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The penultimate peril / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Brett Helquist.

Snicket, Lemony, (author.). Helquist, Brett, (illustrator.).

Summary:

In this next-to-last chronicle of the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, the siblings pose as concierges at the Hotel Denouement to learn the identities and intentions of certain enemies, encounter characters from their past adventures, and ponder the nature of nobility and villainy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780060296438
  • ISBN: 0060296437
  • ISBN: 9780064410151
  • ISBN: 0064410153
  • ISBN: 9780062865144
  • ISBN: 0062865145
  • ISBN: 9780329599140
  • ISBN: 9781405266178
  • Physical Description: 353 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2005]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 9-14. BTSB.
NC1150L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 7 101791.
Accelerated Reader MG 7.4 7.0 101791.
Subject:
Baudelaire, Violet (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Baudelaire, Klaus (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Baudelaire, Sunny (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Good and evil > Juvenile fiction.
Disguise > Juvenile fiction.
Hotels > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 171 of 182 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 182 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Madison Main Library J FIC SNI SUE12 (Text) 30229101102456 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Mars Hill Library J FIC SNI SUE12 (Text) 30229101057007 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library J SNICKET (Text) 39493105516274 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Albertson Community Library JFIC SNI (Text) 30372100695227 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library J Snicket (Text) 34269001029876 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alleghany Public Library JF SNICKET (Text) 40599000638422 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alleghany Public Library JF SNICKET (Text) 30664100189148 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/20/2026
Allen Library JFIC SNICKET (Text) 38198000294528 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library J F SNI (Text) 80605003690012 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 10/14/2026
Angier Public Library J F Sni (Text) 33632002327378 Juvenile Fiction Available -

Accessibility Features

Summary: In this next-to-last chronicle of the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, the siblings pose as concierges at the Hotel Denouement to learn the identities and intentions of certain enemies, encounter characters from their past adventures, and ponder the nature of nobility and villainy.