The Blank Book (A Series of Unfortunate Events Journal) [Hardcover]

Lemony Snicket (Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events

Dear Reader,

For many years, I have chronicled the lives of the Baudelaire orphans in a sequence of miserable and upsetting books entitled A Series of Unfortunate Events. Rather than reading such depressing stories, you may prefer this Blank Book, in which you can write down your own miserable and upsetting research.

You may use this volume to record many dreadful things:

the names of suspicious teachers you have encountered

details of curious conversations you have overheard

dreadful information you have found in other books

The Blank Book also offers the following helpful features:

grimly decorated pages

numerous unpleasant quotations from A Series of Unfortunate Events

sinister stickers to help mark your most strange and shocking entries

But I must warn you that once you begin using this book, you must guard it with your life -- or with the life of another allegedly trustworthy person.

With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lemony Snicket was born before you were, and is likely to die before you as well. His family has roots in a part of the country which is now underwater, and his childhood was spent in the relative splendor of the Snicket Villa which has since become a factory, a fortress and a pharmacy and is now, alas, someone else's villa.

To the untrained eye, Mr. Snicket's hometown would not appear to be filled with secrets. Untrained eyes have been wrong before. The aftermath of the scandal was swift, brutal and inaccurately reported in the periodicals of the day. It is true, however, that Mr. Snicket was stripped of several awards by the reigning authorities, including Honorable Mention, the Grey Ribbon and First Runner Up. The High Council reached a convenient if questionable verdict and Mr. Snicket found himself in exile.

Though his formal training was chiefly in rhetorical analysis, he has spent the last several eras researching the travails of the Baudelaire orphans. This project, being published serially by HarperCollins, takes him to the scenes of numerous crimes, often during the off-season. Eternally pursued and insatiably inquisitive, a hermit and a nomad, Mr. Snicket wishes you nothing but the best.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (March 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060586567
• ISBN-13: 978-0060586560
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An alternative to your everday journals, October 11, 2004

By 

Robozippy - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blank Book (A Series of Unfortunate Events Journal) (Hardcover)

Among the rows of brightly colored inspirational journals, there is a journal that sits in stark contrast. It's the Blank Book, a companion journal to A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. It's hardcover, and the cover is woefully illustrated with count Olaf. The inside pages are lined, and each page has a quote from ASoUE. There's some illustrations throughout the book, and at the end is a page of stickers with various images from the ASoUE series. And, for under ten bucks, this is a good gift for any budding writer or ASoUE fan. If your kids enjoy ASoUE or Lemony Snicket, they will like this.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun to read and write in!, June 15, 2004

By 

"_teresa_" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blank Book (A Series of Unfortunate Events Journal) (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent addition to anybody's collection of Lemony Snicket books. Not only is there a cool design and Brett Helquist drawing on every page, there's also a quote from one of the 10 books! I highly recommend this book as a journal, private notebook, or even just a collector's item.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great journal!!!, December 19, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Blank Book (A Series of Unfortunate Events Journal) (Hardcover)

This is a great journal and I just love to write in it! Anybody who is a Lemony Snicket fan will love this journal! I recomend this to anyone!


-Anonyomus