Donna Jo Napoli Books
The magic circle
After learning sorcery to become a healer, a good-hearted woman is turned into a witch by evil spirits and she fights their power until her encounter with Hansel and Gretel years later.
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Shark Shock: 9
Eleven-year-old Adam finds it easier to cope with some of his worries when he regains his ability to talk with his freckles and when he makes friends with a blind boy during the family's vacation a...
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The Bravest Thing
When her pet rabbit's newborn babies die, her doctor tells her that she may have scoliosis, and her aunt is diagnosed with cancer, ten-year-old Laurel feels constantly reminded of the mortality of...
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Stones in water
After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theater along with other Italian boys including his Jewish friend, Roberto is forced to work in Germany, escapes into the Ukrainian winter, b...
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Shelley shock
Adam consults his talking freckles again after the new girl in middle school joins the boys soccer team.
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Rocky
By Donna Jo Napoli, Marie Kane
Rocky the dog has a difficult life when he first moves into a house with five cats.
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Three days
When her father suddenly dies while on a business trip leaving her alone on an Italian highway, eleven-year-old Jackie worries what will happen when she is picked up by two men with unknown motives.
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Gracie, The Pixie of the Puddle
When she realizes that her friend Jimmy can change from frog to human and back again with aid of a magic ring, Gracie the frog tries to find a way to persuade him to remain a frog permanently.
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