Book
The Bad Beginning / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Brett Helquist.
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. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. Imagine tales so terrible that as many as fifty million innocents have been ruined by them-tales so indelibly horrid that the New York Times bestseller list has been unable to rid itself of them for seven years. Now imagine if this scourge suddenly became available in a shameful new edition so sensational, so irresistible, so riddled with lurid new pictures that even a common urchin would wish for it. Who among us would be safe? -- Publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060283124
- ISBN: 0064407667
- ISBN: 9780064407663
- Physical Description: 162 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
- Edition: 1st edition.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 1010L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader MG 6.4 4 4 41281 Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.1 7 Quiz: 20828 Guided reading level: V. |
| Awards Note: | Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee, 2001. Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Nominee, 2003. Audies Finalist Child, 2005. |
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| Subject: | Orphans > Juvenile fiction. Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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Available copies
- 8 of 9 copies available at Potter-Tioga Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Oswayo Valley Memorial Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswayo Valley Memorial Library | JF SNI (Text)
Memorial:
In memory of Constance C. Perry by Bob & Sharon Iantorno
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30723000086430 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
