Anastasia Again!
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Anastasia Again! (1981) is a young-adult novel by Lois Lowry. It is part of her Anastasia and Sam series and the sequel to Anastasia Krupnik.[1]
In it 12-year-old Anastasia is confronted with the challenge of her parents deciding the family is to move out of their city apartment which has become too small for their needs following the birth of Anastasia's baby brother Sam. Initially Anastasia does not want to move because the new house is in the suburbs, which Anastasia thinks are inferior, but over time she warms to the idea and makes new friends in suburbia.
The book was banned at Spook Hill Elementary school's library in 2005 after a parent complained that the content, particularly Anastasia's comment about killing herself, is inappropriate.[2]
Reviews
Though not one of Lowry's more popular young adult novels, the book and series did receive positive reviews upon release. Horn Book commented upon the novel stating "Anastasia Krupnik is one of the most intriguing female protagonists to appear in children's books since the advent of Harriet the Spy . . . Genuinely funny, the story is a marvelously human portrait of an articulate adolescent." It was awarded as an ALA Notable Book.
Boston Globe included it in a shortlist of books recommended to help children cope with the uncertainty of moving house.[3]
References
- ^ "Children's Books". The New York Times. February 28, 1982.
- ^ "Jacksonville News". Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ Smooth Moves Allow Your Kids Their Anxiety About Moving To A New Home Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Globe, September 2, 2001
External links
- Lois Lowry - Books
- Lowry's website
- Complete list of books Archived October 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine by Lowry
- Anastasia Again! on Open Library at the Internet Archive
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- The Giver (1993)
- Gathering Blue (2000)
- Messenger (2004)
- Son (2012)
- Anastasia Krupnik (1979)
- Anastasia Again! (1981)
- Anastasia at Your Service (1982)
- Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst (1984)
- Anastasia on Her Own (1985)
- Anastasia Has the Answers (1986)
- Anastasia's Chosen Career (1987)
- Anastasia at This Address (1991)
- Anastasia Absolutely (1995)
- All About Sam (1988)
- Attaboy, Sam! (1992)
- See You Around, Sam! (1996)
- Zooman Sam (1999)
- The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline (1983)
- Switcharound (1985)
- Your Move, J.P.! (1990)
- Gooney Bird Greene (2002)
- Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (2005)
- Gooney the Fabulous (2007)
- Gooney Bird Is So Absurd (2009)
- Gooney Bird On the Map (2011)
- Gooney Bird and All Her Charms (2013)
- Looking Back (1998)
- A Summer to Die (1977)
- Here in Kennebunkport (1978)
- Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye (1978)
- Autumn Street (1980)
- Taking Care of Terrific (1983)
- Us and Uncle Fraud (1984)
- Rabble Starkey (1987)
- Number the Stars (1989)
- Stay! Keeper's Story (1997)
- The Silent Boy (2003)
- Gossamer (2006)
- The Willoughbys (2008)
- Crow Call (2009)
- The Birthday Ball (2010)