The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Readers rate it 4.1 (32 on Hardcover)
304 pages · Released 2017
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The Vanderbeekers is a warm, character-driven family story centered on five siblings working together to save their home and connect with a lonely neighbor. The book celebrates kindness, community, creativity, and sibling bonds without inappropriate content. It's an excellent choice for middle-grade readers seeking feel-good stories with genuine heart and diverse family representation.
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Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind. Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
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- Neighbors
- Landlord and tenant
- African Americans
- Family life
- Fiction
- Families
- Juvenile fiction
- Children's fiction
- Family life, fiction
- New york (n.y.), fiction
- African americans, fiction
- New York Times reviewed
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