The Wide Window
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2000 · Est. 4.5 hour read

The Wide Window

By Lemony Snicket, Michael Kupperman (Illustrator)

Book #3 in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series

Three orphans face relentless misfortune, a villain, and bizarre dangers. Can they survive?

4.8/7 Bookroo experts·4.0/5 Goodreads · 215,392 ratings
214 pages· 31,645 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are clever siblings trapped in a series of unfortunate events. Their latest ordeal involves a hurricane, a sinister villain, and peculiar threats like hungry leeches and a mysterious doll. As they navigate these perils, the stakes grow higher, testing their resilience and wit. Will they find a way to escape their relentless bad luck, or will despair finally claim them? Discover the twists and turns of their tragic tale, if you dare.

From the publisher

Dear Reader, If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick–witted, but their lives, I am sorry to say, are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched, and this one may be the worst of them all.If you haven’t got the stomach for a story that includes a hurricane, a signalling device, hungry leeches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain, and a doll named Pretty Penny, then this book will probably fill you with despair.I will continue to record these tragic tales, for that is what I do. You, however, should decide for yourself whether you can possibly endure this miserable story. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket Ages 10+

At a glance
Format
Pages
214
Words
31,645
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
980L
Themes & topics
Books about orphansBooks about siblingsBooks about familyBooks about sibling relationshipsBooks about mysterious deaths
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.3
F&P level
~W
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
41287
Publication
Published
February 2, 2000
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780064407687

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