The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
by Karina Yan Glaser • Book 1 of the Vanderbeekers Series
The first book in the bestselling series that the New York Times Book Review hails... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Holiday
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 46,911
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192111, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Landlord and tenant
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Landlord and tenant--Fiction
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- Harlem
- New York (State)
- Neighbors--Fiction
- Family life
- Neighbors
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Families
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Family life--New York (State)--Harlem--Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Karina Yan Glaser about The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Karina Yan Glaser
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Karina Yan Glaser “Classic Books That Inspired THE VANDERBEEKERS OF 141ST STREET”
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 1
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2018
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