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| | Strand Bookstore: Bad Beginning; by Lemony Snicket (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | 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. |
 | | From the very beginning of this volume, when the children are at the beach and receive terrible news, continuing onto the last page of this distressing story,disaster lurks at their heels. |
 | | Their story begins when their parents perish in a fire, throwing the hapless trio into a series of hilariously nightmarish scenarios comprised of well-meaning, ignorant adults, questionable motives, and serious danger. |
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