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Title details for The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket - Available

The Hostile Hospital

#8 in series

by Lemony Snicket
Tim Curry
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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

The Baudelaires need a safe place to stay—somewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place?

In Lemony Snicket's eighth ghastly installment in A Series of Unfortunate Events, I'm sorry to say that the Baudelaire orphans will spend time in a hospital where they risk encountering a misleading newspaper headline, unnecessary surgery, an intercom system, anesthesia, heart-shaped balloons, and some very startling news about a fire.

  • Creators

  • Series

    A Series of Unfortunate Events

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 21, 2004

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780060793401
      • File size: 123179 KB
      • Duration: 04:16:37

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.9
    • Lexile® Measure: 1110
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 5

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Potential disaster lurks around every corner in this continuation of the always hilarious, often scary saga of the four Baudelaire children. This time the hugely popular series takes the children to the Heimlich Hospital, from which they must escape. Tim Curry is in his element performing Lemony Snicket. He offers abundant vocal impersonations, including real-sounding children; the excitement of squeaks, screams, and groans; and then, soothingly, a clear, warm narrative voice. Ideal for children and parents with imagination and a sense of the absurd. A.C.S. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
    • School Library Journal

      November 1, 2001
      Gr 4-7-Another roller coaster of perils for the three Baudelaire children. This time, they search for clues concerning their parents' deaths and attempt to clear themselves of a false murder charge while being pursued by the evil Count Olaf, who is after the family fortune. While attempting to escape arrest, the siblings join a volunteer group that sings and brings good cheer to patients and enter Heimlich Hospital, where they soon find themselves working in the Library of Records. A picture with an important clue surfaces just as Olaf's girlfriend discovers them and captures Violet, who is then readied for a cranioectomy, a surgery in which the head must be removed. The trio's talents are put to good use in a daring escape from the burning hospital. They jump into Olaf's car trunk in search of more clues and position themselves for the next exciting sequel. Readers will enjoy cheering for the clever youngsters, booing the diabolical villains, and noting the many new clues. The narrator's active voice is forever teasing readers by taking them to the edge of their seats and then purposely switching the subject or suggesting they stop reading all together. This volume can stand alone but few will be able to resist reading the next installment after the cliff-hanger ending.-Jean Gaffney, Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library, Miamisburg, OH

      Copyright 2001 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2002
      The orphans, still trying to evade Count Olaf, are adopted by a town that believes in the motto "It takes a village...." But before long, the villagers are ready to burn Violet, Klaus, and Sunny at the stake. They escape to the Heimlich Hospital, where Olaf and his cohorts nearly perform a grotesque operation on Violet. Though formulaic, the darkly humorous volumes show continuing character development. [Review covers these Series of Unfortunate Events titles: "The Hostile Hospital" and "The Vile Village". ]

      (Copyright 2002 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.9
  • Lexile® Measure:1110
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:5

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