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The Vanderbeekers make a wish / by Karina Yan Glaser.

Glaser, Karina Yan, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:
One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate their Papa's fortieth birthday while discovering more about their mysterious grandparents in this heartfelt romp and latest installment to the New York Times best-selling series, perfect for fans of the Penderwicks. It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But then Papa must leave town to help his best friend and the Vanderbeeker children are surprised to find their maternal grandparents on their doorstep. Grandma is very critical of everything they do. Meanwhile, they find themselves learning more about their papa's father than ever before, and wishing they could have known him a bit better. Can they learn more about the grandfather they lost and come to appreciate the grandparents they still have while making sure their papa has the best birthday ever?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780358256205
  • ISBN: 0358256208
  • Physical Description: 319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes an excerpt for A Duet for Home in unnumbered pages at end of work.
Map on lining papers.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 7 to 10. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Grades 2-3. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.1 7 7 513589
Subject: Families > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Neighbors > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Birthday parties > Juvenile fiction.
Grandparents > Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed families > Juvenile fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Fiction.

Available copies

  • 15 of 21 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library JUV GLASER (Text) 50687011746412 Juv Fiction Checked Out 04/11/2024
Altoona Area Public Library JF GLA (Text) 33240004937606 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library ACQ783984259616 (Text) ACQ783984259616 Children's Area On Order -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) J GLA (Text) 91082078 GFWM Basement Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Juv Fiction Glaser (Text) 39427103766150 Juvenile Fiction Room: Juvenile Fiction Checked Out 04/15/2024
Lower Macungie Library JUV GLA (Text) 33400001528713 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked Out 04/08/2024
Martin Library Kids GLA Fiction (Text) 33454005763289 Childrens Area Checked Out 04/13/2024
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity J FIC GLA VAN 2021 (Text) 31001101863067 Juvenile Fiction Available -
New Oxford Library J GLA (Text)
Endowment: Delwin and Peggy Gustafson Named Endowment, 2022
35740635809791 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Palmerton Area Library JF Y15 (Text) 65000000045700 Juvenile Fiction Available -

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