1. About Daniel Handler by Dy'Quan Kearney 1/25/13

2. Daniel Handler Biography Daniel Handler was born February 28, 1970 in San Francisco, CA. His father's name is Louis Handler and mother Sandra Handler Day. His father was a Jewish refugee from Germany.

3. Daniel Handler Biography Continued.. Daniel went to Commodore Sloat Elementary, Herbert Hoover Middle School, and graduated in 1988 from Lowell High School. After High School he attended Wesleyan University. After he graduated in 1992 he returned home. He co- founded the magazine American Chicken with the illustrator Lisa Brown, whom he later married. They moved away to New York. This is where he sold his first novel, The Basic Eight, in 1999.

4. Daniel Handler Biography Continued... He and his wife moved back to San Francisco. They had their first child Otto Handler, in 2003. They live in an old Victorian architecture house.

5. Time Line ● 1970 – He was Born ● 1988 – Graduated from Lowell High School ● 1990 – Won the Academy American Poets Prize ● 1992 – Graduated from Wesleyan University; Won online fellowship. ● 1999 – Published The Basic Eight, The Bad Beginnings, and The Reptile Room; Began writing A Series of Unfortunate Events ● 2000 – Published Watch Your Mouth,The Wide Window, and The Miserable Mill. ● 2003 – Son Otto was born ● 2004 – A Series of Unfortunate Events, became a movie.

6. List of Books written by Daniel Handler Daniel Handler was at ALA to promote his collaboration with Maira Kalman, Why We Broke Up, in January 2012. In some of the books goes buy a pseudonym (pin name).

7. The Bad Beginning (1999)

8. The Reptile Room (1999)

9. The Wide Window (2000)

10. The Miserable Mill (2000)

11. The Austere Academy (2000)

12. The Ersatz Elevator (2001)

13. The Vile Village (2001)

14. The Hostile Hospital (2001)

15. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002)

16. The Slippery Slope (2003)

17. The Grim Grotto (2004)

18. The Penultimate Peril (2005)

19. The End (2006)

20. Authors Skills ● Invented Language – within the series of unfortunate events the author used made up words as speech for one of his created characters. ● Visualization – the words he used helped visualize the story being told. ● Organization – his books are easy to read and his words are very understandable.

21. Interview of Author “Daniel Handler on an Interview” Click Here For Interiew with Daniel Handler

22. Important Facts Aside from being born in San Francisco, California, Daniel Handler also moved back there and this is where he currently lives. California is a beautiful place to live. The temperature is about the same as ours for this time of the year, with slight elevations with temperatures this week in the upper 50's to low 60's.

23. Conclusion Daniel Handler is a very successful author. He has participated in numerous book signings and is know by many, by his pseudonym “Lemony Snicket”. You can find many of his books in your local library or book store.

24. Photographs of Daniel Handler “Daniel Handler taking a break from writing.”

25. “Daniel and wife Lisa keeping a low profile.”

26. Closing Announcements Thanks for Watching My Interview About Daniel Handler. Have Fantastic Day!

27. Resources http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Sh- Z/Snicket-Lemony-Daniel-Handler.html ● http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/201 2/10/22/daniel-handler-new-snicket- book/1639595/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/201 2/10/22/daniel-handler-new-snicket- book/1639595/ ● http://www.google.com.html http://www.google.com.html ● http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/magazine /daniel-handler-has-not-abandoned-lemony- snicket.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/magazine /daniel-handler-has-not-abandoned-lemony- snicket.html Web. 28 Jan. 13.. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2012/10/22/daniel-handler-new-snicket- book/1639595/