Snicket, Lemony.

The bad beginning / Bad beginning or, orphans. by Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Brett Helquist. - 1st HarperTrophy ed. - New York : HarperCollins Publishers/Harper Trophy, 2007, c1999. - 142 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Series of unfortunate events ; bk. 1. . - Snicket, Lemony. Series of unfortunate events ; bk. 1. .

Cover title: Bad beginning or, orphans. Author's notes (p.170-183).

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.

ISBN: 0061146307 (pbk.) : $6.99 9780061146305 (pbk.) : $6.99

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orphans--Fiction.
Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Humorous stories.