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The Austere Academy

The Austere Academy (2000)

235 pages 4.1/5 Goodreads
Mystery

The three Baudelaire orphans Violet, Klaus and little Sunny, arrive at the Prufrock Preparatory School, only to be met by the unpleasant bully, Carmaleta Spats. The children must go to the Orphan's Shack, where fungus grows and crabs live.

Author: Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Michael Kupperman

ISBN: 9781405208710

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent (referenced)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children
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