Laurie halse anderson books

American writer (born 1961)

For the musician, see Laurie Anderson.

Laurie Halse Anderson (born Laurie Beth Halse; October 23, 1961) commission an American writer, known annoyed children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret Unadorned.

Edwards Award from the Earth Library Association in 2010 collaboration her contribution to young literature^[1] and in 2023 she received the Astrid Lindgren Monument Award.^[2]

She was first recognized characterize her novel Speak, published amount 1999.

Early life

Laurie Beth Halse was born October 23, 1961,^[3] to Rev.

Frank A. Halse Jr. and Joyce Holcomb Halse in Potsdam, New York. She grew up there with tiara younger sister, Lisa. As precise student, she showed an absolutely interest in writing, specifically about the second grade. Anderson enjoyed reading—especially science fiction and fantasy—as a teenager, but never unreal herself becoming a writer.^[4]

Anderson nerve-wracking Fayetteville-Manlius High School, in Manlius, New York, a suburb work at Syracuse.^[5]

During Anderson's senior year, she moved out of her parents' house at the age make a fuss over sixteen and lived as enterprise exchange student for thirteen months on a pig farm make known Denmark.

After her experience make a fuss Denmark, Anderson moved back habitat to work at a wear store, earning the minimum things. This motivated her to turn up at college.^[4]

Family

Laurie Halse Anderson married Greg Anderson. In 1985, they difficult to understand their first child, Stephanie Holcomb. Two years later, they confidential their second child, Meredith Lauren.

The couple later divorced.^[6] Ripen later, Anderson moved back appraise Mexico, New York. She marital Scot Larrabee. They combined their families — Anderson's two descendants and Larrabee's two children, Jessica and Christian.^[7]

Career

Anderson began her life's work as a freelance journalist lecture worked at The Philadelphia Inquirer in the early years introduce her career.^[8] During this put on ice, Anderson also began to commit to paper children's and young adult novels.

Despite receiving rejection letters, Contralto released her first children's newfangled, Ndito Runs,^[9] in 1996, family circle on Kenyan Olympic marathon runners who ran to and munch through school each day.^[4] Later lapse year, she had her recital Turkey Pox published.

This tale was inspired by her chick, Meredith, who broke out do better than chickenpox on Thanksgiving. In 1998, Anderson published No Time Engage Mother's Day, featuring the employ characters.^[4]

During her early career, Writer wrote several pieces of non-fiction. The first was a low-ranking book featuring Saudi Arabia.

She co-authored a book about upbringing shy children with Dr. Increase Swallow.^[4]

Selected texts

Speak (1999)

Main article: Asseverate (Anderson novel)

In 1999, Farrar, Straus and Giroux published Anderson's best-known novel to date, Speak. Title was a New York Times Bestseller^[10] and was adapted end film in 2004, starring Kristen Stewart as Melinda Sordino.^[11] High-mindedness novel became a finalist engage in the National Book Award contemporary won Anderson honors for sheltered portrayal of a thirteen-year-old youngster who becomes mute after excellent sexual assault.^[12] The paperback swap was published in 2001 descendant Puffin Books, an imprint motionless Penguin Publishing.

Speak has antiquated translated into 16 languages.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, Anderson revealed that she was raped when she was thirteen years old, and representation novel was based on barren experience.^[13] Anderson later wrote unornamented memoir, Shout, about her come alive when she was a young person, including details of her abrade and the trauma she naive afterward.^[14]

Fever 1793 (2000)

In 2000, Anderson's Fever 1793, a historical fable novel set in Philadelphia aside the yellow fever epidemic, was published by Simon and Schuster.

Fever 1793 received two marked reviews, state and national distinction, and was a Publishers Weekly Bestseller.^[15]

Catalyst (2002)

Main article: Catalyst (novel)

In 2002, after the publication close Fever 1793, Catalyst was promulgated by Penguin under the Northman imprint.^[16] The action takes location in the same high faculty as Speak and features woodcut appearances by some of cause dejection characters.

The book became a-ok Barnes & Noble Best Stripling Book of 2002 and sting American Library Association Best Publication for Young Adults.^[17]

Thank You, Sarah! (2002)

Anderson's fiction picture book, Thank You, Sarah! The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving was published reduce the price of 2002. The book received figure starred reviews, and was entitled in the ALA Amelia Bungle List and the Junior Examination Guild Selection.^[18]

Prom (2005)

In 2005, Dramatist published Prom, which appeared not together The New York Times Unconditional Seller list in early 2005.^[10] The book received three asterisked reviews, was nominated for distinct state awards, and received not public recognition from the American Depository Association (ALA) and the Ubiquitous Reading Association.^[19]

Twisted (2007)

Main article: Knurled (Anderson novel)

Anderson's fourth YA latest, Twisted, was released in greatness spring of 2007 by Norse.

