Anastasia's Chosen Career - (Anastasia Krupnik Story) by Lois Lowry (Paperback)

About the Book

"A seventh-grade assignment requires Anastasia to choose a future career. How can she prepare for a real-life career when she can't even prepare a term paper without ten or twelve false starts? Anastasia hits the world of modeling school, where she soon learns there's more to modeling than just being pretty"--Back cover.

Book Synopsis

In her seventh adventure, the irrepressible Anastasia decides that she needs more poise and confidence--especially since her chosen career is to be a bookstore owner. A flyer on her father's windshield convinces her that charm school at Studio Charmante will teach her just that. But a week in modeling school may be just what Anastasia needs to realize that, just maybe, she already has what it takes.

This funny and heartfelt classic is about more than just makeovers.

• Finding Your Voice: Thirteen-year-old Anastasia Krupnik thinks she needs a total reinvention, but soon learns that true confidence comes from the inside.
• Humorous Middle Grade: Full of witty observations and laugh-out-loud moments as Anastasia navigates the absurdities of Studio Charmante and seventh grade.
• Relatable Tween Problems: From feeling like a "nearsighted, big-nosed freak" to dealing with old acquaintances like Robert Giannini, Anastasia's struggles are pure coming-of-age.
• A Classic Children's Series: Join the beloved and irrepressible Anastasia in her seventh adventure, a perfect read for fans of Judy Blume and funny, realistic fiction.

Review Quotes

"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

About the Author

Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for young adults. She has received countless honors, among them the Newbery Medal for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. Ms. Lowry divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a 1769 farmhouse in Maine. Visit her website at www.loislowry.com.