Tag Archives: children’s literature

The Hostile Hospital © 2001 Lemony Snicket 255 pages The Hostile Hospital represents a dramatic break in the series’ pattern: rather than Mr. Poe delivering the children to yet another guardian who will either die, denounce the children, or attempt … Continue reading →

The Vile Village © 2001 Lemony Snicket 256 pages “It takes a village to raise a child”, the saying goes — and the vile village of VFD takes that saying seriously when they join a government program that allows whole … Continue reading →

The Ersatz Elevator © 2001 Lemony Snicket 259 pages “I know what you mean,” Klaus said. “If someone had asked me, that day at the beach, if I ever thought we’d be climbing up and down an empty elevator in … Continue reading →

The Austere Academy © 2000 Lemony Snicket 221 pages Mr. Poe warned the children at the beginning of The Miserable Mill that it was becoming increasingly difficult to locate guardians and that if anything were to happen at the mill, … Continue reading →

The Miserable Mill © 2000 Lemony Snicket 194 pages “You can’t stop me! Count Olaf always comes back for an encore!” – Count Olaf, deleted scenes from the movie. When we last left the Baudelaire children, they had lost their … Continue reading →