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Title: The Bad Beginning Author: Lemony Snicket Genre: Humor Pages: 162 Pages Grade level: 6-7 Published in: 1999


 *  The Bad Beginning Summary **

This story is about three kids that have lost their parents in a house fire. The eldest of the three children is Violet. She is a very smart girl who loves to make inventions. The middle child is Klaus. He reads all the time and has a very wide vocabulary. The youngest of the Baudelaire children is a new born baby named Sunny and she loves to bite anything that she can get her hands on.

This story is about the three Baudelaire children and how they’re put into the hands of a man named Count Olaf whenever their parents pass away. Except count Olaf is not a very good guardian to the children. And soon makes a plot to get the fortune the Baudelaire parents left their kids. When Count Olaf’s plan to get the Baudelaire’s fortune starts to work the Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. Have to try to stop him.


 *  Book Review **

My opinion of the book is that it’s pretty boring up until the end. I liked how each one of the children had such a different personality from each other, but it all helps them in the end. I also liked the way that the author described everything because you can really have a visual of what’s happening in the book.

Even though the book was very good I wouldn’t recommend the book unless you would be dedicated to reading the entire series. The book is more of a start to adventures rather than a book about adventures. That is why I wouldn’t recommend it to people who are not dedicated to reading the entire series of books. More books about Lemony Snicket are The Vile Village, The Grim Grotto, Carnivorous Carnival, and much more.

By: Emily Malik :)