The Beatrice Letters
by Lemony Snicket

    THE BEATRICE LETTERS by Lemony Snicket
    Illustrated by Brett Helquist
    Category:  Action-Adventure
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  9/1/06
    Publisher:  HarperCollins
    Reviewed by:  Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
    Rating:  4 Stars


    If you've been following Lemony Snicket's A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, then you've undoubtedly
    read of Beatrice Baudelaire.  Who she is, exactly, is a mystery.  And although this book is entitled THE BEATRICE
    LETTERS, don't think that you'll finally learn who Beatrice is.  You won't.  In fact, there's not a whole lot you'll learn
    about anything or anyone having to do with the series.

    Don't get me wrong.  THE BEATRICE LETTERS is fun.  It's gorgeously packaged.  It comes with a poster, a
    dossier of sorts that contains letters to Beatrice and letters from Beatrice.  It has ingenious pop-out letters that you
    can use to attempt to decode a number of anagrams.  It has business cards.  It has pictures of a metal tool and a
    paperweight.  It has, in fact, all manner of beautifully put together items that tell you nothing.

    For the ultimate A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS fan, this is a book you must include in your collection.  
    For the bored fan, this is a book that will provide you with hours of hair-pulling frustration as you attempt to decipher
    clues that seem to have no answer.  For the mid-line fan, this is a book that just looks pretty.

    For cleverness, ingenuity, and presentation, THE BEATRICE LETTERS gets 5 Stars.  For content, or at least
    helpful content, the book gets 3 Stars.  Overall, a 4 Star read, but one I would recommend most strongly to the
    biggest Baudelaire devotee.