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Books like Scarily Ever Laughter: 9 series to read next

Scarily Ever Laughter is fairy tale retelling, about coming of age, set in our world and contemporary, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Scarily Ever Laughter is 3 books, 2013–2016.

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Charlie (Roald Dahl)
Bod Owens
Magic Shop
Alcatraz Smedry
The Creature from My Closet
Samuel Johnson
Freddy Lupin
Wayside School
The Enchanted Files

Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

seriesRoald Dahl6 books1964

Fantasy, whimsical and funny in tone, about coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monster's Ring →

Alcatraz SmedrySeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson6 books2007

Start with Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians →

The Creature from My ClosetSeries

seriesObert Skye6 books2011

Humor and fantasy, whimsical and funny in tone, about friendship, set in our world and contemporary.

“Twelve-year-old underachiever Rob has better things to do than read.”
from the catalogue description of Wonkenstein

Start with Wonkenstein →

Samuel JohnsonSeries

seriesJohn Connolly3 books2009

Adventurous in tone, about demons.

“The comic horror trilogy continues through Hell's Bells and The Creeps.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gates →

Freddy LupinSeries

seriesJayne Lyons3 books2008

Lighthearted in tone.

“At the time of his first transformation, a young werewolf of noble and proud ancestry is driven from his pack when, instead of turning into a fierce wolf, he changes into a little black poodle.”
from the catalogue description of 100% Wolf

Start with 100% Wolf →

Wayside SchoolSeries

seriesLouis Sachar4 books1978

Start with Sideways Stories from Wayside School →

The Enchanted FilesSeries

seriesBruce Coville3 books2015

Fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“In a story presented through diary entries and creative documents, Angus the magical brownie inherits a particularly messy human to look after and resolves to break the curse that binds them together.”
from the catalogue description of Diary of a Mad Brownie

Start with Diary of a Mad Brownie →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Scarily Ever Laughter?: Charlie (Roald Dahl) — the closest match to Scarily Ever Laughter on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Scarily Ever Laughter?: Cinderskella. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Scarily Ever Laughter.
How big is Scarily Ever Laughter?: Scarily Ever Laughter is 3 books, 2013–2016.

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