Speak

ISBN-13: 9780340950777 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 240 str.

Laurie Halse-Anderson

Opis

A powerful novel with a believable, bitterly ironic teenage heroine, following her through her first year at high school, from outcast to acceptance.

Recenzje

An uncannily funny book even as it plumbs the darkness, Speak will hold readers from first word to last. The Horn Book, Starred Review

O autorze

Halse Anderson, Laurie

Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times-bestselling author, known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. Her work has earned numerous awards and accolades.

Laurie was the proud recipient of the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award given by YALSA division of the American Library Association for her 'significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature'.

Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes. She and her husband, Scot, plus dogs Kezzie and Thor, and assorted chickens and other critters enjoy country living and time in the woods. When not writing or hanging out with her family, you can find Laurie training for marathons or trying to coax tomatoes out of the rocky soil in her backyard. You can follow her adventures on Twitter, and on her blog, http://madwomanintheforest.com/blog/.