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Recommended by: Acacia
Author: Lemony Snicket
Form: Mystery/comedy/drama novel
Length: 162 pages
Brief Synopsis: This is the first in a series about three children who are orphaned in mysterious circumstances and sent to live with a sinister figure called Count Olaf.
Notable reasons for recommending: This book, and the rest in the series, is highly literary and entertaining. It makes a great entry to a longer series to encourage independent reading.
Age recommendation and trigger warnings: Recommended for Y6 upwards. Challenging content includes – attempted forced marriage of a child; death of parents; emotional and physical abuse; (non-explicit) sexualisation of a minor.