The grim grotto

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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

Warning: Your day will become very dark—and possibly damp—if you read this book.

Plan to spend this spring in hiding. Lemony Snicket is back with the eleventh book in his New York Times bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Lemony Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to provoke suspicion and despair in readers the world over. In the eleventh and most alarming volume yet in the bestselling phenomenon A Series of Unfortunate Events, the intrepid siblings delve further into the dark mystery surrounding the death of their parents and the baffling VFD organisation.

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Contributors
Curry, Tim Narrator
Helquist, Brett Illustrator
Kupperman, Michael Illustrator
Snicket, Lemony Author
ISBN
9780064410144
9780060296421
9780060793494
9780061757129

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  • The reptile room (A series of unfortunate events Volume 2) Cover
  • The wide window (A series of unfortunate events Volume 3) Cover
  • The Miserable Mill (A series of unfortunate events Volume 4) Cover
  • The Austere Academy (A series of unfortunate events Volume 5) Cover
  • The ersatz elevator (A series of unfortunate events Volume 6) Cover
  • The vile village (A series of unfortunate events Volume 7) Cover
  • The Hostile Hospital (A series of unfortunate events Volume 8) Cover
  • The carnivorous carnival (A series of unfortunate events Volume 9) Cover
  • The slippery slope (A series of unfortunate events Volume 10) Cover
  • The grim grotto (A series of unfortunate events Volume 11) Cover
  • The Penultimate peril (A series of unfortunate events Volume 12) Cover
  • The end (A series of unfortunate events Volume 13) Cover

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Adrienne Kress' adventure stories for kids have many things in common with those penned by Lemony Snicket: the adventures are strikingly outlandish, the humor and tone are simultaneously dark and tongue-in-cheek, and many of the characters are at least quirky if not downright bizarre. -- Ellen Foreman
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Publisher's Weekly Review

Tim Curry, whose appropriately unctuous and sometimes slimy delivery are a hallmark of the audiobook versions of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events titles, is thankfully up to his old tricks. Curry returns on the 11th installment, The Grim Grotto, to play Snicket, Count Olaf and all the gang with welcome flair. The enhanced CD features word games, photos and artwork when played on a personal computer. Curry also returns as the linchpin on a new, multivoice recording of The Bad Beginning, the first book in the series, which ties in to the feature film release of Paramount/Nickelodeon/Dreamwork's Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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Booklist Reviews

In this ongoing series title, the Baudelaire orphans venture into the Gorgonian Grotto hoping to find the mysterious sugar bowl, but things don't work out as planned. Instead, the orphans encounter the dreaded Medusoid Mycelium, Count Olaf makes an appearance, and Sunny's life hangs precariously in the balance. As in earlier Lemony Snicket titles, Curry's British reading is relaxed. All of the characters are done well, but Curry's interpretation of Captain Widdershins—the confused but well-meaning captain of the Queequeg—is especially funny. Although humorous moments occur, this story is somewhat depressing. Each cassette or CD begins with a dirge that perfectly suits the grim tale. Expect high demand. Grades 6-9. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews.

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Publishers Weekly Reviews

Tim Curry, whose appropriately unctuous and sometimes slimy delivery are a hallmark of the audiobook versions of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events titles, is thankfully up to his old tricks. Curry returns on the 11th installment, The Grim Grotto, to play Snicket, Count Olaf and all the gang with welcome flair. The enhanced CD features word games, photos and artwork when played on a personal computer. Curry also returns as the linchpin on a new, multivoice recording of The Bad Beginning, the first book in the series, which ties in to the feature film release of Paramount/Nickelodeon/Dreamwork's Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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