Lemony Snicket

Has Lemony Snicket been poisoned? A standalone novel for all ages -- a contemporary fable in the great tradition of The Little Prince and Sophie's World -- by one of the twenty-first century's most beloved authors. For more than twenty years, Lemony Snicket has been one of the most famous narrators in contemporary middle-grade fiction, leading millions of readers through a mysterious literary world of bewildering questions and unfortunate events. Now, with this latest book -- a love letter to readers and reading, and a meditation on the vagaries of real life -- longtime fans and new readers alike have an opportunity to experience Snicket's distinctive voice in a new way. This true story -- as true as Lemony Snicket himself -- begins with a puzzling note under his door: You had poison for breakfast. Following a winding trail of clues to solve the mystery of his own demise, Snicket takes us on a thought-provoking tour of his predilections: the proper way to prepare an egg, a perplexing idea called tzimtzum, the sublime pleasure of swimming in open water, and much else. Poison for Breakfast is a classic-in-the-making that -- in the great tradition of modern fables like The Little Prince and The Phantom Tollbooth -- will delight readers of all ages.

Poison for Breakfast

Riley

avarni

"In a manner of speaking," I said, using one of my favorite ways of saying "No, you are wrong."

It has never interested me much to learn the names of different birds, because, of course, you are not really learning their names at all, just names we call them. When a person tells you their name, they are telling you what they want to be called, but a goose or a sparrow, for instance would likely be confused if they learned we were calling them these things. "Red-breasted robin?" a red-breasted robin might repeat in astonishment. "That's not my name. And why are yon focusing on my breast? That's inappropriate."

The sentences 'Our primary concern is that our food is not spoiled' or 'Our primary concern is that the floors aren't so slippery you will fall and break your leg' or 'Our primary concern is that none of our bread has been poisoned', I thought, would be more welcoming

Daniela Kajanová 

 I like to think about lonely things, poems and philosophy 

Happiness, in my experience, is like a bowl of bananas, because if you pay too much attention, it gets gobbled away, but if you forget all about it, either a robber steals it or it ends up rotten mush.

angie

I always like to have a book with me at breakfast although sometimes I do not read much of it. Some breakfasts I do not even open the book, but it sits  beside me like a quiet companion while my thoughts  wander all over the morning. 

 I didn't mind this kind of weather, weather that cannot make up its mind, because I am often the same way, or at least I think I am. I don't know.

You want friends who choose you, because they find you charming and fascinating, rather than just each and every person who walks through your door.

I always feel hopeful when I step into a park. When a city or town sets aside a piece of land for public relaxation, it is a sign that someone is thinking about the happiness of someone else, that some people are trimming grass and sweeping pathways just so other people can have picnics and take walks or perhaps just sit and think. 

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