![]() ![]() 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. Blackmail. 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. It’s five days before Christmas and the Vanderbeeker children - Isa, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney - should be dreaming about sugar plums and presents. Want a signed or personalized signed copy? Order through Books of Wonder ! The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (Book 1) ![]()
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