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The Night Circus: Magic for Your Classroom Bookshelves

February 23, 2020

It’s rare to find a book that feels like a real-life experience, but that is the perfect description for Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus. Not only does the book contain dueling, Victorian magicians, but Morgenstern’s details and descriptions make it feel like you are right there with them. This novel is not just a passive reading experience–The Night Circus is truly a magical experience to add to your classroom bookshelves. 

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What Drew Me To The Night Circus

I received The Night Circus as a Christmas gift, but it had been on my wishlist for a long time. Now, I know it will be an excellent addition to my classroom bookshelves.  

For the sake of transparency, you have to understand that everything about this book–magic, circuses, victorian clothing–is my jam.(I’ve worked at a renaissance faire for the last fifteen years, and that’s basically as close as you can come nowadays to a traveling Victorian circus.)

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The book is as beautiful as the writing itself!

I was probably destined to love this book regardless of its narrative style. 

Morgenstern’s writing, however, delivers all of those elements perfectly. Her descriptions feel luxurious–you can touch every swatch of velvet, taste every drop of liqueur-filled chocolate, and feel the scratch of stiffened lace. ⁠

Without being long and dreary, her writing lingers over every scent, sound, and feeling. You want to savor every scene.

Reading this book feels like stepping into an incredibly vivid dream. 

What Makes The Night Circus “Lit”?

The story follows two magicians, Celia Bowen and Marco Alisdair. Their guardians raise each according to different schools of magical philosophy, hoping to prepare their wards for competition against one another.

It is not until Celia and Marco reach adulthood that this competition begins. At the behest of Celia’s trainer and father, the competition takes place in a public arena: a traveling circus. 

Turn by turn, Celia and Marco use the circus to exhibit their own magical prowess, while simultaneously attempting to keep the real magic a secret from awestruck audiences.  

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Second-person vignettes make the reader feel like he or she is walking into the circus! The Night Circus is truly a novel for your classroom bookshelves!

 Yet, as they compete against one another, they come to highly regard each other’s skills. Their relationship becomes less adversarial and grows into a partnership as they work together to create a unique and wonderful experience for circus-goers. 

The romance in this novel is a delightfully slow burn.

The affection that blooms between Marco and Celia feels real–stemming from almost-professional regard to kinship, before becoming full-blown desire.

Yet, I think the real draw here is the circus. Morgenstern interrupts the narrative with second person vignettes that speak to the reader directly. In these short scenes, she describes to the reader the experience that he or she is having at the circus. 

It creates the effect of actually being in the Night Circus yourself. 

Not only do readers get the backstage pass, but they get to have all the fun of actually attending the Night Circus, too. 

When you add this to your classroom bookshelves, you’ll be providing students with a delightful escape.

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Who’s the Ideal Reader for The Night Circus?

The Night Circus needs to be on your classroom bookshelves for all those dreamy students. 

You know the ones–they might be quietly sketching during your lectures or reading and journaling if they finish early. Your magic-obsessed fantasy-lovers will get a kick out of this book.

If you have any students that enjoy historical fiction, this might be a great book to transition them into a new genre.

There are so many rich, historical details woven into the story, that students who romanticize the past could also fall in love with it.

This book is a joy to read, but it’s short and it’s pretty close to being on-grade level for high schoolers.

It might not, then, be a great book to recommend struggling students or reluctant readers, unless you know they’re interested enough to overcome any reading challenges. 

I would highly recommend putting this one on display and book talking it. It’s the kind of book that through its language or cover will immediately attract its perfect audience. You won’t have to “sell” it too hard to get it in the hands of the right readers. 

The Night Circus: Magic for Your Classroom Bookshelves

THE NIGHT CIRCUS: THE FACTS

Title: The Night Circus

Author: Erin Morgenstern

Lexile: 950

Genre: Fantasy

Setting: Victorian England–occasionally another country or in the circus itself

Main Character: Celia Bowen and Marco Alisdair, two young magicians trained from early childhood

Page Numbers: 516

Similar Recommendations:

Children of Blood and Bone is a great read if you love in-depth world creation and epic fantasy.

Carry On is another fantasy, but far less serious than The Night Circus and with an LGBTQ romance instead!

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To me, they're especially satisfying when they come through at night because it means I literally made money while sleeping! 😴⁣
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Want some of these emails for yourself? 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼!⁣
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#itslitteaching ⁣
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I suck at drinking water.⁣ ⁣ It seems really s I suck at drinking water.⁣
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It seems really stupid that I am so bad at doing something that is essential to my most basic survival, but I just can't guys...⁣
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𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗺𝗲. I spend an absurd amount of money on sugar-free flavor syrups, Nuuns, Propel and Crystal Light mix-ins, everything I can find to not have to drink plain, boring water.⁣
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So my fiance @zionthelyon bought me this water bottle for Christmas. ⁣
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I won't say that one product has magically cured me of my chronic dehydration, but the obvious, in-my-face reminder that my body needs freakin' water is helping. ⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄 2021 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻? 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆! 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!⁣
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#itslitteaching ⁣
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I LOVE reading journals and workbooks. ⁣ ⁣ (We I LOVE reading journals and workbooks. ⁣
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(Well, you know, when we're actually allowed to touch school materials.)⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀. I don't know if it's because they're just so excited for something different or because it feels like something they can own and take pride in. ⁣
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👉 Either way, anything that engages my students is worth the extra work for me!⁣
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But you don't have to do the work of creating a 40-page workbook because I've already done it for you! 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗧𝗣𝗧 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟!⁣
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In fact, I recently bundled all of my teaching resources--included my reading journals--for The Hate U Give, Dear Martin, and All American Boys into ONE epic literature circles unit. ⁣
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𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝗿-𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄!⁣
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#itslitteaching #knowjusticeknowpeace #socialjusticeeducation ⁣
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