''Anastasia Has the Answers'' (1986) is a
young adult
A young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of ...
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 sixth of a series of books that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother Sam.
Critical reception
Carolyn Noah of the Worcester Public Library in Massachusetts reviewed the book in the ''School Library Journal''. She highlights how each chapter begins with Anastasia's attempt at describing events in a journalistic manner, a feature unique to this book in the series. She further explains: "The language in Lowry's stories about Anastasia is always natural, but ... ''Answers'' also benefits from this stylistic variation. The surrounding characters, from baby brother Same playing funeral on the floor to bereaved "Clark Gablish" Uncle George are colorful and quirky and distinct.
..The story's other elements fall, quite literally, into their own likely and lively places. Not only does Anastasia have the answers, but she's at the top of her form."
References
External links
Description from Lowry's website.
Lowry's website
by Lowry
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1986 American novels
American young adult novels
Novels by Lois Lowry
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