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A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning
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A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning Paperback - 2007

by Lemony Snicket; Brett Helquist (Illustrator)

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The first tale of the Baudelaire orphans is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe. One might say they are magnets for misfortune.

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In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.

Are you made fainthearted by death? Does fire unnerve you? Is a villain something that might crop up in future nightmares of yours? Are you thrilled by nefarious plots? Is cold porridge upsetting to you? Vicious threats? Hooks? Uncomfortable clothing?

It is likely that your answers will reveal A Series of Unfortunate Events to be ill-suited for your personal use. A librarian, bookseller, or acquaintance should be able to suggest books more appropriate for your fragile temperament. But to the rarest of readers we say, "Proceed, but cautiously."

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  • Title A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning
  • Author Lemony Snicket; Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins, New York, New York
  • Publication date 2007-05-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9780061146305 / 0061146307
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.5 in (19.05 x 12.95 x 1.27 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1010
  • Themes
    • Holiday: Halloween
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Humorous stories
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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