5 must-read juvenile books like Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun by Hilary McKay

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Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

By: Hilary McKay

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Hilary McKay reimagines your favorite fairy tales with humorous and heartfelt …

If you liked the juvenile plot in Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun by Hilary McKay , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Girl Games

By: Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams

3.61

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The first-ever standalone superspecial in the Goddess Girls series--let the games begin! Athena, Me… read more

Similar categories in Joan Holub's The Girl Games book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • retellings
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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2. The Inside Story (The Sisters Grimm, #8)

By: Michael Buckley , Peter Ferguson

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After the shocking ending of The Everafter War, this book picks up with Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck s… read more

Similar categories in Michael Buckley's The Inside Story (The Sisters Grimm, #8) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy

3. Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist (Emily Windsnap, #3)

By: Sarah Gibb , Liz Kessler

3.49

Format: 182 pages, Hardcover

Dive in! The latest fin-tastic tale about a feisty half-mermaid introduces a mysterious boy who sha… read more

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4. Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep (Emily Windsnap, #2)

By: Sarah Gibb , Liz Kessler

3.49

Format: 182 pages,

An island set in a glittering blue sea. White sand, palm trees. A secret place where humans and mer… read more

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5. Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret (Emily Windsnap, #4)

By: Liz Kessler

3.87

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Emily is delighted when her family returns to Brightport. But their attempts to follow Neptune's or… read more

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6. Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella (Tyme, #2)

By: Megan Morrison

5.00

Format: 646 pages, Hardcover

Ella Coach has one wish: revolution. Her mother died working in a sweatshop, and Ella wants every l… read more

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7. Book of Enchantments

By: Patricia C. Wrede

4.02

Format: 982 pages, Paperback

This witty and charming collection of ten short fantasies includes a story, set in the Enchanted Fo… read more

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8. Surviving the Applewhites (Applewhites, #1)

By: Stephanie S. Tolan

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Will anyone take on Jake Semple? Jake Semple is notorious. Rumor has it he burned down his old scho… read more

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9. Pandora the Curious (Goddess Girls, #9)

By: Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams

3.87

Format: 515 pages, Hardcover

Is Pandora about to open up a box of trouble? One of the few mortals at Mount Olympus Academy, Pand… read more

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10. Frogkisser!

By: Garth Nix

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The last thing she needs is a prince. The first thing she needs is some magic. Poor Princess Anya. … read more

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11. Hooky Volume 3 (Hooky, #3)

By: Míriam Bonastre Tur

4.66

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling, heartfelt finale to the New York Times bestselling Hooky series, based on the belove… read more

Similar categories in Míriam Bonastre Tur's Hooky Volume 3 (Hooky, #3) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"DONT YOU DARE BURY A CORPSE UNDER THIS BRIDGE"

-Míriam Bonastre Tur, Hooky Volume 3 (Hooky, #3)

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12. Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches

By: Kate Scelsa

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A witchy, atmospheric lesbian contemporary romance set in Salem—from the acclaimed author of Fans o… read more

Similar categories in Kate Scelsa's Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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13. Treacle Walker

By: Alan Garner

3.13

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth and folklore and an exploration of the fluidity of time… read more

Similar categories in Alan Garner's Treacle Walker book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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14. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Poisoned

By: Jennifer Donnelly

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, a girl named Sophie rode into the forest with the queen's huntsman. Her lips were… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Donnelly's Poisoned book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Kindness is many things,"

-Jennifer Donnelly, Poisoned

"There is nothing more dangerous than kindness."

-Jennifer Donnelly, Poisoned

"A powerful king has taken my heart, she thought. But a penniless boy has stolen it."

-Jennifer Donnelly, Poisoned

"Venom can be drawn from flesh, but poisoned words lodge deep in our hearts, where no antidote can reach."

-Jennifer Donnelly, Poisoned

Cover of The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) by Hannah  Gold

16. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

By: Hannah Gold

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

17. 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 Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1) by Lindsay A. Franklin

18. The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1)

By: Lindsay A. Franklin

4.11

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

Selling stories is a deadly business Tanwen doesn’t just tell stories—she weaves them into cryst… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay A. Franklin's The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Art has a way of revealing truth."

-Lindsay A. Franklin, The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1)

"Being in love... well, that's the biggest kind of brave there is." "Why's that?" "Because you have to be strong enough to get your heart broken every day."

