The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Which Will Bother Some People (A Series of Unfortunate Events Activity Book) [Paperback]

Lemony Snicket (Author)

Book Description

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

From mazes and puzzles to word games and crafts, this book is as clever and entertaining as the series for which it is named.

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
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (February 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060757302
• ISBN-13: 978-0060757304
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #765,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lemony Snicket claims he was nowhere near the scene of the crime. He is the author of several other unpleasant stories, including those in the bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Lump of Coal.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most entertaining puzzle book I've seen!, July 6, 2007

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BassClef (New Richmond, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Which Will Bother Some People (A Series of Unfortunate Events Activity Book) (Paperback)

This puzzle book is hysterical! I thought it would be a puzzle book just for little kids, and the puzzles would all just be really easy, but I love Lemony Snicket and puzzles, so I got it anyway. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that this book has just as much Lemony Snicket humor as the series. Seriously, the puzzles are hysterical. And you have to read all the answers, because that's where most of the funny parts are. The puzzles aren't very challenging, but it's very fun. I'm in college, and I and my friends have loved looking through this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny - if you're not bothered!, August 17, 2007

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Winceywince "wincey111" (Ann Arbor) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Which Will Bother Some People (A Series of Unfortunate Events Activity Book) (Paperback)

If you aren't a fan of the Snicket Series, you will probably find this book puzzling and bothersome. If you read the Series books, though, you'll probably find it hilarious! Some puzzles are easy, some are simply impossible, and most of them are meta-puzzles based on your understanding of the world in which the Baudelaires live. Definitely read the answers, even if you solved the puzzle. You will be surprised at the puzzles you missed along the way! If you loved the books, you need to get this one too!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great For the "Series" Aficionado, December 22, 2007

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M. Randolph (East Coast) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Which Will Bother Some People (A Series of Unfortunate Events Activity Book) (Paperback)

My child (9) and I, too, enjoyed the brain teasers, puzzles and games included here. My child liked the fact that they were often based on and referred to the books (not always the obvious plot lines either..) and I liked the fact that the teasers weren't "typical" and the answers not obvious. Part of the premise is that the reader is in training to be a member of V.F.D.

Fun and entertaining. I would recommend to any child (and parent) who owns the books.