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Dear Reader,

You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the village of V.F.D. has been faithfully and dreadfully recorded in these pages.

I can think of no single reason why anyone would want to open a book containing such unpleasant matters as migrating crows, an angry mob, a newspaper headline, the arrest of innocent people, the Deluxe Cell, and some very strange hats. It is my solemn and sacred occupation to research each detail of the Baudelaire children's lives and write them all down, but you may prefer to do some other solemn and sacred thing, such as reading another book instead.

With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket

Author: Lemony Snicket
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/24/2001
Series: A Unfortunate Events #7
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780064408653
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 48687 / Vile Village


Review Citation(s):
BookPage 06/01/2001 pg. 31
Ingram Children's Advance 05/01/2001 pg. 76
New York Times 06/17/2001 pg. 24
School Library Journal 08/01/2001 pg. 188
Booklist 08/01/2001 pg. 2122
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2001 pg. 364
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 92 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 92 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Snicket, Lemony: -

Lemony Snicket had an unusual education which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the 13 volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All The Wrong Questions.

Helquist, Brett: -

Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Bedtime for Bear, which he also wrote, to the New York Times-bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

Kupperman, Michael: - Michael Kupperman has done many illustrations for such publications as Fortune, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. He frequently writes scripts for DC Comics. This is his first book.