The Vanderbeekers on the road

The Vanderbeekers on the road

Karina Yan Glaser

Large print - 2023

To celebrate their father's birthday, the Vanderbeeks go on a cross-country road trip, but things start out bumpy when their car breaks down and things get even rockier when Laney discovers Jessie and Orlando plan to interview at a college once they get to California.

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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.
Large type books > Juvenile fiction.
Large type books.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Road fiction.
Novels.
Genres
Road fiction
Novels
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023.
Language
English
Main Author
Karina Yan Glaser (author)
Edition
Large print edition
Physical Description
359 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
Audience
Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN
9798885783088
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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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