The Bad Beginning

(No, this is totally not my freak-out-post-blog-entries-10-at-a-time-because-I-had-technical-difficulties-now-trying-to-make-up-before-enrichment-reading-deadline blog. Why ever would you think that? ...Let the games begin.)

                                                              The Bad Beginning
                                                              by Lemony Snicket
                                                                   Pages: 162

                                                      

Summary: After a terrible fire engulfed their house and took their parents' lives, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to live with a supposed distant relative, Count Olaf. The children quickly realize the man is cruel, and only seeks their fortune, which they can not access until Violet is of age. They discover Count Olaf is plotting to steal the fortune, involving a play called The Marvelous Marriage. The orpahans must figure out what his plan is, and stop it from happening-- before it's too late.