5/21/2023 0 Comments The vanderbeekers![]() The kids know they need to pull it together for Operation Beiderman, and there’s nothing they won’t do to convince their grump of a landlord to like them. ![]() The day of the move approaches, and packing boxes start crowding them out of the house. Meet the Vanderbeekers Harvest Books 6.92K subscribers Subscribe 8.5K views 3 years ago Meet the Vanderbeekers, Harlem's favorite family The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the. And Laney, four and three-quarters years old, keeps disappearing to the second floor with her pet bunny and handfuls of cilantro. ![]() Hyacinth, six years old and the nicest person in the world, steals a kitten. Oliver, age nine and the only boy, pens and sends a letter so rude even he’s ashamed. Isa and Jessie, twelve-year-old twins, get into a monumental fight. But it’s harder than they thought to win him over, and there are other distractions, too. While their parents bring out the packing boxes and talk about moving to the suburbs, the kids know there must be another way - convincing their landlord to let them stay. And the Vanderbeekers aren’t the kind of kids who will sit by sucking candy canes while some grouchy old man kicks them out of the home and Harlem neighborhood they love. ![]() Beiderman, their seriously unpleasant landlord and third-floor neighbor, says they need to leave their brownstone apartment by New Year’s, there are suddenly more pressing worries. The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of a serious illness with the support of their Harlem. It’s five days before Christmas and the Vanderbeeker children - Isa, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney - should be dreaming about sugar plums and presents. ![]()
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