The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
by Karina Yan Glaser
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades 3–6
- Age range
- Ages 8–11
- First published
- 2017
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781531187323
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About this book
Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on family and community; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Garden State Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·4th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·5th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·6th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street?
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What curricula assign The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street?
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street banned in schools?
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
- What themes does The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street explore?
- Central themes in The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street include family, community, home. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 3–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.