-The Spiderwick Chronicles-

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

Kirkus Age Range: 10-12

Fans of The Spiderwick Chronicles will enjoy this story of another clever and brave sibling trio. When Violet, Klaus, and Sunny receive news that their parents have died in a fire, they are immediately shipped off to live with their distant relative, the villainous Count Olaf. After struggling through his mistreatment and ill care, the siblings quickly learn that Olaf is only after their inheritance. The Bad Beginning is just the first of many books chronicling the adventures of the Baudelaire orphans. The siblings soon find themselves in a wide range of curious and unfortunate places, from the home of a world renowned herpetologist to the freak show at a carnival, all the while working to foil Count Olaf’s evil plan at every twist and turn.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Kirkus Age Range: 9-14

Meg Murray has three younger siblings, but she is closest with her little brother, Charles Wallace, who is wise beyond his years. One stormy night, when it is far past bedtime, a curious stranger comes to call. The two siblings, along with their friend Calvin, quickly find themselves swept up on an adventure to save Meg and Charles’ missing father.  As in The Spiderwick Chronicles, it is an adventure which often extends beyond the reaches of space and time, a struggle against a dangerous threat that is most certainly not human.

The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley

Kirkus Age Range: 11-14

Readers of The Spiderwick Chronicles will surely enjoy this supernatural adventure featuring an undaunted sibling team. After two difficult years in foster care, Sabrina and her little sister Daphne are sent to live with their Granny Relda. There is one problem though. Granny Relda is supposed to be dead! At least, that is what their parents told them, before they disappeared. Now Sabrina and Daphne must work to solve a mystery in a town that isn’t at all what it seems, all while deciding whether or not to trust the kind but curious woman who claims to be their grandmother. If you enjoy The Fairy-Tale Detectives be sure to check out the rest of the Sisters Grimm series!

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Kirkus Age Range: Not adults!

If strange new creatures and the exploration of an old home are what excited you about The Spiderwick Chronicles, then this is the book for you. During World War II, four siblings are sent to the countryside in order to escape the violence that threatens their city. While there, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy stumble upon the entrance to a whole new world, unlike our own, but facing its own evils. The siblings quickly get swept up into a struggle to save this magical place, Narnia, from the evil queen that reigns over it.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

Kirkus Age Range: Unlisted

When Claudia Kincaid runs away from home, she asks her little brother, Jamie, to come along. He agrees and the two go to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After a week of a crafty existence, hiding out in the museum, the two siblings stumble upon an exciting art mystery. Will they be able to solve it? Will they ever return home? And who is this Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler? This novel will definitely appeal to those readers of The Spiderwick Chronicles who enjoyed a mystery solved by a sibling team.