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The Trouble Begins: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-3 (The Bad Beginning; The Reptile Room; The Wide Window)
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Fans of Lemony Snicket and newcomers to his gleefully ghastly Series of Unfortunate Events will be elated to discover this boxed gift set of the first three books in hardcover: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window. While it's true that the events that unfold in 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. After they get their paws on this boxed set, there is no question that young readers will want to read the continuing unlucky adventures of the three Baudelaire orphans. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson
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A Box of Unfortunate Events: The Trouble Begins (Books 1-3:
Dear Reader,
This series is about three children: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Bauldiare. The books are filled with misery and woe, the children are always followed by misfortune and a crook by the name of Count Olaf. He is always after the Bauldiares enormous fortune, and somehow never seems to get a firm grip, just like you couldn't grab a stick of melting butter with your bare hand. The children (orphans, which we are bound to call them) always find a way to escape the scraggly grip of Count Olaf... The first book started as the three soon to be orphans were walking along the beach examining strange specimens that got washed up on the shoreline. When a strange figure came up to them, it turns out that it was Mr. Poe, the Bauldiares bank manager. This started all of the childrens' misery: the fact that an enormous fire had destroyed their home, and their parents... This has been just the beginning of the first book. There are currently 13 books, where misfortune and Count Olaf follow the poor Bauldiares, trying to get control over the fortune and the their lives.The books are very negative, so I personally don't recommend them for smaller children, but they are good, if your heart doesn't melt in the midst of them. Do the orphans escape Olaf, or do they lose their fortune, and their lives. To find out, read the Series of Unfortunate Events.
 The Baudelaire's Terrible Life
I love these books. Three children, the Baudelaires, have had the most miserable lives anyone can have! Their parents died in a fire, they got chased around by a horrible, awful, unbearable villain named Count Olaf, and whenever they finally found a guardian they liked something bad happened to her/him. Count Olaf is always trying to get the Baudelaire's enormous fortune. He always has a trick up his sleeve. The books are so interesting. I get locked into them and can't stop reading. I always want to know what happens to the poor Baudelaires. I want to know who Count Olaf is disguising himself as and what he is going to do to the orphans. Count Olaf is very clever, but so are the Baudelaires. Violet, 14, is an excellent inventor and always invents something right before something teribble happens to her and her siblings. Klaus, 12, is an awesome reader and always reads and researches what they need to know about Count Olaf's plan. Sunny, a baby, is a very clever baby. She can talk to her brother and sister and she can understand what other people are saying. She talks in baby talk, though, using words like "Jook!" or "Yeeka!" Her siblings can still understand her. She has 4 very sharp teeth that always come in handy in the three siblings' plan to stop Count Olaf. I have read books 1-6 in the series and I have never gotten bored. Sometimes I read for hours and try to figure out Count Olaf's sneaky plan! These are some of my favorite books of all time. Thank you, Lemony Snicket, for writing these books. You've done an awesome job!
Great Books!
I've bought these books, and I've recieved them in a short period of time. They are interesting to read. It's hard to see these children struggle, and face all the sorrow that comes their way. I thought I would not like these, because they were supposed to be depressing. If you want a series you really get involved in, try these. This collection is by far entertaining, and detailed. I can't wait to buy the next box set!
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