The bad beginning

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Snicket, Lemony
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A series of unfortunate events volume 1.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 1
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J F Snic
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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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Action and adventure fiction
Baudelaire, Klaus
Baudelaire, Klaus -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Baudelaire, Klaus -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile sound recordings
Baudelaire, Klaus -- Juvenile fiction
Baudelaire, Sunny
Baudelaire, Sunny -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Baudelaire, Sunny -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile sound recordings
Baudelaire, Sunny -- Juvenile fiction
Baudelaire, Violet
Baudelaire, Violet -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Baudelaire, Violet -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile sound recordings
Baudelaire, Violet -- Juvenile fiction
CCBA Winner 2003
Children's audiobooks
Children's stories
Children's stories. -- Fiction
Colorado Children's Book Award Winner 2003
Electronic books
Families
Families -- Fiction
Fiction
Guardian and ward
Guardian and ward -- Fiction
Humor (Fiction)
Humorous fiction
Humorous stories
Humorous stories -- Juvenile literature
Inheritance and succession
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Juvenile sound recording
Orphans
Orphans -- Fiction
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
Orphans -- Juvenile sound recordings
Playaway (Preloaded player)
Siblings
Siblings -- Fiction
Siblings -- Juvenile fiction
Siblings -- Juvenile sound recordings
Sound recording
Young adult audiobooks
Young adult fiction

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Contributors:
Gothic Archies
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Curry, Tim,narrator
Playaway Digital Audio
Curry, Tim,reader
ISBN:
9780061146305
9780061757099
9780064407663
9780061365331
9780060283124
9780060817916
9780807211588
9780062796028
9781669658184
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 6.4, 4 Points
Lexile measure:
1010L

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Last Grouping Update2025-01-08 01:39:25AM
Last Indexed2025-01-07 17:28:32PM

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Baudelaire, Klaus -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile sound recordings
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The Bad Beginning [electronic resource] / Lemony Snicket
The bad beginning / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Brett Helquist
The bad beginning [compact disc] / Lemony Snicket
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