''Anastasia's Chosen Career'' (1987) is a
young-adult novel by
Lois Lowry
Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including '' The Giver Quartet,'' ''Number the Stars'', and '' Rabble Starkey.'' She is known for writing ...
. It is the seventh part of a series of books that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother Sam.
After being assigned a school essay on her chosen career, Anastasia spends her vacation unsuccessfully trying to interview a bookshop owner and attending a modeling class which has a number of similarities to the
Barbizon modeling school franchise.
Reception
"Lowry gives readers a fine mixture of wit and wisdom, offering funny adolescent dialogue that is true to their interests and language."—School Library Journal, starred review
References
External links
Description from Lowry's website.
Lowry's website
by Lowry
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1987 American novels
American young adult novels
Novels by Lois Lowry
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