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Books That Only Got One Sequel

For whatever reason, these books were popular enough for the authors (or their successors) to create a sequel (or spin-off, or prequel), but they didn't go any further. Was it better to leave well-enough alone or do these sequels add more to the story?
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
2
Roald Dahl
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
3
David Wong
This Book Is Full of Spiders (David Wong)
This Book Is Full of Spiders
4
David Wong
The Book of the Phoenix (Nnedi Okorafor)
The Book of the Phoenix
5
Nnedi Okorafor
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
6
Nnedi Okorafor
Slide (Jill Hathaway)
Slide
7
Jill Hathaway
Imposter (Jill Hathaway)
Imposter
8
Jill Hathaway
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
9
Louis Sachar
Small Steps (Louis Sachar)
Small Steps
10
Louis Sachar
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
11
Lauren Weisberger
Revenge Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
Revenge Wears Prada
12
Lauren Weisberger
Collide (Gail Mchugh)
Collide
13
Gail Mchugh
Pulse (Gail Mchugh)
Pulse
14
Gail Mchugh
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
15
Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
16
Shameless (Lisa Renee Jones)
Shameless
17
Lisa Renee Jones
Provocative (Lisa Renee Jones)
Provocative
18
Lisa Renee Jones
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
19
Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom (Leigh Bardugo)
Crooked Kingdom
20
Leigh Bardugo
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
21
Gayle Forman
Where She Went (Gayle Forman)
Where She Went
22
Gayle Forman
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol I
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol I
23
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol II
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol II
24
101 Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
101 Dalmatians
25
Dodie Smith
The Starlight Barking
The Starlight Barking
26
Skinnybones (Barbara Park)
Skinnybones
27
Barbara Park
Almost Starring Skinnybones (Barbara Park)
Almost Starring Skinnybones
28
Barbara Park
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
29
Joseph Heller
Closing Time
Closing Time
30
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
31
John Milton
Paradise Regained
Paradise Regained
32
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
33
Margaret Mitchell
Scarlett (Alexandra Ripley)
Scarlett
34
Alexandra Ripley
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
35
Rudyard Kipling
The Second Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Second Jungle Book
36
Rudyard Kipling
Just One Day (Gayle Forman)
Just One Day
37
Gayle Forman
Just One Year (Gayle Forman)
Just One Year
38
Gayle Forman
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
39
Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
40
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