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The Miserable Mill, by Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Brett Helquist

eng

illustrations

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Ages 8-12

fiction

The Miserable Mill

42021532

by Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Brett Helquist

A series of unfortunate events, bk. 4

AR Level, 6.2.Accelerated Reader, Grades 5-8, 6.2, 5.0, SD, Quiz 41284, English fiction, vocabulary quiz available.Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 6.2, 5.0, 41284.Reading Counts RC, 6-8, 6.6, 9, Quiz: 22167, Guided reading level: V.AR, 6.2, 5.0.

Dear Reader, I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, this one might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumbermill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log. The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons. I have promised to write down the entire story of these three poor children, but you haven't, so if you prefer stories that are more heartwarming, please feel free to make another selection. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

pre adolescent