Anastasia on Her Own

Her family's new, organized schedule for easy housekeeping makes Anastasia confident that she can run the household while her mother is out of town, until she hits unexpected complications.

• A Brother with Chicken Pox: Anastasia’s three-year-old brother, Sam, is suddenly covered in spots. Now she has to play nursemaid on top of everything else.
• Household Chaos: From a disastrous dinner party to accidentally dyeing all her dad’s shirts purple, everything that can go wrong, does.
• Smart Female Protagonist: Thirteen-year-old Anastasia Krupnik is a master list-maker, but soon finds out that running a house is harder than any schedule makes it seem.
• First Crush Problems: As if a house in chaos isn’t enough, Anastasia also has to deal with Steve Harvey, her not-so-secret crush who loves to tease her.