Anastasia at This Address (An Anastasia Krupnik story) Paperback – March 1, 2016

An ad in a personal column captivates Anastasia Krupnik. Single White Male. Her friends have sworn off boys since they're so immature, but this grown man sounds irresistible. How is a middle school girl supposed to get the attention of a man, especially one who's receiving hundreds of letters from single women all over the country? Anastasia doesn't lie, or so she tells herself. Yes, she owns her own boat since she bought a toy boat from her brother. She goes to school, which makes her a scholar. She does have friends and goes out, so she is busy with social engagements. Of course she'll send a picture...of someone older.Anastasia is long-winded and tries too hard in her letters, which is all a part of her inexperience and naiveté. As one would expect, she makes a mess out of things. SWM wants to meet her after reading all her letters and appreciating the picture she sent. This is a fun book and the ending had a twist I didn't expect.Reading other reviews and seeing how some people had issues with this book, the time it was published has to be taken into consideration. This book was written years ago with a tone of humor and innocence. It would be something else if it were written today with all the internet criminality one sees in the news. That aside, I'd love to read more from this series.

i loved this book and i still am enjoying it

The content wasn't quite appropriate for my students; I gave it to a higher grade teacher.

Although I read and loved the "Anastasia Krupnik" books while growing up, I have to say that I wouldn't recommend this one...Essentially, 13-year-old Anastasia spots a personals section at the back of a magazine, and decides to write to a 28-year-old man. She takes care not to outright lie, although she certainly omits and stretches many things about herself...most importantly, that she is an eighth-grader.The two correspond for some time, until Anastasia's new friend tells her he will be coming to Boston for a family wedding and wants to meet her. Since he has her address, Anastasis is in a blind panic, desperate to get rid of him but not knowing how.Because this book is part of the "Anastasia" series, the situation manages to resolve itself without much damage. However, that isn't exactly a realistic message to convey to today's adolescents, especially given all the already-existing problems with misrepresentation on MySpace and other internet sites. Things may have been a bit different twenty years ago, when this series first came out; but today, Lowry could do better to teach girls that it is NEVER okay to misrepresent themselves to strangers, especially ones older than themselves. Not everyone in such a situation - having hinted at wanting a romance and giving out her real address - will be so lucky.

This is a wonderful book. It is one of the very best in the Anastasia series. It is absolutely hilarious and really draws you in. It is such a page-turner. One thing that is great about it is a total twist of plot near the end which is a total surprise that made me laugh even more. Though I wouldn't advise lying in reply to a personal ad, it was all done in naivete and it actually teaches a moral. Find out what a rut Anastasia gets into for lies on top of lies. She really learns the consequence of her actions. A great read.

I am Evie & I am 9. I liked that this book was a bit of a comedy. It was just the right type of book and I really like the Anastasia books and I recommend them to others my age. It it's a book you have to read to find more about!

l liked the way that this book was set up.. i would recommend this book to any 4-5th grader.. i choose this rating because this book was awesome..

A girl named Anastasia, who finds a ad in the magizine about aSWF(single white female) and write a letter to a single white male andfinds one. She write letters to him. After about 3 letters sent to himshe finally gets a letter on the computer. I think you will like this book because it will keep you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens! END