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Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson
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Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. It's not a mistake, if you learn from it.
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News:
Forge has won an award
Dec 14, 2012
News:
Forge has won an award
Aug 17, 2012
Forge will be released on April 24, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Apr 24, 2012
Forge is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 24, 2012
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Apr 08, 2012
Independent Dames will be released on November 01, 2011 in eBook
Nov 01, 2011
Independent Dames is now available in eBook
Nov 01, 2011
Oct 04, 2011
Thank You, Sarah will be released on September 20, 2011 in eBook
Sep 20, 2011
Thank You, Sarah is now available in eBook
Sep 20, 2011
Fever 1793 will be released on August 16, 2011 in eBook
Aug 16, 2011
Fever 1793 is now available in eBook
Aug 16, 2011
Chains will be released on August 02, 2011 in eBook
Aug 02, 2011
Chains is now available in eBook
Aug 02, 2011
Forge will be released on August 02, 2011 in eBook
Aug 02, 2011
Forge is now available in eBook
Aug 02, 2011

Laurie Halse Anderson Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. It's not a mistake, if you learn from it. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. I'd love to have a photographic memory. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. Sergeant Joseph Plumb Martin, "Tell me what the Revolutionary War was really like." Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I would be a hawk. Or maybe a wolf. Or a tastetaster at Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory. Q. What do you regret most? A. Not playing basketball in high school. Learn more about Laurie Halse Anderson

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EHow.com, May 13, 2013
...as these girls each struggle to discover who they are and what they deserve from their futures. ?Speak? Laurie Halse Anderson weaves the tale of a young girl ostracized from her social circle after calling the police during a party. As Melinda?s friends...
PublishersWeekly.com, May 11, 2013
...to Quantcast, a company that measures Web traffic. On the multimedia-friendly site, authors like Rainbow Rowell, Holly Black, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Neil Gaiman share everything from animated GIFs and playlists of songs to listen to while reading a...
Guardian.co.uk, May 9, 2013
...to 'light' to 'meaningless'." Johnson urged readers to "set the cover aside and try the book"; author Laurie Halse Anderson said she had contacted her publisher about the situation. British author Polly Courtney went one step further in late 2011, when...
Syracuse Online, May 9, 2013
...add your comments and suggestions and below: 100. Michael "Peanuts" Hucko 99. Darin Morgan 98. Libba Cotten 97. Laurie Halse Anderson 96. Eliot Fisk 95. John Berendt 94. Kelly Cutrone 93. Matt "The Hammer" Hamill 92. Jonathan Murray 91. Reid...
Syracuse Online, May 2, 2013
...her death in 1987 and has a statue in her likeness at Syracuse's Libba Cotten Grove. 97. Laurie Halse Anderson Onondaga Community College graduate and Mexico, N.Y. resident Laurie Halse Anderson has written numerous young adult novels including 1999's...
Cleveland Live, April 28, 2013
...writing packs a punch, just like the boy's dad. Rollie shared some of his favorites: "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It's about a girl who is shunned by her peers after she breaks up a beer party. One of my favorite lines is, "Gym should be illegal...
Digital Journal, April 28, 2013
...Hopkins, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Sonya Sones, Judy Blume, Ann Brasheres, Suzanne Collins, Aldous Huxley, Sherman Alexie, Laurie Halse Anderson, Natasha Friend 2009: Lauren Myracle, Alex Sanchez, P.C. Cast, Robert Cormier, Peter Parnell and...
The Atlantic Wire, May 10, 2013
...They're Mortifying Stephanie Anderson , Head of Readers' Advisory at the Darien Public Library and daughter of author Laurie Halse Anderson (that's them dancing at her sister's wedding):  In my junior year of high school, my mom had become pretty...
Guardian.co.uk, May 9, 2013
...to 'light' to 'meaningless'." Johnson urged readers to "set the cover aside and try the book"; author Laurie Halse Anderson said she had contacted her publisher about the situation. British author Polly Courtney went one step further in late 2011, when...
Syracuse Online, May 9, 2013
...add your comments and suggestions and below: 100. Michael "Peanuts" Hucko 99. Darin Morgan 98. Libba Cotten 97. Laurie Halse Anderson 96. Eliot Fisk 95. John Berendt 94. Kelly Cutrone 93. Matt "The Hammer" Hamill 92. Jonathan Murray 91. Reid...
Syracuse Online, May 7, 2013
...add your comments and suggestions and below: 100. Michael "Peanuts" Hucko 99. Darin Morgan 98. Libba Cotten 97. Laurie Halse Anderson 96. Eliot Fisk 95. John Berendt 94. Kelly Cutrone 93. Matt "The Hammer" Hamill 92. Jonathan Murray 91. Reid...
Syracuse Online, May 2, 2013
...her death in 1987 and has a statue in her likeness at Syracuse's Libba Cotten Grove. 97. Laurie Halse Anderson Onondaga Community College graduate and Mexico, N.Y. resident Laurie Halse Anderson has written numerous young adult novels including 1999's...
Cleveland Live, April 28, 2013
...writing packs a punch, just like the boy's dad. Rollie shared some of his favorites: "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It's about a girl who is shunned by her peers after she breaks up a beer party. One of my favorite lines is, "Gym should be illegal...
Digital Journal, April 28, 2013
...Hopkins, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Sonya Sones, Judy Blume, Ann Brasheres, Suzanne Collins, Aldous Huxley, Sherman Alexie, Laurie Halse Anderson, Natasha Friend 2009: Lauren Myracle, Alex Sanchez, P.C. Cast, Robert Cormier, Peter Parnell and...