Excerpt from The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist

The Carnivorous Carnival

Book the Ninth (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist
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  • First Published:
  • Oct 1, 2002, 304 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jan 2003, 286 pages
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'Eye!' Sunny agreed, pointing to Madame Lulu's caravan.

'But we can't go wandering around the countryside again,' Violet said. 'The last time we did that, we ended up in even more trouble.'

'Maybe we could call the police from that phone booth,' Klaus said.

'Dragnet!' Sunny said, which meant 'But the police think we're murderers!'

Text copyright 2002 by Lemony Snicket. Illustrations copyright 2002 by Brett Helquist. All rights reserved. Not to be used or reproduced in any matter whatsoever without written permission.

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