LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON

'Laurie Halse (rhymes with "waltz")^[1] Anderson' (born October 23, 1961) is a U.S. author who writes for children and young adults. She is best known for her young adult novel ''Speak'' which won a number of awards, including a National Book Award nomination^[2] and Printz Honor Book^[1], and was adapted for the small screen^[4]. Her novel ''Prom'' was a New York Times bestseller. She has recently released a new novel, ''Twisted'' (2007), which stayed on the New York Times Best Seller List for five weeks.
She is a graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Onondaga Community College, and Georgetown University^[1]. In high school, inspired by one of her favorite novels, Heidi, she lived as an American Field Service exchange student on a Danish pig farm^[6].

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Bibliography

Series

Series order for ''Vet Volunteers''

For younger readers

External links

References

Bibliography

★ ''Catalyst''

★ ''The Big Cheese of Third Street''

★ ''Fever 1793''

★ ''Ndito Runs''

★ ''No Time for Mother's Day''

★ ''Prom''

★ ''Speak''

★ ''Ticket to Saudi Arabia''

★ ''Turkey Pox''

★ ''Twisted''

Series

★ ''Vet Volunteers''

Series order for ''Vet Volunteers''

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#''Time to Fly''
#''Masks''
#''End of the Race''

For younger readers

★ ''Thank You, Sarah! The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving'' (2002): written about a very distant and inspiring relative, Sarah Josepha Hale^[7].
source for bibliography and its proper order: ^[8]

External links

★ Official website

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★ Podcast

★ IMDb citation

★ Overview of Laurie Halse Anderson's books

References

1. Anderson, S. H., "About Me", official site, 2004.
2. Laurie Halse Anderson, National Book Organization nomination page, 1999
3. Anderson, S. H., "About Me", official site, 2004.
4. imbd.com title page for ''Speak''
5. Anderson, S. H., "About Me", official site, 2004.
6. kidsreads.com interview, 2007
7. Anderson, S. H., "About Me", official site, 2004.
8. kidsreads.com, 2007