Snicket, Lemony

The bad beginning by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
152 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 24 languages and held by 4,410 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: 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. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. Imagine tales so terrible that as many as fifty million innocents have been ruined by them-tales so indelibly horrid that the New York Times bestseller list has been unable to rid itself of them for seven years. Now imagine if this scourge suddenly became available in a shameful new edition so sensational, so irresistible, so riddled with lurid new pictures that even a common urchin would wish for it. Who among us would be safe?

The reptile room by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
113 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 24 languages and held by 4,161 libraries worldwide
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.

The wide window by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
102 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 22 languages and held by 4,034 libraries worldwide
Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after being sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine, who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.

The miserable mill by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
100 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 21 languages and held by 3,887 libraries worldwide
Accidents, evil plots, and general misfortune abound when, in their continuing search for a home, the Beaudelaire orphans are sent to live and work in a sinister lumber mill.

The austere academy by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
84 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 19 languages and held by 3,855 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School : they can't help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school's motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events, the deliciously morbid set of books that began with The Bad Beginning and only got worse.

The ersatz elevator by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
84 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 17 languages and held by 3,823 libraries worldwide
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.

The hostile hospital by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
64 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 3,802 libraries worldwide
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit.

The slippery slope by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
57 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 3,785 libraries worldwide
In the perilous Mortmain Mountains, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire meet another well-read person, who helps them try to rescue Sunny from the villainous Count Olaf and his henchmen as they all near "the last safe place."

The carnivorous carnival by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
62 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 3,776 libraries worldwide
On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.

The vile village by Lemony Snicket ( Book )
75 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 3,740 libraries worldwide
Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.