1. Lemony Snicket Author Study Lindsey La Barge FRMS 7331 Early Adolescent Literature Dr. Reidel Fall 2008

10. The Miserable Mill Annotation The Miserable Mill is yet another horrible adventure that the Baudelaire orphans are forced to go through. The Baudelaires are on a train traveling through the Finite Forest with Mr. Poe to their new home at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill. They get dropped off at the train station and are forced to find their way to the lumbermill themselves. When they get there, they are forced to work even though they are children. Klaus eventually breaks his glasses and is forced to go to the optometrist. As it turns out, Count Olaf works there disguised as Shirley, the receptionist. While at the optometrist, Klaus is hypnotized and becomes very destructive and even lethal. Violet and Sunny are forced to find out how to save Klaus in the lumbermill’s library which only has three books. I loved this book. It was fun to read despite the warnings from Lemony Snicket about the horrible ending.

11. The End Annotation The End is a great ending to an amazing series. At the beginning of The End , Lemony Snicket talks about peeling an onion and relates that to the story of the Baudelaire orphans. He reminds the reader that it is not too late to put down this book and keep yourself from getting tears in your eyes. The Baudelaires are now stuck on a boat with Count Olaf and are in the middle of the ocean. They are subject to his ranting and threats until they get caught in a storm and crash into a coastal shelf. They are found by the island’s villagers and “encouraged” to drink coconut cordial. The End ends with the Baudelaires leaving the island with Lemony Snicket’s niece. Right before they leave, the niece says a word which ends the series; Beatrice. Beatrice is the person to whom Lemony Snicket dedicates all of the books. I loved this book. It was a great ending to an amazing series.