The austere academy

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Title:

The austere academy

Author:

Snicket, Lemony author.

Series:

Series of unfortunate events ;

Series Number:

Summary:

As their outrageous misfortune continues, the Baudelaire orphans are shipped off to a miserable boarding school, where they befriend the two Quagmire triplets and find that they have been followed by the dreaded Count Olaf.

General Note:

Interactive features include: a perplexing word game, photos from the Lemony Snicket archives, art from the Brett Helquist gallery.

Edition:

Unabridged.

Physical Description:

3 sound discs (3 1/2 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Humorous fiction.

Audiobooks.

Subject Term:

Baudelaire, Violet (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Baudelaire, Klaus (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Baudelaire, Sunny (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.

Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.

Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Harper Audio,

Electronic Access:

http://www.lemonysnicket.com/

Publication Date:

2003

ISBN:

9780060566197

Publication Information:

New York : Harper Audio, p2003.

Call Number:

CDB J SNICKET

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607001997215	Juvenile Books on CDs	SNICKET	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

WARNING: LISTENING TO THIS TAPE WILL ONLY MAKE YOU WEEP...

Dear Listener,

If you are looking for a story about cheerful youngsters spending a jolly time at boarding school, look elsewhere. Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent and resourceful children, and you might expect that they would do very well at school.

Don't.

For the Baudelaires, school turns out to be another miserable episode in their unlucky lives. Truth be told, within the chapters that make up this dreadful story, the children will face snapping crabs, strict punishments, dripping fungus, comprehensive exams, violin recitals. S.O.R.E., and the metric system.

It is my solemn duty to stay up all night reading my history of these three hapless youngsters into a microphone, but you may be more comfortable getting a good night's sleep. In that case, you should probably listen to something else.

With all due respect,

LEMONY SNICKET

Author Notes

Lemony Snicket is the pen name of Daniel Handler, who was born on February 28, 1970. As Lemony Snicket, he is the author of and appears as a character in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events. He has also written or contributed to other works using this pen name including Baby in the Manger, The Lump of Coal, The Composer Is Dead, and Where Did You See Her Last?.

Under his real name, Handler is the author of several books for adults including The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs.

(Bowker Author Biography)