Book Résumé Laurie Halse Anderson: Hayley Kincaid and her father move back to their hometown to try a “normal” life, but the horrors he saw in the war threaten to destroy their lives. (Fiction, Young Adult) Report Censorship
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Book Résumé Laurie Halse Anderson: Eighteen-year-old Kate, who sometimes chafes at being a preacher’s daughter, finds herself losing control in her senior year as she faces difficult neighbors, the possibility that she may not be accepted by the college of her choice, and an unexpected death. High school seniors — Fiction. High school seniors.(Fiction, Young
Book Résumé Laurie Halse Anderson, E.M. Carroll: “Speak up for yourself – we want to know what you have to say.” From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless – an outcast – because
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Book Résumé Laurie Halse Anderson: After being caught spraying graffiti on the school, seventeen-year-old Tyler is finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father. He enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming
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
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
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
