A Series of Unfortunate Events Book Five: The Austere Academy

HarperCollins, New York, 2000. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good Condition. Illustrator: Brett Helquist. Mr. Poe drops the Baudelaire children—Violet, Klaus and Sunny—off at Prufrock Preparatory School, a boarding school they are to attend. They are greeted by a rude girl, Carmelita Spats, who calls the children "cakesniffers". Vice Principal Nero tells them about the school's odd rules: they are to sleep in a crab-infested, fungus-dripping shack because they have no living guardian to sign a permission slip for them. Sunny will work as Nero's administrative assistant. They must attend nightly concerts at which Nero performs terribly on the violin. Punishments for rule-breaking include having silverware removed or hands tied while eating in the cafeteria, or having to purchase candy for Nero. Sunny will have her silverware removed permanently for working in the administrative building, which children are not allowed in. 221 pages. Light foxing to outer page edges. Illustrator: Brett Helquist. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Children's::Children's Fiction; United States; Children; ISBN: 0064408639. ISBN/EAN: 9780064408639. Inventory No: 264457.. 9780064408639