Zooman Sam

Zooman Sam
Author(s)	Lois Lowry
Series	The Sam Series
Genre(s)	Young adult novel
Publication date	1999
Preceded by	See You Around, Sam!

Zooman Sam (1999) is a young adult novel by Lois Lowry. It is part of a series that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger bother Sam.

Plot summary

It's Future Job Day at Sam's nursery school, and Sam, who has zookeeping aspirations, is thrilled when his teacher says he can tell the other children about a series of zoo animals: "For six weeks he could stand in front of the circle and feel that feeling of being the most interesting person in the room."

As always, the patient and loving Krupnik family stands by as Anastasia's irrepressible little brother struggles with a set of almost impossible goals.

Review

"In this fourth book about Anastasia's spunky little brother, Sam Krupnik really comes into his own....Lowry gets everything about Sam just right."

Booklist. Boxed Review

External links

[1] Description of the book from Lowry's website.
Lowry's website
Complete list of books by Lowry

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)