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    The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
    The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
    The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
    Audiobook5 hours

    The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

    Written by Karina Yan Glaser

    Narrated by Robin Miles

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    The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. 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. And all is fair in love and war when it comes to keeping their home. A modern classic in the making reminiscent of the Penderwicks series, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street is about the connections we make and the unexpected turns life can take.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 3, 2017
    ISBN9781501967702
    Author

    Karina Yan Glaser

    Karina Glaser is the New York Times bestselling author of the Vanderbeekers series and A Duet for Home. A former teacher as well as employee of New York City’s largest provider of transitional housing for the homeless, Karina is now a contributing editor at Book Riot. Karina lives in Harlem, New York City, with her husband, two children, and assortment of rescue animals. One of her proudest achievements is raising two kids who can’t go anywhere without a book. Visit her at karinaglaser.com. 

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    • 5/5
      The best audiobook ever I love it so much !!!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Lovely middle grade holiday story. It was a bit hard to keep track of all the characters at first, but by the end it felt like family.

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    • 5/5
      My 10 year old loved this story; it was very engaging!

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    • 4/5
      Sweet, gentle, funny and moving - a perfect Christmas story and read wonderfully!

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    • 5/5
      All of the “Vanderbeeker books are just so fun happy cool all age appropriate one of my sister and my favorite books would definitely recommend it

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    • 5/5
      I love the vanderbeekers sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much !!! 1 2 3 READ
    • 5/5
      This book is fantastic! How can you not fall in love with the Vanderbeekers! This book has so much to offer, but surrounding it all, is a wonderful community full of love, joy and some New York magic. This book offers atmosphere, sweet characters and beyond all a family that is spread farther then this New York brownstone. Read it, enjoy it and share it. This book is a special story for children and adults alike.
    • 5/5
      This is lovely, I love this family already. Going to listen to the next book in the series
    • 3/5
      Golden Sower nominee. Listened to audiobook. Reminded me of books I read as a kid that made me want to live in New York City--vivid enough descriptions of the city that make it seem magical, even though I'm old enough to know that while it might have magical moments, it's not always so. Actually, that kind of syncs with the plot, now that I think about it...
    • 5/5
      A lovely story about family and community. I laughed and cried and felt warm and fuzzy.
    • 5/5
      I love this book ,It is the best book in the world .I listen this book now I am listening the Vandebeekers and the hidden garden so far this book was the best I cannot stop listening ?
    • 5/5
      Such a sweet story, loveable as a child or an adult, and a wonderful reminder of the importance of community and solidarity in the face of adversity.
    • 5/5
      My daughter (9) loved this story and immediately wanted to start book #2 after finishing this one. Robin Miles does a fantastic job narrating!
    • 4/5
      A new story with an old soul. The narrator is masterful. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      I read these books about one hundred times it keeps getting better and better
    • 5/5
      I loved this book... I don't know how they did it but it felt like i was living in the story. I felt all the feelings that the characters felt. I did not hear any bad language, which is very popular nowadays. I am definitely reading the next book.


      :Wrote by a 11 year old
    • 5/5
      That have the same amount of siblings as us ??
    • 5/5
      Terrific story comes to a life by the reader. I’d recommend it for Middle Graders.
    • 5/5
      This book is awesome I loved it
      so much its
      so cool
    • 5/5
      I just loved it because of the way you decided to make the caricatures
    • 4/5
      Harlem, NY -- the 5 Vanderbeeker siblings are horrified to learn that they have to move after their lease is not renewed. They launch a plan to convince the landlord to let them stay. Heartwarming, very community centered, also very NYC. If you love the Penderwicks or The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher, I think you will like this. Great characters, some wacky adventures and ideas put into practice, and kindness in the face of tragedy is how they ultimately save the day.
    • 5/5
      I think this title, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser was automatically recommended to me after I read the Penderwicks series and I now can see why. Lots of similarities between the two series: wholesome, large family of kids with various strengths in the arts, science, music, sports and all around cuteness. And adorable family pets!This series takes place in Harlem, has an interesting multi-racial family (I don't believe the races are actually mentioned nor does the cover art give any clues, which I found endearing), a interesting neighborhood of friends, sweet family dynamics, a mean landlord and a problem to solve regarding the brownstone that they have lived in for many years.This juvenile fiction is also the first of a series. On to the next adventure with this lovely family!
    • 4/5
      Karina Yan Glaser delivers a charming family story and an ulitmately heartwarming Christmas tale with her debut children's novel, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street.
    • 5/5
      Just the cutest, sweetest little Christmas-is-saved story of the cutest, sweetest (not so) little family.
    • 5/5
      This was the sweetest middle grade novel I’ve read in a long time. The Vanderbeekers are the type of family you just want to be be adopted into. I absolutely adored them - the kids, their parents, the neighbors, and all of the pets. An absolutely pure, enjoyable read!
    • 5/5
      The Vanderbeekers of 141 Street will have to move out of their beloved brownstone after Christmas, which is in five days. All five children are shocked, they don't want to leave and they come up with a plan to win their landlord over. When Christmas Day is here, they still haven't made any progress, or have they?

