If you loved Lemony Snicket’s sly, self-aware narration—where the author addresses you directly and plays with language—The Name of This Book Is Secret will feel like a treat. Pseudonymous Bosch weaves sly jokes, clever asides, and secretive warnings as Cass and Max-Ernest stumble through mysterious puzzles and dangerous secrets, reminiscent of how Snicket keeps you both entertained and on your toes.

Enjoyed the Baudelaire siblings’ teamwork and the oddball adults around them? The Westing Game introduces you to sixteen eccentric heirs, each with their own secrets and personalities, all thrown together in a high-stakes puzzle. Watching Turtle, Angela, and the rest strategize and squabble will give you the same delight as following Violet, Klaus, and Sunny’s misadventures.

If Count Olaf’s sinister schemes and the Baudelaire orphans’ constant danger intrigued you, you’ll be drawn into Coraline. Coraline Jones faces a mysterious and eerie Other Mother who, like Olaf, hides her menace behind a facade. The atmosphere is deliciously unsettling, and the perils are just as inventive and chilling.

If you liked how nothing ever goes according to plan for the Baudelaires and the story keeps throwing wild surprises—like Count Olaf’s disguises or improbable escapes—Fortunately, the Milk delivers a rapid-fire series of bizarre, hilarious twists as a father’s simple errand spirals into time travel, pirates, and aliens. It’s a delightfully unpredictable ride.

If you admired Violet’s inventions, Klaus’s research skills, and Sunny’s biting resourcefulness, you’ll love following Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance as they tackle mysterious puzzles and use their unique abilities to thwart the nefarious Mr. Curtain. The Mysterious Benedict Society puts clever kids front and center in a world where adults can’t always be trusted.