If You Like Coraline

100 Cupboards 100 Cupboards / Nathan Wilson

After his parents are kidnapped, timid twelve-year-old Henry York leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds.  Series.

The Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 1 The Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 1 / Lemony Snicket

After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.  Series.

A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Drowned Maiden's Hair / Laura Amy Schlitz

At the Barbary Asylum for Female Orphans, eleven-year-old Maud is adopted by three spinster sisters moonlighting as mediums who take her home and reveal to her the role she will play in their seances.

The Field Guide: The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 1 The Field Guide: The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 1 / Tony DiTerlizzi

When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.  Series.

The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book / Neil Gaiman

Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.

Inkheart Inkheart / Cornelia Funke

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.  Series.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Invention of Hugo Cabret / Brian Selznick

When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach / Roald Dahl

A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Chronicles of Narnia Book 2 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Chronicles of Narnia Book 2 / C. S. Lewis

Four English school children enter the magic land of Narnia through the back of a wardrobe and assist Aslan, the golden lion, in defeating the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.  Series.

Matilda Matilda / Roald Dahl

Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.

Midnight for Charlie Bone: Children of the Red King Book 1 Midnight for Charlie Bone: Children of the Red King Book 1 / Jenny Nimmo

Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking.  Series.

The Robe of Skulls: Tale from the Five Kingdoms Book 1 The Robe of Skulls: Tale from the Five Kingdoms Book 1 / Vivian French

The sorceress Lady Lamorna has her heart set on a very expensive new robe, and she will stop at nothing--including kidnapping and black magic--to get the money to pay for it.  Series.

Strange Birds Strange Birds / Judith Gilliland

With her parents lost at sea, eleven-year-old Anna finds comfort in a tree with magical properties which suddenly becomes home to some amazing creatures who may need her help.

Tuck Everlasting Tuck Everlasting / Natalie Babbit

The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing older.

The Witches The Witches / Roald Dahl

A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.

The Wolves in the Walls The Wolves in the Walls / Neil Gaiman

Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of her house, although others in her family disagree, and when the wolves come out, the adventure begins.

A Wrinkle in Time A Wrinkle in Time / Madeleine L'Engle

Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.  Series.