Anastasia, Ask your Analyst (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: eleven gerbils, gerbil book, gerbil babies, Science Project, Nicky Coletti, Day Three (more...)

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"Humorous situations and dialogue to match seem to roll effortlessly from Lowry's pen, and her characters are consistently real and believable." -- Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"Humorous situations and dialogue to match seem to roll effortlessly from Lowry's pen, and her characters are consistently real and believable." Booklist, ALA

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Yearling (June 1, 1985) Language: English ISBN-10: 0440402891 ISBN-13: 978-0440402893 Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #626,341 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #10 in  Books > Children's Books > Series > Classics > Anastasia #11 in  Books > Children's Books > Popular Characters > Book Characters > Anastasia #33 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( L ) > Lowry, Lois

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Science Project, Nicky Coletti, Day Three, Snow White, Shirley Coletti, Sonya Isaacson, Katherine Krupnik, Queen Elizabeth, Quaker Oats, Sherman's Class On October, American Book Award, Day Five, Day Twenty-five, Frank Goldfish, Joanne Woodward, Meredith Halberg, Wuthering Heights

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• Autumn Street by Lois Lowry in Front Matter, and Back Matter
• All About Sam (Sam Krupnik) by Lois Lowry in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry in Front Matter, and Back Matter
• The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline by Lois Lowry in Front Matter, and Back Matter
• See You Around, Sam! by Lois Lowry in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)

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• All About Sam (Sam Krupnik) by Lois Lowry in Front Matter, and Back Matter
• Anastasia Has the Answers by Lois Lowry in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
• Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye (Laurel-leaf books) by Lois Lowry in Front Matter, and Back Matter
• Taking Care of Terrific by Lois Lowry in Front Matter, and Back Matter
• US and Uncle Fraud by Lois Lowry in Front Matter

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Have you read Lois Lowry's books before? You haven't?!, June 10, 1998 By A Customer Okay. This book is a part of a serie of books about a teenager, Anastasia Krupnik. In this book, Anastasia has a problem. She thinks her mother's abnormal, her brother's too smart and that her father never takes her seriously. Anastasia just can't understand it. Why does her family suddenly make her angry all the time? So, she decides she is "unstable" and needs to see a shrink. Unfortunately, her parents think the idea is just stupid and refuse to even discuss about it. NOW Anastasia really has a problem... Personally I thought this book was great. I higly recommend the serie to everybody (especially girls)from 11 to 15 years. READING IS FUN; KEEP IT UP :) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Anastasia...funny girl that one, December 15, 2002 By  Linda "Linda" (Australia) - See all my reviews This review is from: Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst (School & Library Binding) Anastasia is sure she is going insane so she buys a big statue of Freuds head and talks to it every day.This is a fantastic series,highly recommende buy moi!!(Now,what they decided to do with the gerbils at the end...was that really revenge on Nicky,or was it cruel to the gerbils!!) 3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Anastasia book, but still a fun read..., March 9, 2008 By  Joanna Mechlinski (CT, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)       Now 13, Anastasia Krupnik feels that her life has suddenly gotten weird. Nothing's really changed -- her parents and three-year-old brother Sam are just as they used to be -- but somehow, Anastasia's filled with embarrassment just thinking about them. Determined to get to the bottom of things, Anastasia insists on getting a therapist ASAP. When her parents refuse, Anastasia takes matters into her own hands -- quite literally, when she's at a garage sale and a plaster bust of Sigmund Freud falls on her. Anastasia takes him home, thrilled to have not only a therapist, but the world's most famous. To top things off, Anastasia' friend has given her two gerbils, which she decides to use for her science project. Before long, Anastasia's got ELEVEN gerbils -- which she's got to hide from her mother, who was squeamish enough about the idea of two... While this book is funny and smart, like all the Anastasia books, it's not the best in the series. Lowry always writes the character and her family well, but the plots in the book seem largely recycled from countless other books for readers in the same age bracket.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 3.0 out of 5 stars not one of the better Anastasia books This book, though it had some funny parts like all Anastasia books, was not as good as some of the other ones. Read more Published on March 17, 2003 by coolcat77 4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT THIS BOOK GETS AN A+++! iT DEALS WITH KID'S PROBLEMS AND FINDING YOURSELF!! Published on April 14, 2001 by Lina 1.0 out of 5 stars Poor gerbils I agree that gerbils are poorly mistreated in this book. I will not recommend it to anyone. Published on July 30, 2000 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (June 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440402891
• ISBN-13: 978-0440402893
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #626,341 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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  #10 in	Books > Children's Books > Series > Classics > Anastasia
  #11 in	Books > Children's Books > Popular Characters > Book Characters > Anastasia
  #33 in	Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( L ) > Lowry, Lois

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Have you read Lois Lowry's books before? You haven't?!, June 10, 1998

By A Customer

Okay. This book is a part of a serie of books about a teenager, Anastasia Krupnik. In this book, Anastasia has a problem. She thinks her mother's abnormal, her brother's too smart and that her father never takes her seriously. Anastasia just can't understand it. Why does her family suddenly make her angry all the time? So, she decides she is "unstable" and needs to see a shrink. Unfortunately, her parents think the idea is just stupid and refuse to even discuss about it. NOW Anastasia really has a problem...

Personally I thought this book was great. I higly recommend the serie to everybody (especially girls)from 11 to 15 years. READING IS FUN; KEEP IT UP :)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anastasia...funny girl that one, December 15, 2002

By	Linda "Linda" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst (School & Library Binding)

Anastasia is sure she is going insane so she buys a big statue of Freuds head and talks to it every day.This is a fantastic series,highly recommende buy moi!!(Now,what they decided to do with the gerbils at the end...was that really revenge on Nicky,or was it cruel to the gerbils!!)

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Anastasia book, but still a fun read..., March 9, 2008

By	Joanna Mechlinski (CT, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Now 13, Anastasia Krupnik feels that her life has suddenly gotten weird. Nothing's really changed -- her parents and three-year-old brother Sam are just as they used to be -- but somehow, Anastasia's filled with embarrassment just thinking about them.

Determined to get to the bottom of things, Anastasia insists on getting a therapist ASAP. When her parents refuse, Anastasia takes matters into her own hands -- quite literally, when she's at a garage sale and a plaster bust of Sigmund Freud falls on her. Anastasia takes him home, thrilled to have not only a therapist, but the world's most famous.

To top things off, Anastasia' friend has given her two gerbils, which she decides to use for her science project. Before long, Anastasia's got ELEVEN gerbils -- which she's got to hide from her mother, who was squeamish enough about the idea of two...

While this book is funny and smart, like all the Anastasia books, it's not the best in the series. Lowry always writes the character and her family well, but the plots in the book seem largely recycled from countless other books for readers in the same age bracket.