All About Sam

All about Sam (1988) 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.

Plot summary

Sam is a mischievous little boy, but mostly curious. He is very smart, and from the day he was born, Anastasia was jealous.

Reason for writing the novel

On her website 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

Novels by Lois Lowry

The Giver Trilogy	The Giver (1993) • Gathering Blue (2000) • Messenger (2004)

The Anastasia Series	Anastasia Krupnik (1979) • Anastasia Again! (1981) • Anastasia at Your Service (1982) • Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst (1984) • Anastasia on Her Own (1985) • Anastasia Has the Answers (1986) • Anastasia's Chosen Career (1987) • Anastasia at This Address (1991) • Anastasia Absolutely (1995)

The Sam Series	All About Sam (1988) • Attaboy Sam! (1992) • See You Around, Sam! (1996) • Zooman Sam (1999)

The Tates Series	The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline (1983) • Switcharound (1985) • Your Move, J.P.! (1990)

The Gooney Bird Series	Gooney Bird Greene (2002) • Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (2006) • Gooney the Fabulous (2007) • Gooney Bird Is So Absurd (2009)

Autobiographical	Looking Back (1998)

Other	A Summer to Die (1977) • Here in Kennebunkport (1978) • Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye (1978) • Autumn Street (1980) • Taking Care of Terrific (1983) • Us and Uncle Fraud (1984) • Rabble Starkey (1987) • Number the Stars (1989) • Stay! Keeper's Story (1997) • Silent Boy (2003) • Gossamer (2006) • The Willoughbys (2008) • Crow Call (2009) • The Birthday Ball (2010)