The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket • Book 1 of the A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Year Published 1999
Word Count 24,130
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1010L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 41281, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Orphans--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Humorous stories
- Brothers and sisters
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Orphans
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- Fifty Best Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds
- SpringBoard, Grade 8 Unit 4
- Great Books For Boys
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