![]() ![]() That may explain why the plot is less focused on the family unit and rather covers each child individually. ![]() Unlike other books in the series, in which the children save the day in ways that feel plausible, this entry strains credibility a bit more given the realities of the foster-care and social-services systems. All five Vanderbeeker kids are determined to show their friend how loved and needed he is in New York City, no matter how difficult that may be logistically or financially. The five children never met a stray they didn’t want to save or a situation they didn’t want to fix, and in this volume, that project is a family friend, 14-year-old Orlando, who’s been sleeping in the garden shed ever since he and his mother were evicted from their apartment and his mother took off. Last time readers saw the mixed-race Vanderbeeker kids, they were saving their mother’s bakery from financial ruin and rescuing some cats along the way. The resourceful seven-member family returns. ![]()
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