Here We Come (Aggie's Inheritance) (66 page)

The
size
of
the
book
is
approximately
five
by
seven
inches—much
like
a
portrait
photograph.
It
is
hardbound
with
an
illustrated
front
and
a
letter
from
the
author,
Mr.
Snickett,
on
back.
It
fits
well
in
your
hand
and
isn’t
very
thick.

There
are
only
one
hundred
sixty-two
pages
in
the
book.
They’re
cool
pages
that
look
like
they’re
from
an
old
book
or
handmade
or
something.
The
margins
are
wide,
which
contributes
nicely
to
keeping
the
story
short.

The
illustrations
are
interesting
and
occur
at
reasonably
frequent
integrals
.
This
helps
to
keep
the
reader
from
feeling
as
if
the
book
is
too
long.
I
particularly
liked
this
part
of
why
I
like
the
shortness
of
this
book.

In
conclusion,
the
thing
I
liked
most
about
the
book
The
Bad,
Bad
Beginning,
by
Lemony
Snickett
is
that
it
was
a
short
book.
It
was
not
too
long.
It
could
have
been
shorter,
of
course.
However,
it
was
short,
and
that
is
what
I
liked
about
it.
That
is
all
I
liked
about
it.

One
eyebrow
rose
as
she
handed
him
back
the
report.
“Turn
it
into
Luke.
Whatever
grade
he
gives
it
stands.”

“What!
That’s—”

“Turn
it
into
Luke
for
your
final
grade,
o
r
I
mark
it
as
an
F
and
you
get
to
read
the
entire
series
with
five
page
book
reports
on
each.”
She
waited
until
he
was
just
outside
the
door
before
adding,
“Oh,
and
by
the
way.
The
word
is
interval
s
,
not
integrals.
This
is
English,
not
math.”
Laird’s
chin
dropped
when
she
added,
“And
if
you
use
your
sister
as
a
thesaurus
and
advisor,
it
might
also
be
wise
to
have
her
look
it
over
as
an
editor.”

~*~*~*~

Luke
jogged
up
the
steps,
eager
to
get
Aggie
out
of
the
house
and
onto
her
shopping
journey.
The
whole
thing
seemed
ridiculous,
but
if
it
made
her
happy,
it
was
worth
it.
Why
she
needed
more
gifts
was
beyond
him,
but
as
he
mentally
calculated
what
they’d
procured
for
each
child
the
previous
day,
he
realized
that
it
wasn’t
that
much
after
all.
The
sheer
volume—

“Here.
I’ve
got
this
for
you.
Gotta
run.”