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Evans, Douglas.
THE ELEVATOR FAMILY
New York : Dell, 2001.
IL 3-6, RL 5.1
ISBN 0440416507
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The Wilson family arrive at the San Francisco Hotel for their vacation, but learn that all the rooms are filled. Undeterred, the friendly Wilson family move into the elevator, Otis, and begin a vertical journey during which they learn about the hotel’s visitors and workers. During their stay, they help a young couple find romance and they solve the mystery of a kidnapped publishing heiress. This light-hearted tale will enchant its readers.  (Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Program, 2004-2005)
SUBJECTS:     Elevators -- Fiction.
                        Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction.
                        Family life -- Fiction.
                        San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction.

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