"The Genius Files", a five-book series by Dan Gutman about 12-almost-13-year-old gifted twins, and their adventures with a secret government agency (under the oblivious noses of their professorial parents).

https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Files-Mission-Unstoppable/dp/0061827665

And Lemony Snicket is also on our list for the immediate future.

...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...