Lady Grace, demoiselle d'honneur et enquêtrice au service de sa Majesté Elizabeth 1re"Sir Gérald a été assassiné ! Le meurtrier s'est glissé dans sa chambre cette nuit et l'a tué d'un coup de poignard dans le dos... Pire encore, le suspect est un de mes prétendants ! Je suis convaincue de son innocence et je vais le prouver. À moi de trouver le véritable coupable !"Grace Cavendish.
Everybody loves a carnival! Who can fail to delight in the colourful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulous freaks? A carnival is a place for good family fun - as long as one has a family, that is. For the Baudelaire orphans, their time at the carnival turns out to be yet another episode in a now unbearable series of unfortunate events. In fact, in this appalling ninth instalment in Lemony Snicket′s serial, the siblings must confront a terrible lie, a caravan, and Chabo the wolf baby. With millions of readers worldwide, and the Baudelaire′s fate turning from unpleasant to unseemly, it is clear that Lemony Snicket has taken nearly all the fun out of children′s books. Ages 10+
A funny lively story about growing up and living with change, wittily written in diary format from an award-winning author.
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour. In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy. Ages 10+
The siblings endure a car accident, a terrible smell, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a brass reading lamp, and the re-appearance of a person they hoped to never see again.
A quinze ans, Collin s'ennuie ferme : les parents, l'école, même les copains... Et voilà que son père l'emmène chez un vieux montagnard, loin de tout. Collin se retrouve confronté à la vie, à sa dureté et ses richesses.
