Imagine tales so terrible that as many as fifty million innocents have been ruined by them - tales so indelibly horrid that the New York Times bestseller list has been unable to rid itself of them for seven years. Now imagine if this scourge suddenly became available in a shamefu...l new edition so sensational, so irresistible, so riddled with lurid new pictures that even a common urchin would wish for it. Who among us would be safe? Begin at the beginning - evenif it is a bad one - with the first in A Series of Unfortunate Events, now even more disposable in paperback
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| ISBN |
9780064407663 |
| Released NZ |
29 Sep 1999 |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format |
Hardback |
| Alternate Format(s) |
View All (3 other possible title(s) available)
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| Series |
Series of Unfortunate Events (part: 01) |
| Availability |
894 In stock at publisher; delivery usually 15-20 working days due to covid19 delays
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
9-12 years |
| Reading Age |
9-12 years |
| Library of Congress |
Brothers and sisters, Humorous stories, Orphans |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| Awards |
Winner of Colorado Children's Book Award (Junior Novel) 2003
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Winner of Nene Award 2003
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Short-listed for Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Child. Lit.) 2001
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Short-listed for Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (Juvenile) 2003
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| NZ Review |
Those who enjoy a little poison in their porridge will find it wicked good fun. --Kirkus Reviews Irrepressible, brave and charming. --New York Times Book Review With a cast of unforgettable characters, a distinctly literary air, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this is a great match for dark comedy fans. --Brightly.com Praise for A Series of Unfortunate Events: Hilarious. Luckily for fans, the woes of the Baudelaires are far from over. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) |
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Author's Bio
Lemony Snicket is often despondent, mostly about his published research, which includes A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Composer Is Dead. Due to the world-wide web of conspiracy which surrounds him, Mr. Snicket often communicates with the general public through his representative, Daniel Handler. Mr. Handler has had a relatively uneventful life, and is the author of three books for adults, The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs, none of which are anywhere near as dreadful as Mr. Snicket's.
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