See You Around, Sam!

1996 novel by Lois Lowry
0-395-81664-5OCLC913924242LC ClassPZ7.L9673Preceded byAttaboy, Sam! Followed byZooman Sam 

See You Around, Sam (1996) is a children's novel written by Lois Lowry and illustrated by Diane de Groat. It is part of a series of books that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother, Sam.

Summary

Sam Krupnik is excited to have a new pair of plastic fangs, but his "fangphobic" mother won't allow him to wear them in the house. Angry at her, Sam is determined to run away to Sleetmute, Alaska and live with the walruses: since walruses have fangs, they won't mind Sam's fangs, either. He wants to say goodbye to all his neighbors before leaving, and goes to visit their homes one by one. By the end of the day, though, Sam realizes he doesn't know the way to Alaska, and decides to return home.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews described the book as a "delight", praising Lowry's "powerfully sympathetic writing" and de Groat's illustrations.[1]

References

  1. ^ "See You Around, Sam!". Kirkus Reviews. 1996-10-01. Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-04-19.

External links

  • Description of the book from Lowry's website.
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Novels by Lois Lowry
The Giver Quartet
  • The Giver (1993)
  • Gathering Blue (2000)
  • Messenger (2004)
  • Son (2012)
The Anastasia Series
The Sam Series
  • All About Sam (1988)
  • Attaboy, Sam! (1992)
  • See You Around, Sam! (1996)
  • Zooman Sam (1999)
The Tates Series
The Gooney Bird Series
Autobiographical
  • Looking Back (1998)
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