The Carnivorous Carnival

"The word 'carnivorous' which appears in the title of this book, means 'meat-eating,' and once you have read such a bloodthirsty word, there is no reason to read any further."  The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket is 286 pages long.  The Baudelaires arrived at the hospital by jumping into the trunk of Count Olaf's car, at the end of the previous book.  At the carnival, the orphans met a fortune teller named Madame Lulu, who gave Olaf all the info he wanted by looking into her "magical" crystal ball.  The Baudelaires disguised themselves as freaks auditioning for a job at the carnival.  By the end of the book, the orphans were faced with a difficult decision.  Will the Baudelaires lose this time, or will they prevail?