Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson is an American writer best known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2009 for her contribution to young adult literature...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth23 October 1961
CountryUnited States of America
bad confused hitting kids miserable parents seeking teenagers
It's bad timing, but a lot of kids become teenagers just as their parents are hitting their mid-life crisis. So everybody's miserable and confused and seeking that new sense of identity.
talking long speak
I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.
made
Having a friend made everything else suck less.
no-friends way speak
Do they choose to be so dense? Were they born that way? I have no friends. I have nothing. I say nothing. I am nothing.
mother jobs father
Having to parent your mother or father is a challenge that way too many teens have to deal with. Teens whose parents are dealing with substance abuse, financial hardship, job loss, mental illness and divorce deserve our love, support, and compassion. I wish America would stop judging and criticizing teens and instead, try to understand the battles they have to fight every day.
differences listening communicate
I nod like I’m listening,like we’re communicating, and she never knows the difference.
country son class
The constitution does not recognize different classes of citizenship based on time spent living in the country. I am a citizen, with the same rights as your son, or you. As a citizen, and as a student, I am protesting the tone of this lesson as racist, intolerant, and xenophobic.
fighting america judging
I wish America would stop judging and criticizing teens and instead, try to understand the battles they have to fight every day.
pain stronger battle
Can't escape pain, kiddo. Battle through it and you get stronger.
anarchy cheerleader form
If I ever form a clan, we'll be the anti-cheerleaders and walk under the bleacher forming mild acts of mayhem.
wind soul faces
This is where you can find your soul if you dare. Where you can touch that part of you that you've never dared look at before. Do not come here and ask me to show you how to draw a face. Ask me to help you find the wind.
school wire easier
It's easier to floss with barbed wire than admit you like someone in middle school.
pain hate thinking
Think about love, or hate, or joy, or pain- whatever makes you feel something, makes your palms sweat, or your toes curl. Focus on that feeling. When people don't express themselves, they die on piece at a time.
two hands earth
Picasso.” He whispers like a priest. “Picasso. Who saw the truth. Who painted the truth, molded it, ripped from the earth with two angry hands.