Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning


by: Lemony Snicket

While vacationing at the beach, the Baudelaire siblings receive the news of their parents' passing. The siblings in turn inherit a large sum of money. The Baudelaires briefly live with Mr. Poe and his wife Polly, sharing a room with their ill-behaved children Edgar and Albert. Soon, their distant cousin, Count Olaf, has been located and they are sent to go and live with him. The children soon learn that Olaf has only accepted their guardianship because he was mistaken that he would receive their vast inheritance. In actuality these funds have been set aside until the eldest child, Violet, turns eighteen. Under Olaf's guardianship, the siblings experience schemes and tricks in order for Olaf to gain control of their inheritance.

This book is made up of a lot of suspense and easily becomes a book hard to put down. There is a lot of new vocabulary and terms that paint a vivid picture in the students' minds. Students could draw pictures or make story boards of the book's events. Readers could also create their own story of where the Baudelaire siblings will end up next.

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