Harlem’s favorite family returns in the third installment in the Vanderbeerkers series! In
The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue
, the Vanderbeeker kids find themselves racing to save their mother’s baking business from city closure.
For the Vanderbeeker kids of Harlem’s 141st Street, spring break couldn’t be off to a better start. Isa’s back from band camp, Oliver’s building his first-ever treehouse in the backyard of the brownstone, and Laney, Jess, and Hyacinth are excited to help their mother when she gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to star in a cooking magazine.
But the Vanderbeekers’ plans go off the rails when an unexpected visit from city officials puts their mother’s bakery in jeopardy. Now they’ll have to band together to save the day before they’re out of business.
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 Lost and Found
The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish
The Vanderbeekers on the Road
The Vanderbeekers Ever After