For More Unfortunate Events...
We can't imagine why you would want to read
books that are anything like THE SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.
In fact, we advise that you try one of the happy and pleasant
books on our shelves. But if you insist on trying to find more
worrisome tales of grief and distress in which mysterious, tragic
and sometimes briefly amusing things happen to otherwise normal
young children, we suggest that you start with these.
Please do not click on this link
to see the complete list
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Aiken, Joan. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase When Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage, she and cousin Sylvia go from the care of cruel Miss Slighcarp to a prison-like school for orphans. Simon and his flock of geese help them escape, but can they get past the vicious wolves to rescue Willoughby Chase? First in a series. (Juv Fic SF) |
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Bellairs, John. The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn After stumbling on a clue in the public library, Anthony Monday of Hoosac, Minnesota searches for the treasure rumored to have been hidden by a wealthy, eccentric citizen. First in a series. (Juv Fic M) |
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Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl 12-year-old Artemis is an antihero, an evil genius who captures a fairy and demands a ransom in gold. Who knew that the fairies could fight back -- with magic, technology, and the help of a really nasty troll. First in a series. (Juv Fic SF) |
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DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Field Guide. After moving to Great Aunt Lucinda's creepy old mansion, the Grace children discover an old field guide and wonder if it holds the key to the weird things that have been going on. First in a series. (Juv Fic SF) |
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Funke, Cornelia Caroline. The Thief Lord Two orphan brothers run away to Venice, where they join other street children under the protection of the Thief Lord. (Juv Fic) |
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Gliori, Debi. Pure Dead Magic The Strega-Borgia children, who live in a Scottish castle, use magic and trips through the Internet to rescue their computer geek father when he is kidnapped by the mob. The first in a series. (Juv Fic SF) |
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Pullman, Philip. Count Karlstein In the mountains of Switzerland, the wicked Count Karlstein plots to abandon his two orphaned nieces in a hunting lodge as prey for the Demon Huntsman and his ghostly hounds. (Juv Fic M) |
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Wallace, Barbara Brooks. Peppermints in the Parlor Newly-orphaned Emily is looking forward to living with her aunt and uncle in their grand old mansion in San Francisco. But Sugar Hill Hall has changed -- for the worse -- and time is running out for its inhabitants. Followed by: The Perils of Peppermints. (Juv Fic M) |
