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 Anastasia
had a small pink wart on her left thumb. It had appeared shortly after
her tenth birthday and was only one of the things that were important
about that year. Some of those things were good. Like falling in love
with Washburn Cummings, who had a fantastic way of walking. And really
getting to know her grandmother, who was ninety-two and lived in a
nursing home and could never remember her granddaughter's name. And
some of the things were awful. Like being the only girl in the fourth
grade with a name too long to fit across a tee shirt without disappearing
into her armpits.
And then there was the matter of an impending baby brother. There
was no room for him, as Anastasia pointed out to her parents. And
what's more, he was entirely unnecessary. So when they told Anastasia
she could name the new baby when the time came, she wrote in the
back of her green notebook the most terrible name she could think
of. Anastasia was prepared.
"The well-turned phrase amuses, and the unexpected turn of
events surprises in a plot that is tightly strung." -- Booklist,
starred review ALA Notable Book
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AGAIN! Twelve-year-old Anastasia is horrified at
her family's decision to move from their city apartment to a house
in the suburbs
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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