Bethany
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Laurie Halse Anderson:
If you had to pick one book, which you had written, for everyone to read, which would it be?
Laurie Halse Anderson
SPEAK, because one of the most important things to figure out in life is learning how to speak up when things go wrong.
You didn't ask, but I pick CHAINS for book #2. It's helping people learn about America's history of slavery, and the legacy of racism that still ruins lives. If I can help my country begin to deal with this history, I will be blissfully happy.
You didn't ask, but I pick CHAINS for book #2. It's helping people learn about America's history of slavery, and the legacy of racism that still ruins lives. If I can help my country begin to deal with this history, I will be blissfully happy.
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Carson
asked
Laurie Halse Anderson:
Follow-up to my question about Speak being in verse: It is listed as free verse. Is it unintentionally labeled as such? I'm deeply sorry if I confused your work as verse if it was not meant to be taken as that format. I have a small cabinet where I keep my favorite books of all time and Speak is there. I found a hardcover copy that replaced my very loved paperback a few years ago.
Kristine Brickey
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Laurie Halse Anderson:
I know you're busy working on Ashes, but do you have another realistic fiction title in mind? I bought and read The Impossible Knife of Memory as soon as it was out (twice), and recommend it to my students every day. No pressure, but...I love your books!
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