{"product_id":"9780008648534","title":"The Austere Academy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Snicket, Lemony \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (Children's\/YA)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25 April 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (Farshore) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the A Series of Unfortunate Events' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 127 x 20 | 230g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe warned – to commiserate 25 years of misfortune and gloom unleashed upon generations of children, Lemony Snicket’s publishers have taken the untold risk of creating brand new collectors’ editions of A Series of Unfortunate Events, illustrated by the obscenely talented Emily Gravett. The temptation to buy a copy is severe indeed…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Dear reader,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In The Austere Academy the siblings face snapping crabs, strict punishments, dripping fungus, comprehensive exams, violin recitals, S.O.R.E. and the metric system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite their wretched contents, 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. You have been warned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Bad Beginning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Reptile Room\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Wide Window\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Miserable Mill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Austere Academy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Ersatz Elevator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Vile Village\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Hostile Hospital\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Carnivorous Carnival\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Slippery Slope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Grim Grotto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Penultimate Peril\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The End\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And what about All The Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous and puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Who Could That Be at This Hour?’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘When Did you Last See Her?’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Shouldn’t You Be in School?’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Brett Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, grew up in Orem, Utah, and now lives in New York City. He earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University and has been illustrating ever since. His art has appeared in many publications, including Cricket magazine and The New York Times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48424915108138,"sku":"9780008648534","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9780008648534_eeff2e90-222b-417b-99b7-ecf56c0b702a.jpg?v=1773926681","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008648534","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}