Anastasia Krupnik
Anastasia Krupnik (1979) is the first book of a popular series of middle-grade novels by Lois Lowry, depicting the title character's life as a girl "just trying to grow up." Anastasia deals with everyday problems such as popularity, the wart on her thumb or the new arrival of her little brother, Sam. The book is written in episodic fashion, each chapter self-contained with minimal narrative link to the others. At the end of each chapter is a list written by Anastasia, listing her likes and dislikes, showing the character's growth and development through the story.
| Author | Lois Lowry |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Diane deGroat |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Anastasia Series |
| Genre | Young adult |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 133 |
| ISBN | 978-0395286296 |
| OCLC | 5170336 |
| 813.54 | |
| LC Class | PZ7.L9673 An |
| Followed by | Anastasia Again! |
The Anastasia Krupnik series was 29th on the American Library Association's "The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000"[1] for reasons such as references to beer, Playboy magazine, and a casual reference to a character wanting to kill herself. The series was also criticized because one novel of the series featured Anastasia replying to a personal ad and lying about her age and her life to an older man; however, the two never have any romantic experiences and when they meet, the man has no idea Anastasia is the woman to whom he had been writing.[2]
The book was adapted for the stage by Meryl Friedman[3][4] and premiered "in 1998 at Chicago's Lifeline Theatre, where Friedman was a founder and producing director".[4] It has been performed many places elsewhere, including Burbank, California in 1999[4][5] and Sacramento, California in 2013.
Books
- Anastasia Krupnik, published October 24, 1979 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1981)[6]
- California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (1984)[6]
- Anastasia Again!, published October 15, 1982 by Yearling
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1983)[7]
- National Book Award for Children's Fiction Finalist (1983)[7][8]
- Anastasia at Your Service, published December 1, 1983 by Dell
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1984)[9]
- Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst, published June 1st 1985 by Yearling Books
- Anastasia on Her Own, published June 1st 1986 by Yearling Books
- Anastasia Has the Answers, published April 28, 1986 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1988)[10]
- Anastasia's Chosen Career, published October 26, 1987 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Anastasia at This Address, published July 1, 1992 by Yearling Books
- Anastasia, Absolutely, published October 30, 1995 by Yearling Books
References
- ^ 100 Most Frequently Banned Books 2008-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, American Library Association.
- ^ "Children's book banned from Florida school library". firstamendmentcenter.org. First Amendment Center, Freedom Forum. Associated Press. February 26, 2005. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ Friedman, Meryl (Adapted by) (2001). Lois Lowry's Anastasia Krupnik. Dramatic Publishing. ISBN 9781583420799.
- ^ a b c Heffley, Lynne (September 23, 1999). "Arts Zone : Spunky 'Anastasia' Leaps From Page to Stage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Guide: Kid Stuff". Los Angeles Magazine. Vol. 44, no. 12. Emmis Communications. December 1999. ISSN 1522-9149. Retrieved April 5, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Anastasia Krupnik". Goodreads. from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ a b "Anastasia Again!". Goodreads. from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ Lowry, Lois (1982). Anastasia Again!. Yearling. ISBN 978-0-440-40009-7.
- ^ "Anastasia at Your Service". Goodreads. from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Anastasia Has the Answers". Goodreads. from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
External links
- Anastasia Krupnik on Open Library at the Internet Archive