Bibliograph

The bad beginning, by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by Brett Helquist

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The bad beginning, by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by Brett Helquist

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The bad beginning

Responsibility statement

by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by Brett Helquist

Series statement

A series of unfortunate events, book the first

Summary

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In The Bad Beginning, the siblings encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast

Target audience

pre adolescent

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