Laurie Halse Anderson (born 1961) writes for children and young adults. She is best known for her Young Adult novel Speak which won a number of awards, and has been adapted for the screen. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... A young adult is an informal term used to describe the transition from teenager to adult. ... Speak is a 1999 novel by Laurie Halse Anderson about a teenager named Melinda Sordino. ... Speak (2004) is a film based on the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. ...
Anderson attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School in Manlius, New York, in which the fictional high school of Speak is based upon. Manlius, New York is the name of a town and a village within that town, located in Onondaga County, southeast of Syracuse, New York. ...
bob rules! 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
LHA: One of the things that excited me about having Matt illustrate my book was his reputation for research and his zest for accuracy.
LHA: There is nothing in the front of my mind when I sit down to write a book, Then, if I get lucky, a character will show up, and we stumble through a plot; a series of actions loosely linked by purpose.
LHA: Teri was definitely one of those characters that popped up in the middle of the book and demanded to be a part of the action.