Laurie Halse Anderson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate. Fighting censorship since 1999. Kids need books as much as they need love & laughter. On Spoutible @halseanderson

The Gospel of Winter
Brendan Kiely
A3: Let's take a moment to shout out some other titles that need to be on the shelf next to Speak: Grown by @writeinbk, Parachutes by @kellyyanghk and The Gospel of Winter by @kielybrendan #BannedBooksChat
Paperback, 2015
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Is My Brain in Love
I. W. Gregorio
It's out!! Rush over to https://t.co/NH8a7vttqB and order your copy of THIS IS MY BRAIN IN LOVE right now! This book is for everyone! Thank you so much, @IWGregorio - your book is exactly what the world needs right now! @LittleBrownYR #BooksAlwaysHelp https://t.co/soluUhiV7v
Paperback, 2021
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh
In elem school I loved Bread & Jam for Frances (Russell & Lillian Hoban), Charlotte's Web (EB White), Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh) and Nancy Drew (Carolyn Keene/Mildred Wirt Benson/Harriet Adams)! So grateful for my librarians & teachers! #BooksUniteUs #FReadom https://t.co/GT1tIj1GzL https://t.co/OYCuJfjiMK
Paperback, 2001
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82
Elizabeth A. Fenn
@GoneFishn12 @inthebubblepod @ASlavitt @KenBurns @UNUMKenBurns Vaccination was a more sophisticated version of inoculation that was first developed by Edward Jenner in 1796. For more info, read Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 by by Elizabeth A. Fenn. Also, follow @ProfWehrman who has a smallpox book coming out soon.
Paperback, 2002
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Speak: (National Book Award Finalist)
Laurie Halse Anderson
RT @karlajstrand: In 2020, I was tickled to speak with Laurie Halse Anderson, celebrated author of YA, children's, and historical fiction,…
Paperback, 2011
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Are Okay
Nina Lacour
RT @TasslynM: WE ARE OKAY by @nina_lacour was a gift to me because it was a book that showed me how gentle we could be as writers with pai…
Paperback, 2019
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir
Michele Norris
The most important thread of the day - read it, share it, & start fighting back. Make sure you read The Grace of Silence, too. Michele’s book is a vital part of American history, powerfully written. It should be your book club’s next pick. @ncacensorship @OIF #FightCensorship https://t.co/LBAwa0QHRK
Paperback, 2011
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Merci Suárez Can't Dance
Meg Medina
RT @Meg_Medina: Hey, thanks! Great to see Merci Suárez Can't Dance getting some love. These are the best books of 2021, according to Tatte…
Paperback, 2022
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
RT @PenguinClass: Honored and thrilled to share this fantastic educator guide for Mildred D. Taylor's ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY, written…
Paperback, 2001
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Are you watching #TheGildedAge on @hbo? If not, make it happen this weekend! Then let's all hail @ericaadunbar - co-producer of the show! She wrote Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge - read that, too. https://t.co/RSoF8jzD6C
Paperback, 2018
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book