num_pages: 80
description: It's a good thing that Violet Baudelaire has a real knack for inventing things. When misery comes to call, the right invention at the right time can mean everything. It's also fortunate that her brother, Klaus, has read lots of books and knows many important things, like how to tell an alligator from a crocodile and who killed Julius Caesar. When everything that can possibly go wrong does, a small fact can be vital. It's lucky, too, that Sunny Baudelaire, the youngest sibling, likes to bite things. Even though she is an infant, and scarcely larger than a boot, she has four very big and sharp teeth. When trouble comes along, sharp teeth can save the day. But most of all, it is good fortune that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are as sturdy and resilient as they are, for ahead of these three children lies a seemingly infinite series of unfortunate events.
language: English
title: The Bad Beginning
titlecomplete: The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
characters: Klaus Baudelaire, Arthur Poe, Count Olaf, Sunny Baudelaire, Justice Strauss, Violet Baudelaire
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Childrens, Juvenile, Humor, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Audiobook, Fiction
ratings_count: 501266
series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Silberner Lufti
publisher: Egmont Books Ltd