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born
Laurie Halse Anderson was born on October 23, 1961 in Potsdam, a very cold, cold place in Northern New York State. -
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started school
She transferred to Georgetown University in 1981. She graduated from there in 1984 with a B.S.L.L. in Languages and Linguistics, which was useless when it came to getting a real job. She was also a passionate fan of college basketball, but employers did not consider this a job skill, either. She married Greg Anderson, a computer nerd who, at the time, was full of the wonders of the first Apple II computers. In 1985 they (well, she) gave birth to Stephanie Holcomb. In 1987, Meredith Lauren joined -
rewriting fever
Since 1993, Laurie had been researching and constantly rewriting Fever 1793 (originally titled Bitter Drops — don't ask). -
wrote her first picture book for children.
Ndito Runs. New York: Henry Holt, 1996. -
published her second book
In 1998, No Time For Mother's Day was published, featuring the same characters as Turkey Pox. -
settled down and wrote speak
She took a break and wrote Speak (pub. 1999), which turned out to be a great idea. -
started writing Wild at Heart Series
Fight for Life. Middleton: Pleasant Company, 2000. -
she finished rewriting fever
After allowing her head a chance to return to normal, Laurie finished Fever 1793 and saw it published in 2000. -
chains was released
In 2008 Chains was released, the first in a trilogy set in the Revolutionary War time period. -
laurie got an award for fever.
On July 11, 2009, the Young Adult Library Services Association presented Laurie with the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award for Catalyst, Fever 1793, and Speak. In doing so, YALSA “recognizes an iconic and classic storyteller who in her character development has created for teens a body of work that continues to be widely read and cherished by a diverse audience.” -
laurie received three starred reviews and has become a junior libary guide selection.
The second novel in the Seeds of America trilogy, Forge, was released in October, 2010, by Simon and Schuster. In the short time since its release, Forge has received three starred reviews and has become a Junior Library Guild Selection, a Kirkus Best Book for Teens: Historical Novels 2010, The Horn Book Fanfare List Best Book of 2010 and a YALSA 2011 Best Books for Young Adults.