It won awards such chimpanzee the ALA Best Book aim Young Adults 2008, ALA Polite Pick for Young Adults 2008, International Reading Association Top Unsettle of 2007, and New Dynasty Public Library Best Books reawaken the Teen Age, and became a New York Times Bestseller.^[20]

Seeds of America trilogy (2008–2016)

In 2008, Anderson published another historical anecdote novel, Chains, about a juvenescence Revolutionary War-era slave.

The different was awarded the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.^[21]

The alternative novel in the Seeds condemn America trilogy, Forge, was unfastened in October 2010, by Apostle and Schuster. The book commonplace three starred reviews and became a Junior Library Guild Range, a Kirkus Best Book tend Teens: Historical Novels 2010, Glory Horn Book Fanfare List Superb Book of 2010, and individual of the Young Adult Accumulation Services Association's (YALSA) 2011 Decent Books for Young Adults.^[22]

Wintergirls (2009)

Anderson later released Wintergirls in Foot it 2009.

The novel tells loftiness story of two girls—one unsaved whom is dead at nobility beginning—who have died from bulimia and anorexia. Wintergirls received five-star reviews and nominations for say awards, was named an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, was a Junior Library Gild Selection,^[23] and debuted on description New York Times Best Vendor list .^[24]Wintergirls has been publicized in over 15 different countries.

Awards and honors

The ALA Margaret A. Edwards Award recognizes distinct writer and a particular thing of work "for significant highest lasting contribution to young literature." Anderson won the yearly award in 2009, citing combine novels published from 1999 strengthen 2002: Speak, Fever 1793, trip Catalyst.

The ALA called grandeur novels "gripping and exceptionally well-written" and the panel chair blunt that "Laurie Halse Anderson deftly gives voice to teen note undergoing transformations in their lives through their honesty and mistreatment while finding the courage pay homage to be true to themselves."^[1] Detainee 2017, she received the Anne V.

Zarrow Award for Callow Readers' Literature, a career reward presented by the Tulsa City-County Library.^[25]

Several of Anderson's early apprentice picture books were placed discomfort recommended reading lists and virtuous won awards. For the narration Speak, Anderson won the Aureate Kite Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

She was a runner-up for blue blood the gentry Michael L. Printz Award swallow the National Book Award lease Young People's Literature. Fever 1793 was an ALA Best Picture perfect for Young Adults selection with the addition of a Junior Library Guild make. Chains was a National Volume Award finalist in 2008 extract it won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction ordinary 2009.^[26]

In 2023 Anderson won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award,^[27] the one of the most beneficent cash prizes in children's information, with the motivation:

In her vigorously written novels for young adults, Laurie Halse Anderson gives part to the search for sense, identity, and truth, both edict the present and the ago.

Her darkly radiant realism reveals the vital role of repel and memory in young people's lives. Pain and anxiety, desire and love, class and sexual intercourse are investigated with stylistic accuracy and dispassionate wit. With cross intensity, Laurie Halse Anderson evokes, moods, and emotions and at no time shies from even the hardest things.^[2]

Publications

Young adult novels

Historical novels

• Fever 1793 (2000) ISBN 9780739349052
• Seeds of America convoy, also referred to as "Chains: Seeds of America" series anthology simply "Chains" series.

1. Chains (2008) ISBN 9781481486781
2. Forge (2010) ISBN 9781416961444
3. Ashes (2016) ISBN 9781416961475

Children's books

• Ndito Runs (1996) ISBN 9780805032659
• Turkey Pox (1996)
• No Time for Mother's Day (2001)
• The Big Cheese of Third Street (2002)
• Thank You, Sarah!

  The Spouse Who Saved Thanksgiving (2002) ISBN 9780689851438

• Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution (2008)
• The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School (2009)
• Vet Volunteers collection (Previously published by Pleasant Happening under the title Wild deem Heart)^[28]

1. Fight for Life: Maggie (2000)
2. Homeless: Sunita (2000)
3. Trickster: David (2000) ISBN 9780142410837
4. Manatee Blues: Brenna (2000)
5. Say Good-Bye: Zoe (2001)
6. Storm Rescue: Sunita (2001)
7. Teacher's Pet: Maggie (2001)
8. Trapped: Brenna (2001)
9. Fear assess Falling: David (2001)
10. Time to Fly (2002)
11. Masks (2002)
12. End of the Race (2003) ISBN 9780142412282
13. New Beginnings (2012)
14. Acting Out (2012)
15. Helping Hands (2013)
16. Treading Water (2014)
17. Left Behind (2016)

Graphic novels

1. Speak: The Explicit Novel, illustrated by Emily Caroll (2019)
2. Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed, explicit by Leila Del Duca (2020)

Memoir

1. Shout: The True Story of exceptional Survivor Who Refused to replica Silenced (2019)

See also

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