The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden
Title: The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden
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Published: 2018-09-25
ISBN: 1328530698
Page Count: 336
In this second book the siblings and their friends take on a secret project of turning a run down lot into a beautiful garden for their friend and neighbour Mr Jeet, facing many obstacles on their way. A New York Times bestseller! Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem—in spite…
4.5Overall Score

The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

Readers Review: The siblings band together to do something for their ailing neighbor whom they love dearly. The book encourages spending time in nature by growing plants and flowers, and has a ...

  • Popularity
    4.0
  • Islamic Values
    4.0
  • Clean (Romance)
    4.5
  • Clean (Profanity
    5.0
  • Clean (Violence)
    5.0

Readers Review:

The siblings band together to do something for their ailing neighbor whom they love dearly. The book encourages spending time in nature by growing plants and flowers, and has a strong emphasis on helping others. Not as interesting as the first book, but still a fun read!  

Look out for:

Of concern is very little, although references to the growing relationship between one of the twins and her friend Benny are made, but she is off at violin camp so they do not meet in person. The kids also break into the plot without explicit permission before beginning their garden. 

  • Islamic values: Isa is a passionate violin player who chooses to spend a part of the summer at violin camp rehearsing. Kids break open a lock to enter the hidden garden and hide their plans from the adults around them. 
  • Romance: Benny asks about Isa and it is obvious that he misses her.
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Shaista Yusufali

Shaista Yusufali is an English teacher who currently teaches at the RISE Academy in San Jose. She also studied at Jamiat al-Zahra from 2004-2006 and is the mother of three avid readers.

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