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Lemony Snicket

“Shouldn't You Be in School?”

Young Lemony Snicket and his mentor investigate a string of suspicious fires in this third entry in the thrilling mystery adventure series for young readers.
«Can an apprentice in a certain secret organization keep his associates safe and save a dying town—or is that one of the wrong questions? . . .  Linguistic play and literary allusions abound in this smart, slyly humorous noir thriller. Fans will be over the moon.» —Kirkus Reviews
Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. This is his story  . . .

Young apprentice Lemony Snicket is investigating a case of arson but soon finds himself enveloped in the ever-increasing mystery that haunts the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea. Who is setting the fires? What secrets are hidden in the Department of Education? Why are so many schoolchildren in danger? Is it all the work of a notorious villain? How could you even ask that? These are all the wrong questions.

Maybe you should be in school?
The mystery continues in Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?, which is available now.
203 printed pages
Original publication
2024
Publication year
2024
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Quotes

  • rhearrishas quoted9 years ago
    You cannot wait for an untroubled world to have an untroubled moment. The terrible phone call, the rainstorm, the sinister knock on the door—they will all come. Soon enough arrive the treacherous villain and the unfair trial and the smoke and the flames of the suspicious fires to burn everything away. In the meantime, it is best to grab what wonderful moments you find lying around.
  • Louveteauhas quoted10 years ago
    “Look around,” she said, with a gesture around the Far East Suite. “Look at everything in plain sight. The bed, the table, every object you see has likely been in the world longer than us, and they’ll still be in the world when we’re gone. It is the things that have a history, L. Compared to them we are ghosts.”
  • Miriamhas quoted5 years ago
    At least half of the janitors you encounter in your life are working for the enemy.

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