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 Upon
learning that her family plans to move to the suburbs, Anastasia-that
undaunted, precocious heroine of Anastasia Krupnik - declares, "As
soon as I finish this chocolate pudding, I'm going to jump out the
window." Eventually, with her parents and brother Sam, she
hesitatingly goes to her new surroundings, bringing a mystery that
she's been writing, "The Mystery of Saying Goodbye." But,
as Anastasia soon learns, moving involves not only saying good-bye,
but also meeting new friends-like crazy Gertrude Stein next door;
Steve, an attractive tennis player down the block; and the people
at the Senior Citizens' Drop-in Center.
"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." -- Horn Book ALA Notable Book
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ANASTASIA
KRUPNIK Anastasia's tenth year has some good things,
like falling in love and really getting to know her grandmother,
and some bad things, like finding out about an impending baby brother.
ANASTASIA AT YOUR SERVICE Chronically
short of cash, twelve-year-old Anastasia looks for a job and finds
more than she bargained for.
ANASTASIA, ASK YOUR ANALYST Anastasia's
seventh-grade science project becomes almost more than she can handle,
but brother Sam, age three, and a bust of Freud nobly aid her.
ANASTASIA ON HER OWN When
her mother is called out of town, Anastasia and her father set about
to prove that running a house is actually easier than it seems.
ANASTASIA HAS THE ANSWERS Anastasia
continues the perilous process of growing up, as her thirteenth
year involves conquering the art of rope climbing, playing Cupid
for a recently widowed uncle, and surviving a crush on her gym teacher.
ANASTASIA'S CHOSEN CAREER In
her seventh adventure, the irrepressible Anastasia decides that
charm school is the answer to her career dilemmas.
ANASTASIA AT THIS ADDRESS Anastasia Krupnik answers
a personal ad, and by stretching the truth, finds herself in quite
a predicament when the special "he" wants to meet her.
ANASTASIA ABSOLUTELY Anastasia
finds herself in another embarrassing mess when she accidentally
puts the bag of her dog's droppings instead of her mother's packages
in the mailbox, and things get worse when the police investigate
the mailbox.
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