Vanderbeekers lost and found / by Karina Yan Glaser.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780358256199
- ISBN: 0358256194
- Physical Description: 351 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Boston ; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Map on lining papers. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 7 to 10. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Grades 2-3. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Howe Library | J GLA | 31254003735129 | Children's chapter books | Checked out | 04/06/2024 |
The Horn Book Review
The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found
The Horn Book
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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. (c) Copyright 2021. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found
Kirkus Reviews
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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) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.