A review by amlibera
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

5.0

This book is all the things I love. A middle grade book about a large modern day family living in a brownstone in Harlem. It is set at Christmas, it is cosy in the way of the best family novels. The characters are described in a way that children of all colors and ethnicities can imagine themselves within its pages. It recalls The Melendy Family and The Penderwicks, and it made me cry at the end. Just what I wanted.