The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

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After any harrowing struggle, it is nice to consider checking into a hotel for a rest. In fact, this might be just the break Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire could use after their wearying deep-sea adventure. A hotel can be a good choice for any family vacation. With so many ... read more

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Summary

The book starts off where The Grim Grotto left off. The Baudelaires are traveling with Kit Snicket in a taxi. The distraught and pregnant Kit drives them to the Hotel Denouement and after serving them some brunch, she abruptly leaves them to wonder, giving them concierge uniforms to use as... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cast of Characters

Violet Baudelaire: Add a description of this character.
Klaus Baudelaire
Sunny Baudelaire
Kit Snicket
Frank: twin brother manager of Hotel Denouement
Ernest: twin brother manager of Hotel Denouement
Esmé Squalor: Count Olaf's girlfriend
Carmelita
Count Olaf
Geraldine Julienne: a reporter from the Daily Punctilio
Sir
Charles
Vice Principal Nero
Mr. Remora
Mrs. Bass
Dewey Denouement
Justice Strauss
Jerome Squalor
Lemony Snicket

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First Sentence

"Certain people have said the world is like a calm pond, and that anytime a person does even the smallest thing, it is as if a stone has dropped into the pond, spreading circles of ripples further and further out, until the entire world has been changed by one tiny action."

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