Speak
Book Résumé Laurie Halse Anderson: A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda’s freshman year in high school. (Fiction, Young Adult) Report Censorship
Wintergirls
Book Résumé Laurie Halse Anderson: A beautifully written and riveting look at anorexia from acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson. Cassie and Lia are best friends, and united in their quest to be thin. But when Cassie is found dead in a motel room, Lia must question whether she continues to lose weight, or choose life
Shout
Book Résumé Laurie Halse Anderson: A memoir in verse shares the author’s life, covering her rape at thirteen, her difficult early childhood, and her experiences surrounding her publication of “Speak.” (Non-Fiction, Young Adult) Report Censorship