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The Ersatz Elevator

Written by Lemony Snicket · Illustrated by Brett Helquist; Emily Gravett (2024 cover)

Harper Collins · 9+

Novel · PB · Fiction

What’s lurking inside?

The Baudelaires move into a fashionable penthouse with wealthy guardians, where they discover a secret passage and signs that their friends are nearby. Count Olaf's plans turn the city's social whirl into a trap.

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