But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment to mourn the passing of her childhood playmate. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. It's thought provoking in a way younger readers can understand, and older readers can appreciate.

Well, guess what? We all loved this book!! I've thought about it often through the years and now.

Many years ago I took my now adult kids out of public school to home-school them, and this was one of the first books I bought to add to their reading curriculum and library when I was looking for entertaining ways to teach history. Find out more about Laurie by following her on Twitter at Instagram at halseanderson, and Facebook at lauriehalseanderson, or by visiting her website,. She lives in Philadelphia, where she enjoys cheesesteaks while she writes. In addition to combating censorship, Laurie regularly speaks about the need for diversity in publishing and is a member of RAINN’s National Leadership Council. Edwards Award and has been honored for her battles for intellectual freedom by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the National Council of Teachers of English. Laurie was selected by the American Library Association for the 2009 Margaret A.

Two more books, Shout and The Impossible Knife of Memory, were long-listed for the National Book Award. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists, and Chains was short-listed for the prestigious Carnegie medal. Laurie has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award four times. Her new book, SHOUT, a memoir-in-verse about surviving sexual assault at the age of thirteen and a manifesta for the #MeToo era, has received widespread critical acclaim and appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive weeks. Combined, her books have sold more than 8 million copies. UPDATE! SHOUT, my memoir in verse, is out, has received 9 starred reviews, and was longlisted for the National Book Award!įor bio stuff: Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author whose writing spans young readers, teens, and adults.

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