books like harry potter

Sat Jun 14 02:46:56 UTC 2008

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wrote:
>
> I know that there could be no comparison but I was wondering if
> there are any good books that were close to being like Harry
> Potter or any good books along those lines. Thanks in Advance
> 
> bathbaby18
>

The Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Event books have a similar 
style as Harry Potter and they mix in tragedy with humor as well. 