The Vanderbeekers on the Road
ByPublisher Description
In this fresh adventure in the New York Times bestselling series about the beloved Vanderbeeker family, a surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger siblings try to keep their family from ever facing change.
The popular 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 California. 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 from going to new places, The Vanderbeekers on the Road is every bit an engaging and rewarding journey.
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.”
The series includes:
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
- The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden
- The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue
- The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found
- The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish
- The Vanderbeekers on the Road
- The Vanderbeekers Ever After
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Created about 1 month agoEmily, Shadow’s Girlie
Created 3 months agoNessa
Created 3 months agoHannah Baughman
Created 4 months agoCharlotte🩵📖
Created 4 months ago
“5⭐️
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Just when I thought the series couldn’t any get better, it continues to. Each book I read makes me fall more and more in love with this family. This is just such a sweet series.
This was my favorite book from the series I think! There was something just so engaging and charming about following them on the road trip.
The author gave the perfect amount of time to each description to where you were very engaged and could picture every little detail perfectly without becoming bored or distracted.
It’s so bittersweet knowing that I only have one more of these books and it might even be sadder for me to finish this series than the Penderwicks.
I know I say this a lot, but I am truly the biggest fan of this series and all the topics and subject matters it teaches and promotes.
This would be the number one series I would recommend to a parent wanting to find clean, wholesome, and engaging reads for their children of many ages.
If you’re going on a road trip this is the perfect book for you to take along. You’ll feel like you fit in perfectly with this family.
This book continue to show diverse representation of people in all walks of life while teaching good, meaningful lessons about family, friends, and how to treat other people. Another 5 star!
Language:
None
LGBTQ+:
None
Romance:
A few scenes including mentions of kids trying to get their aunt together with their friend who is an adult. Mentions of a kiss (no details) and settling down, getting married, and having a family. This small romance is put in such a sweet and wholesome light teaching kids the importance of family and love.
Violence:
None
Religious Views:
Mentions of praying to the universe and believing in ghosts
Authority Roles:
Amazing!!! The Vanderbeekers series never fails at putting the adults and kids in a good light, highlighting how a parent should raise and treat their kids and be respected by them!! We followed more adults in this story who were all great role models and deserved to be respected!”About Karina Yan Glaser
Karina Yan Glaser is the author of the New York Times bestselling Vanderbeekers series and the stand-alone novel A Duet for Home, which received three starred reviews and has been nominated for more than a dozen state awards. A former middle school teacher, Karina lives in Harlem, New York City, with her husband, two teens, and an assortment of pets and houseplants. One of her proudest achievements is raising two kids who can’t go anywhere without a book.
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