Name: The Bad Beginning

Author: Lemony Snicket
Year: 1999
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Young adult, Humor, Award winners, Fantasy, Children, Mystery, Adventure

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ISBNs:
9780061146305
9780439206471
0061146307
0439206472		 Dear Reader,

I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands 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. From the very first page of this book when the children are at the beach and receive terrible news, continuing on through the entire story, disaster lurks at their heels. One might say they are magnets for misfortune.

In this short book alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridge for breakfast.

It is my sad duty to write down these unpleasant tales, but there is nothing stopping you from putting this book down at once and reading something happy, if you prefer that sort of thing.

With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
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"The Beatrice Letters"
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"The Penultimate Peril"
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"The Grim Grotto"
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"The Slippery Slope"
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"The Carnivorous Carnival"
First published in 2002
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"The Ersatz Elevator"
First published in 2001
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"The Vile Village"
First published in 2001
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"The Hostile Hospital"
First published in 2001
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"The Wide Window"
First published in 2000
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"The Miserable Mill"
First published in 2000
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"The Austere Academy"
First published in 2000
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"The Reptile Room"
First published in 1999
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The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket
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