Anastasia Krupnik (A Bantam-Skylark Book)
by Lois Lowry
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Waktu kecil pernah sebal dengan nama sendiri? Sebal dengan guru yang menurut kita nggak adil? Dengan nenek? Dengan ortu karena kita mau dikasi adik baru? Senang dengan seorang cowok, kemudian balik benci? Saya pernah. Anastasia Krupnik juga pernah, si gadis cilik berusia 10 tahun, tokoh utama novel menarik ini.
Baca nih novel seakan nostalgia masa kecil saya dulu. Yang pernah sebal dengan nama, kenapa nggak sebagus dan sepanjang nama teman-teman lain, sebal dengan guru yang nggak adil memberi...more
Baca nih novel seakan nostalgia masa kecil saya dulu. Yang pernah sebal dengan nama, kenapa nggak sebagus dan sepanjang nama teman-teman lain, sebal dengan guru yang nggak adil memberi...more
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I'm using this review as a review of all the Anastasia Krupnik books and also the 100th thing about Caroline. I've read them all and each is more hilarious and endearing than the next. Anastasia grows up in Boston and is the daughter of Myron, a Harvard poetry professor, and Katherine, a children's book illustrator. She has a fairly annoyingly precocious little brother named Sam (probably my least favorite character). She loves lists, Frank the goldfish, her tower, and her old wallpaper of the ...more
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recommends it for:
sassy 9 year olds & my adult friends
I loved this book series in about 1987, but they certainly did not have pictures of this sassy girl in glasses on the covers back when i read them, OG style. i remember quaint drawings with an aesthetic that really spoke to my 9 year old sensibilities...i do not like the retooling of these covers. not one bit. oh yeah, and wasn't there one book in the series that was written from the perspective of her little brother, sam? does anyone out there remember that? because i LOVED that one. looking b...more
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Read in June, 2008
This contemporary reality fiction book really showed the life of a fifth grader today. I did not like how the teacher, Mrs. Westvessel, graded the poems and how she gave Anastasia's beautiful poem an "F" just because it did not rhyme. I thought it was neat how she kept a book of what she loved and hated and how at the end, the list of what she hated was empty except for "liver." I also thought it was neat how she ended up naming her new baby brother Sam, after her grandfat...more
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Read in May, 2008
Anastasia is smart, spunky and self-absorbed--just like any good 10-year-old should be. She is never far from her green notebook that she uses to record her secret thoughts, favorite words and loves and hates. Things aren't going so great, though: her parents have the nerve to have a baby (at THEIR age!), her grandmother unnerves her, she hates her teacher for reasons she can't figure out, and she's hopelessly in love. It sure isn't going to be an easy year.
Absolutely hilarious. Lowry made m...more
Absolutely hilarious. Lowry made m...more
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
girls grades 5 and 6
Anastasia is keeping a list of important things that happen to her during her tenth year of life. She also keeps a list of things she loves and hates. The list is updated at the end of each chapter. She deals with preparations for a new baby brother, her first crush from afar, and her grandmother who is getting older. This is a sweet story for girls in 5th and 6th grade. The only moments which could potentially offend adults are use of the word "shit" (once) and the name "one-ball...more
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The first one, in which she names Sam. I love the Anastasia books (except the ones written later, which sucked) and All About Sam. The Krupniks are an awesome family and Anastasia's parents are hilarious and loving. Her friend Daphne, the type of girl your parents would call a bad influence, was a smart addition to the series. I love the between-chapter gimmick in each book -- journaling in the first, tracking the gerbils in Ask Your Analyst, lists in On Her Own, her novel in Has the Answers. Hi...more
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Read in January, 1992
One of my favorite books when I was younger. Interestingly enough I found out last year that when it was released it was put on a banned books list because Anastasia, who was a little white Jewish girl, was in love with a Black boy from her class. It's amazing that one of the funniest side plots of the book was the reason why it was initially banned. Everyone should read this, we have all felt the way that this girl does at some point in our lives and its just such a good book.
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I read this series off books as a kid. I started to re-read them recently, with the trepidation that they might not be as good as I remembered. Actually, they were funnier and I caught a lot of things I'm sure I missed the first time. A good starter book for encouraging sarcasm and wit in your child.
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Read in December, 2007
I'm re-reading all the Anastasia books. Despite owning most of them when I was younger, they, like all of my other belongings, mysteriously disappeared. I'm almost positive this is going to be five-star rating, but I'm waiting until I finish, since I've forgotten a lot.
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Read in January, 1988
I like the idea of reviewing books I read as a kid, but the problem is, I don't remember much about them. I know I liked the Anastasia books, but I'm not really sure why. I wonder if I'd still like them if I read them now. I think I probably would.
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Anastasia is one of the best characters every created! Wise beyond her years but ultimately an awkward, unsure adolescent trying to find her place in her world. I loved all Lowry's books about her. Definitely one I will read to my kids one day.
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Read in January, 1990
recommends it for:
the young at heart.
One of my very favorite childhood books about a smart girl who knows how to express herself. I had forgotten about the swear words and rediscovered them last year while reading it aloud to a group of 8 year olds. oops.
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Another so-yummy-to-read book.
I like how the narration 'by' Anastasia is so honest and it's a thing really can happen in children minds.
And about her list, now that's one of the most fun factor in the story ^_^
I like how the narration 'by' Anastasia is so honest and it's a thing really can happen in children minds.
And about her list, now that's one of the most fun factor in the story ^_^
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Read in November, 2001
"November 2004 – Book on CD from library. I like to read books with young people (especially girls) as the primary characters. It provides a refreshing perspective. This one was not as good as others I have read
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Read in January, 1992
This was one of my favorite childhood books. Anastasia is the daughter of a poet. She is obsessed with words and how they sound. She's a perfect hero for a nerdy elementary/middle-school girl. I loved her!
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Read in June, 1988
I borrowed the whole series from the library as a kid and they are wonderful books! Every girl who has ever dreamed and came up short will love these books. And they are hilarious!
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
young folks, especially girls
This book has been maligned due to these reasons:
"use of vulgarity for human waste; references to underage drinking; the phrase 'crock of shit' appears twice in the book"
"use of vulgarity for human waste; references to underage drinking; the phrase 'crock of shit' appears twice in the book"
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Read in January, 1995
recommends it for:
children
I really liked this when I was 9 or 10. I don't remember much about it, except that she cooked something and had to use pantyhose to do it.
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A classic! For us bookish girls, Anastasia with her professor parents and bohemian lifestyle was a dream come true!
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