Twisted Fairy Tales Think You Know These Classic Tales? Guess Again!

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Glass: a Cinderella Tale — Kathryn Lasky

Glass: a Cinderella Tale

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

The Wizard of Oz — Fabrizio

The Wizard of Oz

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Switched — Jen Calonita

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Resurrection of the Phoenix’s Grace (Book Four) Phoenix Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy with Phoenixes — LRW Lee

Resurrection of the Phoenix’s Grace (Book Four) Phoenix Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy with Phoenixes

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears — James Dean

Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Gold! — David Shannon

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Maybe A Mindfulness Tale — Bushel & Peck Books

Maybe A Mindfulness Tale

Bushel & Peck Books

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Alice Nizzy Nazzy — Tony Johnston

Alice Nizzy Nazzy

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

The Rough-Face Girl — Rafe Martin

The Rough-Face Girl

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Caperucita Roja. Un cuento sobre la autoestima / Little Red Riding Hood. A story about self-esteem Libros para niños en español — Helen Anderton

Caperucita Roja. Un cuento sobre la autoestima / Little Red Riding Hood. A story about self-esteem Libros para niños en español

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

I Can Be a Princess 12 Board Books — PI Kids

I Can Be a Princess 12 Board Books

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Natalie Portman’s Fables — Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman’s Fables

Natalie Portman

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Hansel and Gretel — Stephen King

Hansel and Gretel

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Better Together, Cinderella — Ashley Franklin

Better Together, Cinderella

Ashley Franklin

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

A Taste of Honey Kamala Outsmarts the Seven Thieves; A Circle Round Book — Rebecca Sheir

A Taste of Honey Kamala Outsmarts the Seven Thieves; A Circle Round Book

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

Hombre Que No Sabía Mentir — Joe Hayes

Hombre Que No Sabía Mentir

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot! — Scott Magoon

The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot!

Themes: Adaptations • Values & Virtues • Fairy Tales & Folklore

The School for Good and Evil #4: Quests for Glory — Soman Chainani

The School for Good and Evil #4: Quests for Glory

Themes: Adaptations • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

Forest Born — Shannon Hale

Themes: Adaptations • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

The School for Good and Evil: Movie Tie-In Edition Now a Netflix Originals Movie — Soman Chainani

The School for Good and Evil: Movie Tie-In Edition Now a Netflix Originals Movie

Themes: Adaptations • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

Seven Ways Through the Woods — Jenn Reese

Seven Ways Through the Woods

Themes: Adaptations • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

Heckedy Peg — Audrey Wood

Themes: Adaptations • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. II — Diana Wynne Jones

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. II

Diana Wynne Jones

Themes: Adaptations • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

If The Magic Circle by Donna Jo Napoli is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Adaptations, Values & Virtues, Fairy Tales & Folklore and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Stewart Ross, Kathryn Lasky, Fabrizio, Jen Calonita, and others.

More by Donna Jo Napoli

The Bravest Thing — Donna Jo Napoli

The Bravest Thing

Donna Jo Napoli

Fire in the Hills — Donna Jo Napoli

Fire in the Hills

Donna Jo Napoli

April Flowers (Spring Special) — Donna Jo Napoli

April Flowers (Spring Special)

Donna Jo Napoli

Dark Shimmer — Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli

A Single Pearl — Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli

Daughter of Venice — Donna Jo Napoli

Daughter of Venice

Donna Jo Napoli

Explore more

More by Donna Jo Napoli More books tagged Adaptations Explore Values & Virtues

An informational database of English-language books