The Vanderbeekers on the road

The Vanderbeekers on the road

Karina Yan Glaser

Book - 2022

In this new adventure in the New York Times bestselling series, the Vanderbeekers depart Harlem to celebrate their dad's birthday. But their surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger kids try to keep their family from ever facing change. Our beloved Harlem family is putting the VAN in Vanderbeekers as they hit the highway to give their dad the best birthday surprise EVER! Re-creating a road trip Papa never got the chance to take with his own father, the whole crew is packed and ready for a cross-country adventure. Things get off to a rocky start when the car breaks down on their way to pick up Papa. But they really veer off course when Laney discovers that Jessie and Orlando are interviewing at a college once they get to Californ...ia. How can they even think about leaving New York? Wouldn't that change their family? And how can she and her other siblings stop them? Exploring themes of leaving home, embracing change, and the lessons to be learned when we go to a new place, The Vanderbeekers on the Road is every bit a journey.

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Subjects
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed families > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Automobile travel > Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed children > Juvenile fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Road fiction.
Genres
Road fiction
Published
New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Karina Yan Glaser (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Map on lining papers.
Physical Description
331 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Audience
Ages 7 to 10.
Grades 2-3.
ISBN
9780358434573
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Review by Booklist Review

The five Vanderbeeker siblings--whose ages now range from 7 (Laney) to 15 (twins Isa and Jessie)--their mother; their neighbors Orlando (also 15) and Mr. Beiderman, his guardian; along with several pets, squeeze into a van for an epic road trip, driving from New York to California and back in three weeks. Along the way, they pick up Mr. Vanderbeeker in Indiana. The plot thickens when the three youngest Vanderbeekers learn that Jessie and Orlando are secretly scheduling college interviews at UC Berkeley and Isa wants to visit a conservatory in San Francisco. Anxious about their beloved older sisters leaving home, Laney leads the three youngest Vanderbeekers in plotting to sabotage their plans. From the first memorably uncomfortable night of camping to the unexpected friendships with people met along the way, the journey is chaotic, comical, and heartwarming. The sixth book in the series features well-developed characters taken out of their comfort zone, challenged by close quarters and new experiences, and increasingly aware of inevitable changes to come. A rewarding family story.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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