Andrea asked Laurie Halse Anderson:

Hi, Laurie. My only question is would you give a shout out to my sophomore students at Stagg High School? We just finished exploring your book, and I have to say that my students loved reading it as much as I loved teaching it. I hope we did it justice. I compiled a found poem from their answers to the question: "Why is Speak a universal story?" I'll be mailing it to you. Thank you kindly, Room 146

Laurie Halse Anderson HELLO, AMAZING SOPHOMORES AT STAGG HIGH SCHOOL!!

I'm honored that you liked my book!

How do you come up with a good structure for your books? (Specifically the openings) I'm trying to write about similar topics like Wintergirls and Speak but I'm finding it hard to keep a good structure and write a good opening.

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