I really liked reading this as an adult and enjoyed the parents and other adult characters and situations. I remember reading this series in elementary school and enjoying it. However I don't know if I'd recommend it to my own elementary aged children. The parents swear and drink a lot of beer as a matter of course. The character of Anastasia is a little obnoxious, especially how she calls everyone a jerk... A bit like an older, bookish Junie B Jones (also a series/character I think is funny but don't want my kids emulating). ( )