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The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket
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Make no mistake. The Bad Beginning begins badly for the three Baudelaire children, and then gets worse. Their misfortunes begin one gray day on Briny Beach when Mr. Poe tells them that their parents perished in a fire that destroyed their whole house. "It is useless for me to describe to you how terrible Violet, Klaus, and even Sunny felt in the time that followed," laments the personable (occasionally pedantic) narrator, who tells the story as if his readers are gathered around an armchair on pillows.
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Ideas to Explore Together
Before you read: What was the most recent bad thing that happened to you?
After you read: What do you think will happen to the orphans in the next book? Do you think you will read the rest of the books in the series? Why or why not?
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