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The Baudelaire orphans are sent to work in a lumbermill where everyone behaves strangely
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What it is about
After their last guardian, the Baudelaires are sent to the town of Paltryville to work in the Lucky Smells Lumbermill. The mill’s owner is unkind, and the workers act strangely. Count Olaf is again in the background.
Who will enjoy it
Readers of the series.
What you will get
The fourth in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The Miserable Mill Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Children’s Books · Orphans · Factory · Gloomy humor
Length
194 pages · ≈ 6 h
More about this book
Characters
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire.
Setting
The town of Paltryville.
What makes it different
A dark comedy about child labor and bad adults.
Feel
Gloomy and funny.
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