The Hostile Hospital
by:
Lemony Snicket (author)
Brett Helquist (illustrator)
The Baudelaires need a safe place to stay - somewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place? In Lemony Snicket′s eighth ghastly instalment in A Series of Unfortunate Events, I′m sorry to say that...
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The Baudelaires need a safe place to stay - somewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place? In Lemony Snicket′s eighth ghastly instalment in A Series of Unfortunate Events, I′m sorry to say that the Baudelaire Orphans will spend time in a hospital where they risk encountering a misleading newspaper headline, unnecessary surgery, an intercom system, anesthesia, heart-shaped balloons, and some very startling news about a fire. Ages 10+
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780064408660 (0064408663)
Publish date: 2001-01-01
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 255
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Humor,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Family,
Fiction
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events (#8)
❝The Baudelaire orphans stopped. It was early in the morning, and the three children had been walking for hours across the flat and unfamiliar landscape.❞ Welcome again to yet another adventure of the poor, beloved orphans. This book, as expected based on the events from the previous one, is signif...
2.5 stars"The Baudelaire orphans stopped. It was early in the morning, and the three children had been walking for hours across the flat and unfamiliar landscape." Welcome again to yet another adventure of the poor, beloved orphans. This book, as expected based on the events from the previous one, i...
This review can also be found at: Blogger & Goodreads. We open with Baudelaire fleeing from an angry mob wanting to burn them at the stake, life for the orphans will never be smooth sailing. With nowhere safe to turn they head to a hospital after another encounter with the letters V.F.D. After bei...
It's such a duh to say that as always, Snicket is brilliant. Even if you're not familiar with the Series of Unfortunate Events books, you probably could have figured out how much I like this one from the five stars I clicked for it.Sunny's dialogue hits moments of humorous perfection in this volume....
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