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Laurie Halse Anderson an American writer well-known for children’s and young adult novels. She earned the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature.
Laurie Halse Anderson Age
Laurie was born on 23 October 1961, Potsdam, New York, United States.
Laurie Halse Anderson Speak
Laurie began as a freelance journalist working at The Philadelphia Inquirer. On the side, she wrote children’s and young adult novels and submitting them to publishers. In her early years, she mostly wrote non-fiction books. Her best-known novel to date “Speak” was published in 1999 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
The novel was a New York Times Bestseller and was adapted into a film in 2004. Since its release, the novel has been translated into 16 different languages. She wrote the historical fiction Fever 1793 which received two starred reviews, state and national awards, as well as being a Publishers Weekly Bestseller.
Laurie Halse Anderson Net Worth
Laurie has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million
Laurie Halse Anderson Books
- Speak (1999)
- Catalyst (2002)
- Prom (2005)
- Twisted (2007)
- Wintergirls (2009)
- The Impossible Knife of Memory (2014)
- Fever 1793 (2000)
- Seeds of America series
- Chains (2008)
- Forge (2010)
- Ashes (2016)
- Ndito Runs (1996)
- Turkey Pox (1996)
- No Time for Mother’s Day (2001)
- The Big Cheese of Third Street (2002)
- Thank You, Sarah! The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving(2002)
- 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)
- Fight for Life: Maggie (2000)
- Homeless: Sunita (2000)
- Trickster: David (2000)
- Manatee Blues: Brenna (2000)
- Say Good-Bye: Zoe (2001)
- Storm Rescue: Sunita (2001)
- Teacher’s Pet: Maggie (2001)
- Trapped: Brenna (2001)
- Fear of Falling: David (2001)
- Time to Fly (2002)
- Masks (2002)
- End of the Race (2003)
- New Beginnings (2012)
- Acting Out (2012)
- Helping Hands (2013)
- Treading Water (2014)
- Left Behind (2016)
Laurie stands tall at an estimated height of 5 feet 7 inches and has an average body weight.
Laurie Halse Anderson Education
Laurie joined Fayetteville-Manlius High School, in Manlius, New York, a suburb of Syracuse. During her senior year, she moved out of her parent’s house at the age of sixteen and lived as an exchange student for thirteen months on a pig farm in Denmark. After her experience in Denmark, Laurie moved back home to work at a clothing store.
She used to earn a minimum wage. This motivated her to attend college. After attending Onondaga Community College, she transferred to Georgetown University in 1981 and graduated in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in languages and linguistics.
Laurie Halse Anderson Family
Laurie was born to Rev. Frank A. Halse Jr. and Joyce Holcomb Halse. She was born and brought up in Potsdam, New York. She was raised up along with her younger sister, Lisa.
Laurie Halse Anderson Husband, Spouse
Laurie is married to Scot Larrabee. She was married to Greg Anderson and had two children with him before they divorced. Later, she met her childhood sweetheart Scot Larrabee. The duo rekindled their relationship and got married. The couple merged their two families, Laurie, and her kids as well as Scot, and his kids.
Laurie Halse Anderson Children
She has two children named Stephanie Holcomb, and Meredith Lauren, with her former husband Greg as well as Jessica and Christian, children to Scot, her husband.