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4-6Series of Unfortunate Events series.
Illustrated by
Brett Helquist.
In this thirteenth and final volume, the Baudelaires are shipwrecked on an island with both their tormentor, Count Olaf, and their ally, Kit Snicket. The story focuses on the dangers of willful ignorance and is, of course, couched in zanily over-the-top predicaments. Snicket excels at balancing the expectation of happy ending against his own repeated declarations that none exists.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2007