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Laurie Halse (rhymes with waltz) Anderson was born Laurie Beth Halse on October 23, 1961, in Potsdam, New York, to Frank and Joyce Halse. She received her AA from Onondaga County Community College in 1981 and went on to earn a BS in Languages and Linguistics from Georgetown University in 1984. After completing her education, Anderson started a family and worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was also a freelance reporter for other newspapers and magazines. In 1996, she began publishing her own books with her first picture book for children titled Ndito Runs.
Anderson is well-known for her work Speak (1999), a book she wrote for teenage readers that tells the story of Melinda, a high school freshman. Melinda is an outcast at her school who is sexually assaulted by a senior at a party. The book documents Melinda's reactions to the assault and her feelings of isolation and rejection from those who surround her. Anderson had the idea to write Speak after awaking from a nightmare in which she heard a young girl screaming for help. Speak was adapted to film,
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Laurie Halse Anderson
American writer (born 1961)
For the musician, see Laurie Anderson.
Laurie Halse Anderson (born Laurie Beth Halse; October 23, 1961) is an American writer, known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature[1] and in 2023 she received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.[2]
She was first recognized for her novel Speak, published in 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 her younger sister, Lisa. As a student, she showed an early interest in writing, specifically during the second grade. Anderson enjoyed reading—especially science fiction and fantasy—as a teenager, but never envisioned herself becoming a writer.[4]
Anderson attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School, in Manlius, New York, a suburb of Syracuse.[5]
During Anderson's senior year
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Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse (rhymes with “waltz”) Anderson got to know and appreciate cold weather growing up in upstate New York. She attended elementary school in Syracuse, where she was terrified that she’d never be able to learn how to read. With help from her teachers, Laurie did crack the code and then became one those students who hide library books inside textbooks during class.
As a teenager, Laurie escaped the traditional classroom and was a foreign exchange student in Denmark, where she worked on pig farm. She developed a fondness for bacon and working with animals. While attending Onondaga Community College, she worked at a dairy farm. In 1981, she transferred to Georgetown University and graduated three years later with a degree in Languages and Linguistics.
Thinking it was time to get a real job, Laurie realized that people would actually pay her to write. She became a freelance writer and journalist, though now that she had two children of her own, she was even more interested in writing her own stories. Her intense desire to not have to do the sa
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