Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson is an American author known for tackling difficult subjects in her young adult fiction. Speak, about a teenage rape survivor, was groundbreaking and has become required reading in many schools.
Works
- SpeakGirl reclaims her voice after sexual assault through powerful self-discovery
- WintergirlsTwo girls spiral into deadly eating disorders as their friendship breaks apart
- CatalystStudent falsely accused of sexual assault faces isolation and consequences
- Fever 1793Teen survives yellow fever epidemic in late eighteenth-century Philadelphia
- ChainsGirl bound in slavery fights for freedom during American Revolution