The siblings make many failed attempts, and several only cause their landlord to be even angrier. They come up with plans, some ridiculous and some not, to win over their landlord who lives on the third story of their brownstone. They quickly become determined to save their beloved home. On a fateful afternoon just eleven days before Christmas, the children discover that their highly secretive landlord refusesto renew their lease. Set in a loving brownstone in modern New York City, the life of the Vanderbeeker family never gets boring something is always happening. The first book in a series of four and counting, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street follows the action-packed life of the boisterous Vanderbeeker family, consisting of five children aged four through twelve: Isa, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney, and three pets: a dog, a cat, and a rabbit. The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” has never been truer. However, there’s so much more to those small shadows. When I first picked up this book, I had doubts about reading it the cover art was only a bunch of tall buildings with a few tiny human silhouettes depicted in the windows. 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 Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser is a charming realistic fiction tale about the true meaning of home. 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." So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince the dreaded Beiderman just how wonderful they are.Īnd all is fair in love and war when it comes to keeping their home. It's practically another member of the family.
The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street.
The first book in the bestselling series that the New York Times Book Review hails as "delightful and heartwarming."
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