Book 7 of 13 in the A Series of Unfortunate Events
Author: Lemony Snicket
Genre: Fiction, Mystery
Format: Hardcover

Description:
The Vile Village is the seventh installment in the thirteen part Series of Unfortunate Events, following the three Baudelaire children as they search for their missing friends in their new home, the Village of Fowl Devotees.
At the opening of the novel, the three Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, sit in their lawyers office waiting to hear their fate. They have recently escaped the clutches of their evil uncle, Count Olaf, and are searching for a new guardian. Since there are no longer any relatives willing to take the three children in and risk Count Olafs wrath, the children's lawyer has decided to follow the aphorism. It takes a village to raise a child and place the Baudelaires in the custody of an entire community. The Baudelaire children know that the V.F.D. is somehow related to the whereabouts of their missing friends, the Quagmire triplets, and do not argue when they hear they will be sent there. They hope that in addition to staying safe from their evil uncle, they will uncover the whereabouts of their friends.