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But my main association with the name is Anastasia Krupnik, the star of a series of books by Lois Lowry that were very popular in the eighties and early nineties. I read them all and loved those books. Anastasia was about twelve, very literate and smart but didn't always have the best judgment and tended to jump into things without really thinking all the way through. She had a really nice pair of parents and a little brother who was whip-smart and funny too.

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