Anastasia Again!

Anastasia Again!
Author	Lois Lowry
Cover artist	Diane deGroat
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	The Anastasia Series
Genre	Young adult
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Publication date	1981
Media type	Print
Pages	145
ISBN	978-0395311479
LC Class	PZ7.L9673 Am
Preceded by	Anastasia Krupnik
Followed by	Anastasia at Your Service

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.
http://jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/022405/D88ENK0G0.shtml
Smooth Moves Allow Your Kids Their Anxiety About Moving To A New Home, Boston Globe, September 2, 2001

External links

Lowry's website
Complete list of books by Lowry
Anastasia Again! on Open Library at the Internet Archive

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[1] "Children's Books". The New York Times. February 28, 1982.

[2] ttp://jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/022405/D88ENK0G0.shtml

[3] Smooth Moves Allow Your Kids Their Anxiety About Moving To A New Home, Boston Globe, September 2, 2001

Novels by Lois Lowry
The Giver Quartet	The Giver (1993) Gathering Blue (2000) Messenger (2004) Son (2012)
The Anastasia Series	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)
The Sam Series	All About Sam (1988) Attaboy Sam! (1992) See You Around, Sam! (1996) Zooman Sam (1999)
The Tates Series	The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline (1983) Switcharound (1985) Your Move, J.P.! (1990)
The Gooney Bird Series	Gooney Bird Greene (2002) Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (2005) Gooney the Fabulous (2007) Gooney Bird Is So Absurd (2009)
Autobiographical	Looking Back (1998)
Other	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)