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About Laurie Halse Anderson
American writer of children’s and young adult novels
Laurie Halse Anderson is an American writer known for children’s and young adult novels. She is widely read for fiction that speaks directly to younger readers, and she has been recognized for her contribution to young adult literature. In 2010, the American Library Association gave her the Margaret A. Edwards Award, and in 2023 she received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Her work is associated with writing for young people and with the literary recognition that has followed it.
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Books by Laurie Halse Anderson
Speak
2009
Wintergirls
2010
Chains
2008
Fever 1793
2000
Twisted
2008