The Baudelaire orphans have finally
begun to feel the first glimmers of hope (and dare I say happiness?) since
their parents’ untimely death in that horrible fire. Mr. Poe has taken them to live with their Uncle Monty, known
to others as Dr. Montgomery, an esteemed scientist. Uncle Monty studies and collects reptiles, especially snakes.
He even has a special room in
house, The Reptile Room, in which he cares for all of his “pets”.
Despite being extremely busy with
his research and planning an excursion to Peru, Uncle Monty welcomes the orphans
with open arms and quickly makes them feel at home. The orphans join Uncle Monty in preparing for the trip to
Peru, each with their own special jobs to do: Violet designing snake traps, Klaus reading up on Peru, and
Sunny is busy biting a rope into shorter lengths. Uncle Monty also begins to
teach the children all about the reptiles and snakes that are more like his
family than the deadly animals others see them as. Life seems to be settling into a nice, comfortable routine
for the Baudelaire orphans that is until Uncle Monty’s new assistant Stefano
arrives. He seems strangely
familiar to the orphans….
The Reptile Room is the second book in A Series of Unfortunate Events. As with volume one, the action is fast paced and the book difficult
to put down. I continue to be
hooked on the series and look forward to more adventures with the Baudelaires
this summer!
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