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Recommended Readings for If You Liked "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
A House Called Awful End by Philip Ardagh
When both Eddie Dicken's parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow, it's agreed he should go and stay with relatives at their house, Awful End. Unfortunately for Eddie, those relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even-Madder Aunt Maud. (The Eddie Dickens Trilogy, Book 1) J ARD
Circle of Doom by Tim Kennemore
Thirteen-year-old Lizzie uses ingredients both ordinary and not so ordinary to make a series of magic potions, to the growing astonishment of her younger brothers. J KEN
Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson
The lives of three youngsters are changed forever when they are kidnapped by aging sisters who need help caring for their many magical creatures on a remote island. J IBB
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng
Molly Moon has spent her entire life in a miserable orphanage run by the hairy, snaggletoothed Miss Adderson. But when she finds a mysterious book, Molly discovers an extraordinary talent -- she can hypnotize anyone! J BYN
Pure Dead Magic by Debi Gliori
In Scottish castle StregaSchloss, the three Borgia children (12-year-old Titus, 10-year-old Pandora and a 14-month-old girl, Damp) find their family in crisis: their father has disappeared, their heartbroken mother is busy at witchcraft school, and the pet mythical beasts that live in the dungeon are growing restless. J GLI
Seven Spiders Spinning by Gregory Maguire
Seven prehistoric spiders that had been trapped in ice for thousands of years bring excitement to rural Vermont and briefly unite two rival clubs at a local elementary school. J MAG
Spring-Heeled Jack by Philip Pullman
After three children make their escape from a London orphanage, they experience a series of misadventures while trying to be reunited with their father. J PUL
The Anybodies by Julianna Baggott
After learning that she is not the biological daughter of boring Mr. and Mrs. Drudger, Fern embarks on magical adventures with her real father where things aren’t always what they seem. J BAG
The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences. (Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1) J DIT
The Pepins and Their Problems by Polly Horvath
The reader is invited to help solve the Pepin family's unique problems, which include having a cow who creates lemonade rather than milk and dealing with their unusual family and neighbors. J HOR
