A Series of Unfortunate Events #5: The Austere Academy

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Illustrated by Brett Helquist , Michael Kupperman
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A Series of Unfortunate Events #5: The Austere Academy

Lemony Snicket
Illustrated by Brett Helquist , Michael Kupperman
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Found in: Young Readers ages 9-12, Fiction Ages 9-12

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Overview

9-12 YEARS240 PAGESENGLISH

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“Irrepressible, brave and charming.” - New York Times Book Review

Overall rating: 4.744186 / 5 from 43 reviews.

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #5: The Austere Academy continues the darkly humorous and morbid adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, receiving positive feedback for its engaging storytelling and fitting into the beloved series.

Summary topics

  • Book Quality: 34%
  • Series Enjoyment: 25%

Review topics: ["book","series","read","addition","story","characters","school","twist"].

Review highlights

  • "A great book with great new additions to the series!"Dustin
  • "Another great addition I loved reading."Sophia
  • "Great read and characters."Spring

Reviews

Two generations ❤️

"I read this series as a kid and loved it. Now my daughter reads them! Such a good series!"

Paige (5/5)

Interestingly funny and adventurous

"My son was unable to put it down until his finish the whole book"

Anna (5/5)

Loved it!

"This story is a little different, because the Beaudelaire children go to school. However, it is not a typical school experience. They are ostracized from the rest of the school by having to live in the “orphan shack. ” Since Sunny is a baby, she can’t go to school, so instead the vice principal (their guardian) makes her work as his secretary! Of course, the story wouldn’t be complete without Count Olaf coming after the siblings. He gets past the security system the principal set up, and poses as the coach for the school. The Beaudelaires make some friends named the Quagmires. They are a brother and sister, who were triplets but their other brother died in a fire just like the Beaudelaire’s parents. There are many similarities between the Beaudelaires and Quagmires. I can’t wait to see what happens in their friendship."

Jill (5/5)

One of my favourites in the series!

"So much plot development occurs in this book - many twists and turns, with new important characters that add to the whole Baudelaire family mystery complex. Count Olaf's disguise is quite clever and all of the characters' actions are brilliant and entertaining!"

Jenny (5/5)

Great

"This series is always enjoyable! They were such good books as a kid."

Evanings (4/5)

The Austere Academy

"A great book with great new additions to the series!"

Dustin (5/5)

The Baudelaires in Boarding School.

"The mystery deepens as new friends are found, but as with all things Beaudelaire (both joys and miseries), it passes much to quickly."

Zoelle (5/5)

Super interesting!

"Another amazing story about the Baudelaire children!"

RedPanda (5/5)

The Austere Academy

"A great addition to the series. Great to see a different living situation."

Taylor (5/5)

Great

"The series takes some big leaps in this one. Great addition to the series!"

Shivanie (5/5)

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  • Appropriate for: Ages 9-12 Years
  • Published date: Aug 08, 2000
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 240
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • ISBN: 9780064408639
  • Dimensions: 5.0" W x 0.92" L x 7.0" H

Lemony Snicket is often despondent, mostly about his published research, which includes A Series of Unfortunate Events andThe Composer Is Dead.

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