The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish
by Karina Yan Glaser • Book 5 of the Vanderbeekers Series
One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- African American
Year Published 2021
Word Count 48,475
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 513589, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed families--Juvenile fiction
- Grandparents--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books
- Families
- Neighbors--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents
- Racially mixed families
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- Racially mixed children
- Birthday parties--Juvenile fiction
- Family--Juvenile fiction
- Neighbors
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Grandparents
- African Americans--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Friendship
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Family life--New York (State)--Harlem--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Birthdays
- Racially mixed children--Juvenile fiction
- Birthday parties
- African Americans
- JUVENILE FICTION / General
- New York (N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction
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