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Anastasia at Your Service

by Lois Lowry · 1982

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A long, boring summer—that's what Anastasia has to look forward to when her best friend goes off to camp. She's thrilled when old Mrs. Bellingham answers her ad for a job as a Lady's Companion. Anastasia is sure her troubles are over—she'll be busy and earn money!

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But she doesn't expect to have to polish silver and serve at Mrs. Bellingham's granddaughter's birthday party as a maid! As if that isn't bad enough, she accidentally drops a piece of silverware down the garbage disposal and must use her earnings to pay for it! Is the summer destined to be a disaster?

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 160 pages

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