Middle school (9 to 13 year)

The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue

by Karina Yan Glaser

Harlem’s favorite family returns in the third installment in the Vanderbeerkers series, a heartwarming story about family! In The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue, the Vanderbeeker kids find themselves racing to save their mother’s baking business from city closure. For the Vanderbeeker kids of Harlem’s 141st Street, spring break couldn’t be off to a better start in this funny middle grade book. Isa’s back from band camp, Oliver’s building his first-ever treehouse in the backyard of the brownstone, and Laney, Jess, and Hyacinth are excited to help their mother when she gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to star in a cooking magazine. But the Vanderbeekers’ plans go off the rails when an unexpected visit from city officials puts their mother’s bakery in jeopardy. Now these problem-solving kids will have to band together to save the day before they’re out of business. The New York Times bestselling Vanderbeekers series is perfect for fans of the Penderwicks. As ALA 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.”

Age

10–16

Language

English

Pages

360

Publisher

‎ Clarion Books

Reading level

Easy

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