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Speak»rank: 48735by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she ...
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Fever 1793»rank: 7707by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out.Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. At her feverish mother's insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the ...
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Twisted»rank: 81738by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :Another New York Times bestseller from Laurie Halse Anderson! High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn’t believe. His new physique attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, who just so happens to be his father’s boss’s daughter, the sister ...
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Chains»rank: 2213994by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :Freedom. ln 1776 New England, that word is on everyone’s lips. But for 13 year old lsabel the word holds a different meaning, especially after the only mistress she has ever known dies and instead of receiving the freedom promised, she and her younger sister, Ruth, are sold to the Locktons, a wealthy New York family. ln a matter of hours lsabel has to leave bucolic Rhode lsland for the hustle and bustle of colonial New York City ...
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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving»rank: 144641by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :We the people of the United States...Almost Lost ThanksgivingYes. That's right!Way back when 'skirts were long and hats were tall' Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care!Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congress and the presidents?Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four decades, the Civil War, ...
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Catalyst»rank: 183758by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :Meet Kate Malone-straight-A science and math geek, minister's daughter, ace long-distance runner, new girlfriend (to Mitchell 'Early Decision Harvard' Pangborn lll), unwilling family caretaker, and emotional avoidance champion. Kate manages her life by organizing it as logically as the periodic table. She can handle it all-or so she thinks. Then, things change as suddenly as a string of chemical reactions; first, the Malones' neighbors get burned out of their own home and move in. Kate has to share ...
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Prom»rank: 306422by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :Philadelphia high school who doesn’t care about the prom. lt’s pretty much the only good thing that happens there, and everyone plans to make the most of it—especially Ash’s best friend, Natalia, who’s the head of the committee and has prom stars in her eyes. Then the faculty advisor is busted for taking the prom money and Ash finds herself roped into putting together a gala dance. But she has plenty of help—from her large and loving (if ...
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Trickster #3 (Vet Volunteers)»rank: 142073by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :As soon as he sees Trickster, the new horse at Quinn’s Stables, David knows he’s found the horse he was born to ride. But David’s got a reputation as a troublemaker . . . and Trickster’s still recuperating from an accident. David is determined to clear his name and prove to Mr. Quinn that he’s worth taking a chance on. Can he reach his goal?
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Storm Rescue #6 (Vet Volunteers)»rank: 381037by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :Sunita Patel is book smart and good with cats. When a hurricane approaches, Sunita realizes that Lucy, a diabetic cat with a broken leg, is in danger, along with her owner, Mrs. Clark. When the vets are called out on emergency, the evacuation starts. Will Sunita be able to save Lucy or will she be a scaredy-cat?
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Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution»rank: 143982by: Laurie Halse Anderson
0ur opinion: :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 part?0f course they did, and with page after page of superbly researched information and thoughtfully detailed illustrations, acclaimed novelist and picture-book author Laurie Halse Anderson and charismatic illustrator Matt Faulkner prove the case in this ...
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