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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning
by Lemony SnicketThe Baudelaire siblings have just become orphans and find their lives greatly changed. Despite the misadventures that befall these interesting, intelligent, resourceful children, you can trust that the engaging narrator will make their story—suspenseful and alarming as it is—a true delight.
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The beleagered siblings encounter a greedy and repulsive villian, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridge for breakfast!
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room
by Lemony Snicket and Brett HelquistThe Baudelaire siblings have just become orphans and find their lives greatly changed. Despite the misadventures that befall these interesting, intelligent, resourceful children, you can trust that the engaging narrator will make their story—suspenseful and alarming as it is—a true delight.
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Paperback Book | Grades 3-5
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The Bad Beginning
Author: Lemony Snicket
Illustrator: Brett Helquist
Series: Series of Unfortunate Events (Book #1)
Interest Level:
6-8
Lexile Framework:
1010
Grade Level Equivalent:
6.1
Guided Reading Level:
V
Age:
11-13
Genre:
Adventure, Comedy and Humor, Series
Subject:
Adoption and Foster Care, Siblings, Ingenuity
Free Teaching Resource: Reading Response Trifold (PDF)
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.
It's a good thing that Violet Baudelaire has a real knack for inventing things. When misery comes to call, the right invention at the right time can mean everything. It's also fortunate that her brother, Klaus, has read lots of books and knows many important things, like how to tell an alligator from a crocodile and who killed Julius Caesar. When everything that can possibly go wrong does, a small fact can be vital. It's lucky, too, that Sunny Baudelaire, the youngest sibling, likes to bite things. Even though she is an infant, and scarcely larger than a boot, she has four very big and sharp teeth. When trouble comes along, sharp teeth can save the day. But most of all, it is good fortune that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are as sturdy and resilient as they are, for ahead of these three children lies a seemingly infinite series of unfortunate events.
While at the beach, three likeable yet unlucky children receive terrible news and more trouble than they ever expected. While it's true that the events that unfold in Lemony Snicket's novels are bleak, and things never turn out as you'd hope, these delightful, funny, linguistically playful books are reminiscent of Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens and Edward Gorey.
