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Anastasia Krupnik
Anastasia Krupnik | Lois Lowry
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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.
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mrp27
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#childrensclassicread2024

How did I miss this one growing up?! Loved it and I adored the quirky and relatable Anastasia. I will definitely be checking out other books in this series and now I‘m in the mood to hang an orangutan poster in my room…

TheBookHippie I loved this so much!! I‘m so glad you did as well! 2mo
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LiteraryinPA
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I‘m so glad I rediscovered this book after all these years! Absolutely charming. Not a fan of this cover at all but what‘s inside is delightful! 💗

willaful So many horrible covers for such a great book! 2mo
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DebinHawaii
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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024

The #ChildrensClassicRead2024 September pick & replaces The Storyteller as #74 (Any Audiobook) on my #Roll100 list because quite frankly I‘m very angry at Dave Grohl for his life choices & refuse to listen to his book right now.

But back to Anastasia Krupnik which was a delight to listen to. I was not familiar with this 1979 children‘s book & series but it‘s fun & funny & I‘ll go back & listen to the other books.

TheBookHippie Dave- ICANNOT OMG 😡🤬 2mo
DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie Right!?! Broke my heart & pissed me the hell off! 🤬🤬🤬 (edited) 2mo
TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii right?!?!? UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH 2mo
PuddleJumper I think that's fair enough. He deserves anger lol 2mo
TheSpineView 👍🤩📖 2mo
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willaful
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I had not read this cherished fav in so long, I was horrified to discover my copy somehow has an all-wrong photo cover instead of the original. (Not the wild one above, that's an Italian edition. What is even happening?) Now that I'm practically an Old, the pathos of the book really got to me, and also what fantastic parents Anastasia has. It's one of those books written at several levels, so all ages can enjoy.

#ChildrensClassicRead2024

willaful Trivia: When I was taking a theater class in college, I turned Anastasia\'s mother\'s story about her love affair into a performance monologue. 2mo
TheBookHippie How wonderful! I loved this story!!! 2mo
LiteraryinPA Thanks for the reminder about this book! I loved it as a kid and would love to read it as an adult. 2mo
willaful @LiteraryinPA It\'s deceptively simple and very layered! Enjoy! 2mo
willaful @TheBookHippie me too. :-) 2mo
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DebinHawaii
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Thank you for the #WhereAreYouMonday tag @PageShifter 🤗

I‘m in Greenwich Village in NYC in the 80s with the tagged book for #ChildrensClassicRead2024
Anastasia is a hoot! 😆

@Cupcake12 @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie I love her. 3mo
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Daisey
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I recognize this title, but I‘m not sure whether I read it as a kid or not. It‘s not one of the Lowry books I specifically remember. I thought Anastasia‘s “mercurial temperament” and constant lists were wonderfully realistic and relatable, as well as amusing.

#audiobook #MiddleGrade #ChildrensClassicRead2024 #BannedBooks

Daisey I think the curse words were possible reasons for it being banned, which although I felt were used seldom and realistically, were also unnecessary and did surprise me in this middle grade book. I noticed the beer reference but found it minor and didn‘t even catch the reference to Playboy that I saw mentioned as another reason. 3mo
megnews One of my absolute favorites as a kid. 3mo
willaful @megnews me too. 3mo
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rubyslippersreads
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Anastasia and I have one big thing in common—we‘re both list makers. With her secret notebook, she reminds me a bit of Harriet the Spy.

#ChildrensClassicRead2024

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Oooh! I remember Anastasia! That‘s reactivated a memory! 3mo
LeahBergen I do love a list! 3mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I can‘t function without lists! 😆 3mo
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JenlovesJT47
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Aww, I loved this book! I‘ve never heard of it so thanks for introducing this to me @TheBookHippie 🤗. It would have been fun to read when I was a kid. Anastasia is hilarious and the end was very touching. I‘ll be checking out more in this series. 5⭐️ P.S. Why was it banned? I can‘t figure it out. #ChildrensClassicRead2024 #bannedbooks

TheBookHippie Talk about bathroom and sex 😂😵‍💫🤪 stooopid, I know. 3mo
TheBookHippie I loved it so much! 3mo
JenlovesJT47 @TheBookHippie really?! 🤦🏻‍♀️ I‘m going to go grab the rest of the series, so fun! 3mo
TheBookHippie I put them on hold at the library!! 3mo
LiteraryinPA I read all of these books as a kid! Whoa, I haven‘t thought about that in a while! 3mo
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BarbaraJean
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The Anastasia books were childhood favorites of mine, so I did an impulse library check-out when I saw this was the #ChildrensClassicRead2024 pick for September! I also realized for the first time that Lois Lowry was the author. 😆 I loved so many of Lowry‘s books as a kid (and still do!), so that checks out, but I can‘t believe I didn‘t make that connection until now! ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) I loved this re-read—it brought back all the reasons I loved Anastasia: her journal, her lists, her relationship with her parents! And there‘s so much more I‘d forgotten that‘s both hilarious (the foray into being a Catholic) and beautiful (the grandmother). A delightful read! 3mo
TheBookHippie I loved this read so much!!! I‘m so glad you joined in!! ♥️♥️♥️ 3mo
tpixie @BarbaraJean yes!! The Catholic part was funny. And the inner eye and grandma so touching 🩷 3mo
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julieclair
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I adore Anastasia Krupnik! Her Love and Hate lists are the perfect window into the constantly changing mind and emotions of a 10 year old girl. Reading the lists as an adult, I found them adorable. Reading them as a 10 year old, I would have found them relatable. I also loved the direct way Anastasia‘s parents talked with her about all kinds of topics, answering her questions honestly and appropriately for her age level.
#ChildrensClassicRead2024