-Lindsay A. Franklin, The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1)

"Most people’s lives were stories with mysterious endings. Mine was a story with a beginning I could never make sense of. It was like fifty different unrelated strands I couldn’t weave into a solid cr…"

-Lindsay A. Franklin, The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1)

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19. Beasts and Beauty

By: Soman Chainani

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

You think you know these stories, don’t you? You are wrong. You don’t know them at all. Tw… read more

Similar categories in Soman Chainani's Beasts and Beauty book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Goodness is no weapon against the possessed."

-Soman Chainani, Beasts and Beauty

"Get too used to glorious sunsets and it is easy to blame the sun for stealing the clouds' glory--but withhold the sun and there is nothing to see."

-Soman Chainani, Beasts and Beauty

"No one looked like her, which she'd thought didn't matter, since skin shouldn't matter. Who cares if others judged her for it? Those who saw her only for her skin were themselves blind."

-Soman Chainani, Beasts and Beauty

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20. Amil and the After

By: Veera Hiranandani

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after hardship, Amil and the After is a companio… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's Amil and the After book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1) by Michelle Harrison

21. A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1)

By: Michelle Harrison

4.07

Format: 368 pages, ebook

A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters--adventurous Betty, curious Charlie, and pr… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Harrison's A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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22. The Land of Roar

By: Jenny McLachlan

4.07

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Everyone remembers their secret imaginary world...but what if you discovered that yours was real? … read more

Similar categories in Jenny McLachlan's The Land of Roar book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. 재혼 황후 2 [Jaehon Hwangho 2] (The Remarried Empress, Vol. 2)

By: Alphatart

4.42

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

“도망 노예가 레이디 대우를 다받고?” 라스타, 로테슈 자작과 마주치다! 자신이 노예로 있던 곳의 영주인 로테슈 자작과 마주친 라스타. 자작은 라스타가 황제의 총애를 받고… read more

Similar categories in Alphatart's 재혼 황후 2 [Jaehon Hwangho 2] (The Remarried Empress, Vol. 2) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1) by Jen Calonita

24. Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

By: Jen Calonita

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series from Jen Calonita, set in the world of Fairy Tale Reform School! Not everyone bo… read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You back up princess. This isn't a job for you. It is if you keep screwing up! I pull the sword out of his hand."

-Jen Calonita, Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

"Jacques let's go of my arm and slowly steps away from me. He can sense a teakettle about to whistle when he sees one."

-Jen Calonita, Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

"Do either of you like...dragons The girl with the ribbon lights up like a firefly. I've always wanted to meet a dragon! Bingo!"

-Jen Calonita, Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

"I jump up from a sound sleep to Milo's voice. POP! POP!POP! Suddenly confetti rains down on the room, fluttering around and getting stuck in my surprised, open mouth."

-Jen Calonita, Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

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25. Amber and Clay

By: Laura Amy Schlitz

4.13

Format: 527 pages, Hardcover

The Newbery Medal–winning author of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! gives readers a virtuoso performanc… read more

Similar categories in Laura Amy Schlitz's Amber and Clay book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion 2 (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion #2) by Whale

26. Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion 2 (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion #2)

By: Whale

4.43

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

As the new fiancée of Duke Noah Wynknight, Raeliana McMillan appears to be living the dream. In tru… read more

Similar categories in Whale's Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion 2 (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion #2) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz

27. The Dark Lord Clementine

By: Sarah Jean Horwitz

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The new face of big evil is a little . . . small.   Dastardly deeds aren’t exactly the first things… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Jean Horwitz's The Dark Lord Clementine book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"Clementine stopped herself from rushing forward to stop him from toppling off the fence rail. Boys seemed to have their own magical powers when it came to posing about in precarious positions."

-Sarah Jean Horwitz, The Dark Lord Clementine

Cover of A Darkening of Dragons (Songs of Magic, #1) by S.A. Patrick

28. A Darkening of Dragons (Songs of Magic, #1)

By: S.A. Patrick

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Three accidental heroes encounter one legendary villain in an epic dragon-filled adventure just rig… read more

Similar categories in S.A. Patrick's A Darkening of Dragons (Songs of Magic, #1) book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • retellings
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden by Ivy Noelle Weir

29. The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden

By: Ivy Noelle Weir

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Unknown Binding

The Secret Garden with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, this full-color graphi… read more

Similar categories in Ivy Noelle Weir's The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

By: Hilary McKay

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Hilary McKay reimagines your favorite fairy tales with humorous and heartfelt … read more

Similar categories in Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun book and Hilary McKay's Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-spun

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile

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