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The Bad Beginning

Lemony Snicket

1999142 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1999
first published
  • 1999HarperCollins · 162 pages · ENGISBN 9780064407663
  • 2000Thorndike Press · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9780786229741
  • 2001Egmont Books · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9781405208673
  • 2007HarperTrophy · 142 pages · ENGISBN 9780061146305
  • 2010Egmont · 162 pages · ENGISBN 9781405249539
  • 1999HarperCollins Publishers · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9780060283124
  • 2004HarperKidsEntertainment · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9780060755898
  • 2003HarperCollins · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780060518288

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.

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFamily
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