Karina Yan Glaser

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Jessie, Isa, Olivier, Jacinthe, Laney et leurs parents étaient rassemblés dans le salon. Les animaux – le chien Franz, le chat George Washington, le lapin Paganini – faisaient la sieste sur le tapis. – Vous voulez d'abord la bonne ou la mauvaise nouvelle ? Les cinq enfants levèrent des regards anxieux. – La bonne ! répondirent Isa et Laney. – Non, la mauvaise ! protestèrent Jessie, Oliver et Jacinthe.
Vous voulez connaître la suite de la première aventure de la famille Vanderbeeker ? C'est tout simple : ouvrez ce roman à la première page...

Liseron a écrit:Un petit tour à Harlem, après Broadway, pourquoi pas ?!

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While Isa is off at sleepaway orchestra camp, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney are stuck at home in the brownstone with nothing to do but get on one another’s nerves. But when catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbor, their sleepy summer transforms in an instant as the Vanderbeeker children band together to do what they do best: make a plan. They will create the most magical healing garden in all of Harlem.

In this companion to The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, experience the warmth of a family and their community as they work together to bring a little more beauty and kindness to the world, one thwarted plan at a time.

kenavo a écrit:
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

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Lorsqu’un AVC frappe brutalement M. Jeet, leur voisin adoré, les cinq enfants Vanderbeeker décident de lui offrir un cadeau extraordinaire : construire le jardin de ses rêves.
Mais, malgré leur enthousiasme légendaire, créer un jardin se révèle plus compliqué que prévu. D’autant qu’un promoteur immobilier sans scrupules louche sur le terrain.
Les Vanderbeeker vont devoir redoubler d’énergie pour relever leur plus grand défi…

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For the Vanderbeeker kids of Harlem’s 141st Street, spring break couldn’t be off to a better start. Isa’s back from band camp, Oliver’s building his first-ever treehouse in the backyard of the brownstone, and Laney, Jess, and Hyacinth are excited to help their mother when she gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to star in a cooking magazine.
But the Vanderbeekers’ plans go off the rails when an unexpected visit from city officials puts their mother’s bakery in jeopardy. Now they’ll have to band together to save the day before they’re out of business.

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When autumn arrives on 141st Street, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping Mr. Beiderman get ready for the New York City Marathon and making sure the mysterious person sleeping in the community garden gets enough to eat. But when they discover the true identity of the person making a home in the community garden's shed, their world turns upside down as they learn what it means to care for someone in an impossible situation.
In this fourth book in the Vanderbeekers series, return to 141st Street with Isa, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney as they attempt to make their neighborhood a better place, one heartfelt plan at a time.

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One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate their Papa's fortieth birthday while discovering more about their mysterious grandparents in this heartfelt romp and latest installment to the New York Times best-selling series, perfect for fans of the Penderwicks.
It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But then Papa must leave town to help his best friend and the Vanderbeeker children are surprised to find their maternal grandparents on their doorstep. Grandma is very critical of everything they do. Meanwhile, they find themselves learning more about their papa's father than ever before, and wishing they could have known him a bit better.
Can they learn more about the grandfather they lost and come to appreciate the grandparents they still have while making sure their papa has the best birthday ever?