LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON

THE BIRTH OF AN AUTHOR

• Born October 23, 1961
• She was born in Potsdam, New York

FAMILY

• Her Father was Rev. Frank A. Halse Jr.
• Her mother was Joyce Holcomb Halse.
• She grew up with a younger sister, Lisa.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

• Growing up, she struggled with reading and spelling.
• Has allergies towards animals, but still loves them.
• She owns a German Shepherd who "isnt the brightest".
• If the book doesnt get her in ten pages, she puts it back.
• The Impossible Knife of Memory is based on some of her own dark corners.

SHE IS BEST KNOWN FOR...

• Speak
• Chains (Seeds of America #1)
• Wintegirls
• Twisted
• Fever 1793

NOMINATIONS

• Michael L. Printz Award (Speak)
• National Book Award For Young Peoples Literature (Chains, Speak)
• Carnegie Medal (Chains)
• Edgar Award for Best Yound Adult (Speak)
• Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult (The Impossible Knife Of Memory)

When asked, Laurie Halse Anderson said, if she could have anything she wanted, it would be world peace. If she could have a second thing, it would be that people say her name correctly, "Haltz".

Laurie has been constantly rewriting Fever 1793, which was originally titled Bitter Drops.

"Laurie lives in northern New York, with her childhood sweetheart, now husband, Scot. She has four wonderful children and a neurotic dog, all of whom she dearly loves. When not enjoying her family and her large garden, she spends countless hours writing in a woodland cottage designed and built just for that purpose by her Beloved Husband."

THANK YOU!