Laurie Halse Anderson
#SpeakforRAINN15 – Celebrating 15 Years of Speak by Raising Money for RAINN
Fifteen years ago, the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson was released. Today, this novel is a classic that still speaks to the heart of teens everywhere. I have teens regularly come in and ask for this book. Speak is the story of Melinda, who has stopped speaking. As a survivor of a sexual assault, Melinda […]
Loud and Clear: A Reflection on Teaching SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson in the Classroom (a guest post by author Eric Devine)
As part of the #SVYALit project, we reached out to author Eric Devine and asked him to write. We wanted to make sure that male voices are heard in the discussion. And he is an awesome writer and teacher. Today he shares with us his experiences of teaching Speak in the classroom. Please note, we […]
Book Review – The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
I am sincerely afraid my review will not do justice to this book. Scratch that. I am completely certain that my review will not do justice to this book. Hayley Kincain and her father, Andy, have quit their life on the road to return home for her senior year of high school. Their past years […]
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