New e-books: All Snicket edition!

This week's e-book blog post focuses on one of my favorites, Mr. Daniel Handler. If you're a devotee of children's literature, you might know him as Lemony Snicket. If you're me, you might know him as a mysterious figure in a deserted hallway outside a ballroom. (Or not. We may never be able to verify that one.)

Anyway, I'm happy to report that the author is part of this year's Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series! Yes, in only a few short weeks, Mr. Handler will be braving Syracuse in snow season, proving that he is as hardy as he is talented. 

Until then, might I tempt you with his current children's series? Here's the latest volume:

"Shouldn't You Be in School?" (All the Wrong Questions #3)  (Also available in audio, narrated by Liam Aiken.*)

Do you smell smoke? Young apprentice Lemony Snicket is investigating a case of arson but soon finds himself enveloped in the ever-increasing mystery that haunts the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea. Who is setting the fires? What secrets are hidden in the Department of Education? Why are so many schoolchildren in danger? Is it all the work of the notorious villain Hangfire? How could you even ask that? What kind of education have you had?

Maybe you should be in school? 

But before you dive into book three of this series, maybe you want to start with books one and two:

"Who Could That Be at This Hour?" (All The Wrong Questions #1)

In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. This is the first volume.

"When Did You See Her Last?" (All the Wrong Questions #2)

In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl. Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Was she seen last at the grocery store? Or could she have stopped at the diner? Is it really any of your business? These are All The Wrong Questions. 

*Yes, Klaus Baudelaire himself. 

(All descriptions from OverDrive.)