All about Sam
Encyclopedia
All about Sam is a young-adult
novel
by Lois Lowry
. It is part of a series of books
that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother Sam.
, and from the day he was born, Anastasia was jealous
.
Lowry states the reason for writing the novel as:
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry is an American author of children's literature. She began her career as a photographer and a freelance journalist during the early 1970s...
. It is part of a series of books
Book series
A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their publisher....
that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother Sam.
Plot summary
Sam is a mischievous little boy, but mostly curious. He is very smartIntelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
, and from the day he was born, Anastasia was jealous
JEALOUS
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.
Reason for writing the novel
On her websiteWebsite
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Lowry states the reason for writing the novel as:
- "Sam was born when Anastasia was ten, and for a long time he existed only in the books about her. But kids liked him. Maybe he reminded them of their own little brothers. So at the request of young readers, I gave Sam his own series."
External links
- Description of the book on Lowry's website