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The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found

#4 in series

by Karina Yan Glaser
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New York Times bestseller Karina Yan Glaser brings everyone's favorite Harlem family back in this poignant fourth novel in the "delightful and heartwarming" (New York Times Book Review) Vanderbeekers series.

When autumn arrives on 141st Street, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping Mr. Beiderman get ready for the New York City Marathon and making sure the mysterious person sleeping in the community garden gets enough to eat.

But when they discover the true identity of the person making a home in the community garden's shed, their world turns upside down as they learn what it means to care for someone in an impossible situation.

In this fourth book in the Vanderbeekers series, return to 141st Street with Isa, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney as they attempt to make their neighborhood a better place, one heartfelt plan at a time.

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 Road
  • The Vanderbeekers Ever After

    • Creators

    • Series

      The Vanderbeekers

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      September 15, 2020

    • Formats

      • Kindle Book

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9780358255246

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9780358255246
        • File size: 17545 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Levels

      • ATOS Level: 5.3
      • Lexile® Measure: 840
      • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
      • Text Difficulty: 4-5

    • Reviews

      • Kirkus

        July 1, 2020
        The resourceful seven-member family returns. Last time readers saw the mixed-race Vanderbeeker kids, they were saving their mother's bakery from financial ruin and rescuing some cats along the way. The five children never met a stray they didn't want to save or a situation they didn't want to fix, and in this volume, that project is a family friend, 14-year-old Orlando, who's been sleeping in the garden shed ever since he and his mother were evicted from their apartment and his mother took off. All five Vanderbeeker kids are determined to show their friend how loved and needed he is in New York City, no matter how difficult that may be logistically or financially. Unlike other books in the series, in which the children save the day in ways that feel plausible, this entry strains credibility a bit more given the realities of the foster-care and social-services systems. That may explain why the plot is less focused on the family unit and rather covers each child individually. The age gaps among the siblings are more pronounced than in previous entries, with the oldest children in high school and puberty thrown in the mix, which may make the novel a harder sell, with too much disconnect between the content and the reading level, despite each kid's fundamental likability. As lovable as ever but less likely to find its place. (Fiction. 8-12)

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      • The Horn Book

        July 1, 2020
        In this fourth series entry, the multiracial Vanderbeeker family discover that their friend Orlando has been evicted from his apartment and determine to help him find him a home. (Their motto: "We always get involved. Always.") At the same time, the family must cope with their grief when beloved Harlem-brownstone neighbor Mr. Jeet dies, as well as lend support to former foe Mr. Biederman as he prepares to run the New York City Marathon. As in previous books, subplots (some more contrived than others) involving all five Vanderbeeker children -- from a misunderstanding revolving around the homecoming dance to making a new school friend -- are woven into the main story. A wholesome, touching ensemble novel, for fans of Jeanne Birdsall's the Penderwicks and Emma Donoghue's the Lotterys.

        (Copyright 2020 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    Formats

    • Kindle Book
    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

    subjects

    Languages

    • English

    Levels

    • ATOS Level:5.3
    • Lexile® Measure:840
    • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty:4-5

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