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Anastasia at Your Service

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Anastasia At Your Service is about a 12 year old girl who put an ad out to be a companion to an elderly, wealthy, woman. Instead Mrs.Bellingham who is a rich old woman who Anastasia works for made Anastasia servant. Anastasia became friends with Mrs.Bellingham’s granddaughter Daphne. Anastasia and Daphne agree that Mrs. Bellingham is really mean. So they have a plan to humiliate her at a party, but how will they do it? If you like drama, comedy, and mystery you should read this book by Lois Lowry.

I first read this book when I was in 3rd grade. I loved it then, and I still love it now. This is a fantastic novel, like all others of the Anastasia series, except for Anastasia Krupnik, which I found quite weak. I could relate to Anastasia because my family moves often. Anastasia is looking for a job, because she is in the depths of despair. Boredom and poverty are the reasons. So her father, an English professor at Harvard and a list-maker, tells her the answer -- find a job. So Anastasia sets out to be a rich old lady's Companion -- not for a poor or middle class lady, no, she had to be rich. When rich old Mrs. Bellingham calls her, replying to the job offer, Anastasia is very excited and happy. Until she starts the job. When she is given the chore of polishing silver, Anastasia tells herself it's just an emergency. Then she finds out Mrs. Bellingham is taking adventage of her -- using her as a maid at baby-sitters pay! Anastasia and her new friend Daphne, Mrs. Bellingham's granddaughter, set out to get revenge on her. You have to read this WONDERFUL book to discover what happens next. I don't want to sound like that commercial about men's suits, but I guarentee you will love this hilarious book.

This story is about a girl named Anastasia Krupnik who is on summer vacation. She is a twelve year old girl who is a maid for a wealthy old lady named: Mrs. Bellingham. But Anastasia wanted to become a companion instead of maid, she was too scared to tell Mrs. Bellingham. So she works hard and does what the other maids tell her to do. Anastasia worked VERY VERY hard. Anastasia has another problem at home too. Her brother, Sam, a two-year-old boy had a terrible accident. One night he was getting something and he fell out his window which is a tall height. Anastasia was at Daphne's house. Anastasia met Daphne at Mrs. Bellingham's party. Daphne is Mrs. Bellingham's granddaughter. When Anastasia found out she was really sad. The people at the hospital had to shave his hair. Now that Sam is bald he calls himself Bald Eagle. Then he talks about a lady named Ms. Flypaper. His family think she's an imaginary friend. He talks about her often when he finally got home. At the end of the summer Anastasia and Sam went to Mrs. Bellingham's place to get Anastasia's pay. When Sam saw Mrs. Bellingham he was shocked to see her again. Ms. Flypaper was Mrs. Bellingham because she volunteers at the hospital. She was the one who took care of Sam. I really enjoyed this INTERESTING book. It was a nice story and I hope others would like it too! You should read these Anastasia Krupnik series because it is very detailed that you actually think you are right there watching it happen!

Anastasia is back with another hilarious caper. This time she decides to get a job as a "companion to a wealthy, elderly woman." Instead, she is hired as a maid. Hi-jinks ensue.

Anastasia continues to be a very realistic character, surrounded by wacky secondary characters, getting into odd situations, but learning lessons very common to pre-teens. Recommended.

Anastasia, a 13-year-old girl, just moved. All her friends are on vacation to places like Aspen, CO, so they can't do anything. Anastasia is going to work as a companion to elderly rich ladies; Mrs. Bellingham is her old wealthy lady. "This is going to be great!" she said. The first day she had to be a maid for an emergency. She polished silver, cleaned carpets, and set tables. Day after day of work, she was a maid even if there was no emergency. One day they had another party, but this time it was for her granddaughter's, Daphne's, birthday. Daphne and she became wonderful friends, and Daphne was going into 7th grade as Anastasia was. Daphne and Anastasia were so mad at Mrs. Bellingham they designed a prank. Will they do it? Read Anastasia at Your Service to find out! I recommend this book to all readers, because it is interesting and funny.

Anastasia at Your Service is about a young teen girl who has to look forward to a long boring summer, or so she thinks. This is a humorous book that you will never want to put down. "Arrgghh!" Anastasia has to stay home and do nothing all summer! I really enjoyed the sense of humor she had in this book. There is a part in the beginning of the book when she and her mother are comparing their groans. This show how well she and her mother get along. Another reason why I like the book is because of her brother Sam. He is the one who brings in the real sense of humor into the book. There are part in the book when he and Anastasia are fighting I think would really happen in life. I recommend this book to any girl with a younger brother or sister. I say this because they could really relate to or understand what Anastasia was going through.

Anastasia At Your Service is the best Anastasia book. She wants to be a companion but ends up as a maid! It was very humorous, for any age. If I were you, I'd buy this book.

This is one of my all-time favorite Anastasia books. You start reading it thinking it is going to be boring, because, after all, what can be exciting about a book about helping an old lady? Well, you are in for a pleasant surprise because the humor and lesson Anastasia learns just draws you in. It is a really cute story.

I would not recomend this book because there was no suspense, no
action, no nothing. it was dead!