TY  - BOOK
AU  - Glaser,Karina Yan
TI  - The Vanderbeekers make a wish
T2  - The Vanderbeekers
SN  - 9780358256205
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Boston, New York
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
KW  - Families
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Neighbors
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Birthday parties
KW  - Grandparents
KW  - Racially mixed families
KW  - Racially mixed children
KW  - Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
KW  - New York (N.Y.)
KW  - Fiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes 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
N2  - 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?
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