Poe's first choice for the children's guardian is Count Olaf, a distant relative. It is his responsibility to place the children with a guardian and to take care of their money until Violet turns eighteen. Poe, who is a friend of the family and the executor of the Baudelaire fortune. The three children stay at the home of Mr. As the Baudelaire children are enjoying a gloomy day at the beach, they are informed that both their mother and father have perished in a fire that destroyed their home. The book begins with, of course, a very bad beginning.

In this book, the reader is introduced to four central characters, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire as well as Count Olaf. That's what I thought after I read it.The Bad Beginning is the first book in A Series of Unfortunate Events. Once they do, they will think that their life is a piece of cake.

I think that anyone who thinks that they have had a hard life should read this book. It made me feel like I am so lucky just to have parents and other people who care about me. It is most definitely like the other books in its series because terrible things happen to the children in all of the books like deaths of more loved ones and more encounters with Count Olaf. The children cannot escape danger and misery, but they can sometimes find comfort,even though it doesn't last long,the children love it while it does. This is not like any other book I have read because with this book there is no happy ending. She reminds me of my little sister because she once had a habit of biting. Read the book to find out if Count Olaf gets the children's money or if the children are rescued from living with the terrible Count. This book tells about the terrible hardships the children face. They go over to the library to look for a recipe they can serve to the theater troupe. The children must prepare a meal for the theater troupe. Justice Strauss has a lovely and private library that she says the children can come over and visit. The children meet their loving neighbor, Justice Strauss, who is a real Justice of the Peace. Count Olaf is an actor and has terrible friends in his theater troupe.

Count Olaf makes them do hard chores like chopping wood and repainting the back porch. The children cannot use the money until the eldest comes of age. Count Olaf is a terrible man who tries to steal the children's fortune. The children go to live with their distant relative, Count Olaf. They died in a fire that destroyed their entire home. Violet, Klaus,and Sunny's parents were quite wealthy.

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