The Vanderbeekers make a wish / by Karina Yan Glaser.
Material type:
TextSeries: Glaser, Karina Yan. Vanderbeekers ; 5.Publisher: Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021Description: 319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780358256205
- 0358256208
- Make a wish
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Neighbors -- Juvenile fiction
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Birthday parties -- Juvenile fiction
- Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction
- Racially mixed families -- Juvenile fiction
- Racially mixed children -- Juvenile fiction
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
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Northport Library | Children's Fiction | GLASER KARINA Y | 5 | Checked out | 05/17/2024 | 33111009855905 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Witness the power of family history and family love in this funny, poignant addition to a series that the New York Times Book Review hails as "delightful and heartwarming."
It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But when Papa must leave town suddenly to help his best friend, trouble in the form of their distant grandparents shows up on their doorstep.
Not only must the Vanderbeekers face the disappointment of ruined plans, but they have more than one family secret to solve if they are going to give Papa the special birthday he deserves.
The New York Times bestselling Vanderbeekers series is perfect for fans of the Penderwicks. As Booklist commented in a starred review: "Few families in children's literature are as engaging or amusing as the Vanderbeekers, even in times of turmoil."
The series includes:
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish The Vanderbeekers on the RoadIncludes an excerpt for A Duet for Home in unnumbered pages at end of work.
Map on lining papers.
Ages 7 to 10. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Grades 2-3. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate their Papa's fortieth birthday while discovering more about their mysterious grandparents in this heartfelt romp and latest installment to the New York Times best-selling series, perfect for fans of the Penderwicks. It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But then Papa must leave town to help his best friend and the Vanderbeeker children are surprised to find their maternal grandparents on their doorstep. Grandma is very critical of everything they do. Meanwhile, they find themselves learning more about their papa's father than ever before, and wishing they could have known him a bit better. Can they learn more about the grandfather they lost and come to appreciate the grandparents they still have while making sure their papa has the best birthday ever?