The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

"He's really going to make us move right after Christmas?" 

Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 – 5
Lexile Measure: 810 (4th or 5th grade)
Series: The Vanderbeekers (Book 1)
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (October 3, 2017)

• My Rating:  4 out 4
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• Summary:
  
  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.
  
  
  I read a review on a blog post and thought this book sounded just perfect for December reading and it was! It is a delightful family story set in Harlem, NY where a family of seven live in a close community. When they discover that they are going to have to move because their landlord doesn't want them living below them anymore, they set out to change his mind. They involve the neighbors, work together as siblings, and do things on their own be allowed to stay. They have never even met the landlord but they are convinced that they can make him love their family and ask them to stay. Some of their ideas are bombs, some unusual, and of course something might just work.
  
  This book, even though set at Christmas, could be read at anytime. The cover is lovely but not a Christmas design.  I loved how the family and neighbors really cared for each other.  The book is probably going to be a series as I see Amazon has already given it a series name of The Vanderbeekers.  Great read aloud and good for all elementary kids. 

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