Anastasia Has the Answers by Lois Lowry

All of the Anastasia books are relatively light weight, but there are certainly times when this is exactly what is wanted. In this book, Anastasia learns to persist towards a goal - climbing a rope in gym class. Like all of these books, this one harkens back to a time when 8th graders were much more innocent and unsophisticated - although I seem to remember that, even in the 80s, when they were first written, Anastasia seemed too naive and too uncomplicated for an 8th grader. At any rate, I enjoy these books. They are good hearted, relatively innocent and don't threaten me with dire worries.