Anastasia at Your Service

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Anastasia at Your Service
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Author Lois Lowry
Illustrator Diane deGroat
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series The Anastasia Series
Genre Young adult
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
1982
Media typePrint
Pages149
ISBN 978-0395328651
OCLC 8475205
LC Class PZ7.L9673 Amd 1982
Preceded by Anastasia Again!  
Followed by Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst  

Anastasia At Your Service (1982) is a young-adult novel by Lois Lowry. It is the third part of a series of books Lois Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother Sam. The first edition was illustrated by Diane De Groat. [1]

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Plot summary

A long, boring summerthat'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 overshe'll be busy and earn money.

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?

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