A series of unfortunate events, bk.2. After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happliy for an all-too-brief time.

A series of unfortunate events, bk.1. After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.

Presents the next-to-last chronicle of the misadventures of the orphaned Baudelaire children.

In the perilous Mortmain Mountains, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire meet another well-read person, who helps them try to rescue Sunny from the villainous Count Olaf and his henchmen as they all near "the last safe place."

A series of unfortunate events, bk 11. Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important VFD meeting but first they must travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dangerous underwater cave in search of the sugar bowl.

Eccentric Aunt Jane needs help on her ranch so the Aldens, affectionately known as the boxcar children, get help from a private detective.

A series of unfortunate events, bk.8. On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit.

While visiting Lake Lucille in the Adirondack Mountains, the Aldens hear stories about a monster in the lake and then encounter evidence that it may be real.

The Aldens are excited to visit a deserted South Seas island. But soon they discover clues that they are not alone. Is someone watching them?

Renting a lighthouse is unusual, but even more so is an unfriendly boy's peculiar behavior.