The Penultimate Peril
The Penultimate Peril
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The Penultimate Peril

Written by Lemony Snicket & illustrated by Brett Helquist
Book #12 in the A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
Hardcover
$15.99
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8 - 12
Reading age
353
Page count
153
Words per page
NC1150L
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Jan 1, 2005
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Lemony Snicket returns with the last book before the last book of his bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events. Scream and run away before the secrets of the series are revealed! Very little is known about Lemony Snicket and A Series of Unfortunate Events. What we do know is contained in the following brief list: The books have inexplicably sold millions and millions of copies worldwide People in more than 40 countries are consumed by consuming Snicket The movie was as sad as the books, if not more so Like unrefrigerated butter and fungus, the popularity of these books keeps spreading Even less is known about book the twelfth in this alarming phenomenon. What we do know is contained in the following brief list: In this book, things only get worse Count Olaf is still evil The Baudelaire orphans do not win a contest The title begins with the word ‘The’ Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

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Book Details

ISBN
9780064410151
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Publisher
HarperCollins
Original Publication Date
October 18, 2005
Page Count
353
Words Per Page
153
Audience
Middle Grade
Reading Age
8 - 12 years
Lexile® Level
NC1150L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~Z
ATOS® Book Level
7.4
Accelerated Reader® Points
7
Accelerated Reader Quiz
101791
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
MG

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