TheBookHippie Oooo your Pantone is so pretty!!! 3mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie Thanks! I‘ve read a lot of books recently that had no matches, so I was very happy to find one that had two! 🎨 3mo
LeahBergen How did I miss this one as a kid?? 3mo
julieclair @LeahBergen I did, too. Although I have an excuse… it wasn‘t published until I was 2 years past the 10-year-old target. 😂 3mo
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tpixie
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This is an adorable, well written, & timeless classic!!
Thanks @TheBookHippie for another heartwarming #ChildrensClassicRead2024

TheBookHippie Yay!!!!!!! Unreal they ban it alll the time! 3mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie Banning is so frustrating 😡🤯 3mo
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IndoorDame
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#ChildrensClassicRead2024 I love that feeling when you‘d completely forgotten the existence of a book, but as you read it you realize you remember every word. Except for the fact that this isn‘t my childhood cover, this was a perfect exercise in nostalgia. I find it charming that I haven‘t changed so much that I still think the notebook she keeps and her parents are the coolest things in this book. @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie I‘m starting it today, I cannot wait!! 3mo
BarbaraJean I loved the Anastasia Krupnik books when I was a kid! I may have to add this to my September reads! Also: I only just now realized this was written by Lois Lowry 🤦🏻‍♀️ She‘s a favorite childhood author, so it makes perfect sense, but I‘m not sure how I missed connecting those dots till just now 😁 3mo
IndoorDame @BarbaraJean I know, when I borrowed this copy I looked up all the other things she‘d written and was shocked at how many I‘d read over the years having no idea they were connected, and how fantastic she is! 3mo
tpixie I loved her evolving lists in her notebook. Her parents were so wonderful, I agree! 3mo
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keys_on_fire
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Very quick chapter book for middle grade. I enjoyed Anastasia‘s voice and felt she was very real. She interacted with her family in such a way that they took her seriously, which doesn‘t often happen in books. I may have to read another in the series, even though I was just checking this off my #PaperbackCrush list!

Bookwormjillk I wanted her bedroom when I was a kid. 6y
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ahoffkosik
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Fantasy books are *obviously * totally magical, but what about stories of relatable kids dealing with relatable things? That‘s what we‘ve got with Lois Lowry‘s 1979 Anastasia Krupnik... but the title character is dealing with those relatable things in hilarious, cheeky, sometimes dramatic style. Coming back to Anastasia‘s story for my podcast brought me right back to childhood! Writer Kayleen Schaefer joins me to discuss. Link to listen in bio! 🎧

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Mindyrecycles
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Anastasia is appalled to learn her family is moving to #thesuburbs. So embarrassing and unoriginal! 😂 I love her. #timbittunes

Bookwormjillk I used to love her! The memories! 6y
ApplesandSpindles Lol! I don't usually associate Lois Lowry with plucky heroines with adorable plots! 6y
TheKidUpstairs Oh my gosh, I'd forgotten about her! 6y
Centique Excellent choice! 6y
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Centique
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#getmovin #thisisme

Finding yourself in fiction is a great feeling when you‘re a kid. I thought I was either Anne of Green Gables or Anastasia Krupnik. Probably Anastasia, I‘m a little more cynical than Anne! #thisisme now, add a side of kids, a fascination with weird and old stuff, and bolshiness dressed permanently in tshirts and jeans. (I won‘t mention books, you know there‘s books!)

merelybookish This is awesome! 7y
BookaholicNatty Sooooooo awesome!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️😍 7y
Blaire Love it!! I also loved Anastasia! 7y
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Centique Thanks guys! She‘s such a great character @merelybookish @BookaholicNatty @Blaire 7y
AlaMich I most definitely know of Lois Lowry but I have never heard of these books. 🤔 7y
Centique @AlaMich oh man you missed out! She was this smart 10yo girl living in NYC, a bit quirky and venting her frustrations. Nice to have a character that wasn‘t always sweet or plucky. 7y
Cinfhen Love this!! 7y
Centique @Cinfhen 😘💕 7y
batsy Love this post! I'm going to have to read this 🙂 7y
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Purrfectpages
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Some of my favorite posts involve reliving my childhood reads. This one was extra special, because I had forgotten all about Anastasia. #publishedinthe1970s #jubilantjuly

charissharpe Oh I remember loving the Anastasia books although I now cannot recall them themselves! 7y
L_auren Loved Anastasia, Fudge, and Ramona. Great picks :) 7y
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Krisjericho
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There are so many characters I #lovedatage10. I could have gone with Anne of Green Gables, the girls from the Babysitters Club, Ramona Quimby, anyone from a Judy Blume book. But Anastasia Krupnik doesn't get enough love. So I picked her. #17booklove @jess.how

Born.A.Reader I still have my copy of this and reread it on occasion. Absolutely loved it -and you're right, she doesn't get the credit she deserves! 😊😊 8y
rachellayown I forgot about this book! 8y
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Mindyrecycles
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Anastasia is the best -- funny, smart, strong, and kind.

#BelovedCharacter #17booklove

abbiereadsbooks I loved those books! 8y
8little_paws Omg I forgot about these! I think I read one or two. 8y
Centique Oh I love Anastasia. Great pick! Got my daughter reading these as well. 8y
saresmoore How have I never heard of these?! Thanks for sharing! 8y
monkeygirlsmama Never heard of these. 8y
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GillianLibby
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Starting to build a library for my daughter of my old favorites. This is the first of many Lois Lowry books I can't wait to add.