The Elevator author-Rebecca Stead and it soon becomes clear

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Isaac wants to study engineering

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a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive

Sweet characters and vivid illustrations make these interactions come alive

The Elevator author-Rebecca Stead and it soon becomes clearEvery trip changes us, even a trip on the elevator. A girl and her dog begin their afternoon walk. But before they can get outside to the street, they must take the elevator in their apartment building. She presses the button to go down, but the elevator goes up. Who called it? Is it broken? As the reader turns the page, every stop brings new charactersfrom Ms. Paula whos afraid of dogs, to fussy infant twins, to the building's oldest resident, Mr.