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Laurie Halse Anderson

I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Speak

You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Speak

I don't know what I'm doing in the next five minutes and she has the next ten years figured out.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Speak

About Laurie Halse Anderson

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Laurie Halse Anderson (born Laurie Beth Halse; October 23, 1961) is an American writer known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature and in 2023 she received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

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