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Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were... Read full bio

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Forge By: Laurie Halse Anderson
This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: October 19, 2010
Ages: above 10
In this compelling sequel to Chains, a National Book Award Finalist and winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson shifts perspective from Isabel to Curzon and brings...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School
The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by: Ard Hoyt
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: 6 - 10
Zoe Fleefenbacher has one blue eye and one green eye and bright red hair that goes on . . . forever. Her hair has always been unruly, but now she is in first grade and according to her teacher, Ms. Trisk, “first grade has...
Other Formats: eBook
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Chains By: Laurie Halse Anderson
This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: October 21, 2008
Ages: above 10
If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister,...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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Independent Dames
Independent Dames What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by: Matt Faulkner
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: June 3, 2008
Ages: 6 - 10
Listen up! You've all heard about the great men who led and fought during the American Revolution; but did you know that the guys only make up part of the story? What about the women? The girls? The dames? Didn't they play a...
Other Formats: eBook
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Thank You, Sarah
Thank You, Sarah The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by: Matt Faulkner
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2002
Ages: 5 - 10
From the author of Speak and Fever, 1793, comes the never-before-told tale of Sarah Josepha Hale, the extraordinary "lady editor" who made Thanksgiving a national holiday!Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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Fever 1793 By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by: Lori Earley
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2000
Ages: 10 - 14
It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback