In this novel, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued, and these schoolboys marooned on this tropical...

For more than twenty years, Lemony Snicket has led millions of young readers through a mysterious world of bewildering questions and unfortunate events. With this latest book-a love letter to readers young and old about the vagaries of real life-longtime fans and new readers alike will 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...