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Imprint. A viciously funny and murderous tale that will appeal to the adolescent rebel in all of us. It's first semester senior year, and Flannery Culp needs her friends, the Basic Eight, because high school can get so stressful, you just want to kill someone! The first adult novel from the creator of the Lemony Snicket series.
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From the Publisher:
"Dazzlingly funny...covertly lyrical, and absolutely without parental supervision, The Basic Eight manages to be amoral and humane simultaneously." --Mark O'Donnell, author of Let Nothing You Dismay and Getting Over Homer
About the Author:
"Imagine being young, messed up, and too smart for your own good. Flannery Culp is all three. I followed her adventures with admiration and envy because Daniel Handler is one of the sharpest, funniest, and best writers around." --Kit Reed, author of Weird Women, Wired Women
"Flannery Culp is Holden Caulfield in drag, forty-five years later." --Peter Lefcourt, author of The Woody and Abbreviating Ernie
"If you can resist Daniel Handler's hell-raising powers, fair warning: A wicked young century starts here--without you." --Lois Gould, author of Mommy Dressing and Medusa's Gift
"A funny, unique novel that single- handedly returns high-school revenge fantasies to their rightful owners." --Joanna Torrey, author of Hungry
"Like no other book, The Basic Eight demands to be read twice. Do." --Stephin Merritt, lead singer of the Magnetic Fields
DAVID HANDLER is an Edgar Award winner. He lives in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
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- PublisherHarper Collins
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0732274885
- ISBN 13 9780732274887
- BindingPaperback
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