Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

Description: NYT Bestseller! Return to Harlem in this companion to the "wildly entertaining" (Booklist) Vanderbeekers of 141st Street as the biracial siblings struggle to grow a community garden after catastrophe strikes. Illustrated with charming black and white drawings.

Brief description:

Karina Yan Glaser is the author of the Newbery Honor-winning and New York Times bestselling The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli, the bestselling Vanderbeekers series, and the stand-alone novel A Duet for Home, which has been nominated for more than a dozen state awards. A former middle school teacher and contributing editor at Book Riot, Karina lives in Harlem, New York City, with her husband, two teens, and an assortment of pets and houseplants. One of her proudest achievements is raising two kids who can't go anywhere without a book.

Review Quotes:

"Set in contemporary Harlem, this sequel to The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (2017) includes a large cast of memorable characters, old and new, each with a different role to play. Glaser is at her best in the interplay of well-developed personalities and the entertaining dialogue among the children, their friends, and their elders...An amusing, heartening chapter book." - Booklist

"The plot and endearing (and diverse) characters are reminiscent of the classics from the 1940s and 1950s but with refreshing and realistic attention to socio-economics at work...Perfect for individual reading while tucked away in a treehouse or as a family read-aloud." - Kirkus Reviews

"Timeless." - Horn Book Magazine

"Glaser tackles the tough issues of loss, serious health crises, and urban gentrification with grace and authenticity...An excellent sequel and highly recommended purchase for all middle grade collections." - School Library Journal