      A wonderful middle-grade book about siblings that pull together to reach their goal, about neighbourhood and neighbours, and how hard it can be to make friends.


      This review is based on a NetGalley ARC provided by the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      I cried (unexpectedly) so that's, for me, a good thing.

      It reminded me somewhat of the Penderwicks--a nice family, differentiated, generally supportive, and I appreciated a strong central through-line rather than a series of gentle episodes. I'm a big fan of NYC (I visit twice a year, for the shows), and liked that I personally could picture the setting very clearly, but it's hardly a necessity for enjoyment.

      (Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
    • 3/5
      A few days before Christmas, the Vanderbeekers' landlord, better known as "the Beiderman," notified them their lease would not be renewed. The five children grew up in the Brownstone and wish to continue living there. As their parents seek other affordable alternatives for a family as large as theirs, the children organize an effort to get Mr. Beiderman to change his mind. While some of it does not seem all that realistic, young readers may not notice as much as adults. The author's debut novel shows promise as either a stand-alone or as the beginning of a series featuring the Vanderbeekers.
    • 5/5
      The story starts on December 20 (coincidentally the day I started this book, somewhat on purpose) and is set in Harlem. Readers will get to enjoy a detailed map on the inside of the book cover. The characters include twins Isa and Jessie (12 years old), Oliver (9), Hyacinth (6), and Laney (4). They are close to their parents and they seem to be a biracial family living in a diverse area. Mr. Beiderman, their landlord and upstairs neighbor, decides not to renew their lease and they have 11 days to move out. The children have never lived anywhere else and they love their neighbors and school. They react with disbelief, a bit of guilt, and plenty of indignation so they embark on Operation Beiderman, a plan to quickly to win over their landlord. What makes it even worse, is that it is so close to Christmas time. The children overhear their parents worrying about what they are going to do, so they take it upon themselves to try to help. The plan is put into action and Mr. Beiderman is showered with secret gifts. The children never really see him because he never leaves his apartment. He is a bit of a recluse. As the children start to investigate Mr. Beiderman’s past, they find out he used to be different. He had a life, family and friends. Only a few people really know what happened. The reader will find themselves hoping for a happy ending and the mystery of Mr. Beiderman to be revealed.The details of this book are funny, sweet, descriptive and moving. The kids seem to be wise beyond their years (but it is fiction) and they are charged with some pretty adult things, like making Christmas dinner for a large family. Everyone has their thing that they are good at. The kids like their parents, siblings and school, which makes this a refreshing, upbeat story. The dialogue flows and I think that all ages will appreciate this story. It is perfect to read just before Christmas, but it really can be read at any time of the year.It is a great addition to the school library because it addresses diversity, it is age appropriate, it teaches kindness and it helps readers realize they can prevail through the hardships life throws at them. This is the authors first book, but based on the hype and publicity, I think it will have a place in school libraries for years to come. The cover is illustrated in a non-gender specific tone. The characters are both boys and girls. I would make for a good classroom read aloud. It would also be a good choice for school book clubs, literature circles and free read choices. I personally loved this book! It was well written and just heartwarming to read.
    • 4/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It came through my feed several times and then as I was weeding the children’s section at work I came across it. I loved the story of the 5 children and their plight to change the Beiderman’s mind about their lease. A cute, quick read. 4🌟