Anastasia on Her Own

Anastasia on Her Own (1985) is a young-adult novel by Lois Lowry. It is part of a series of books that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother Sam.

Anastasia on Her Own

First edition
Author	Lois Lowry
Cover artist	Diane deGroat
Language	English
Series	The Anastasia Series
Genre	Young adult
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date	1985
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	131
ISBN	978-0-3953-8133-5
OCLC	11291115
LC Class	PZ7.L9673 Ap 1985
Preceded by	Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst
Followed by	Anastasia Has the Answers

Plot summary

Anastasia's mother, who is a children's book illustrator, finds out that she is being flown to California to act as a consultant for a film being made from a book that she illustrated. At first, Anastasia thinks that being in charge of the house in her mother's absence will be a snap, particularly when she and her father make up an easy to follow, super-organized housekeeping list. Unexpected events, however, keep shaking up Anastasia's domestic bliss. First, her younger brother Sam gets the chicken pox, and Anastasia has to stay home from school to take care of him. Then her boyfriend, Steve, asks her out on their first real date—but she finds out she can't go out with him because she has to stay home to chaperone a meeting between her father and Annie, one of his ex-girlfriends. Anastasia wants to plan a romantic dinner for herself and Steve, but worries that the romantic setting will affect her father and Annie. Numerous disasters—small and large—strike, but luckily Anastasia won't be on her own for long, as her mother is able to come home early and straighten things out again. Her mother's arrival brought her peace and happiness.

Reception

Publishers Weekly called this book a "delicious" comedy and proclaimed it a "winner."

External links

• [1] Description from Lowry's website.
• Lowry's website
• Complete list of books Archived 2006-10-22 at the Wayback Machine by Lowry
• Anastasia on Her Own at Open Library