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Creative Reading

Creative Reading. By Megan Cooper. Laurie Halse Anderson. Born October 23, 1961 in Potsdam, New York Began career as a freelance journalist Then became a journalist for the Philadelphia Inquirer Became a novelist after writing Speak in 1999

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Creative Reading

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  1. Creative Reading By Megan Cooper

  2. Laurie Halse Anderson • Born October 23, 1961 in Potsdam, New York • Began career as a freelance journalist • Then became a journalist for the Philadelphia Inquirer • Became a novelist after writing Speak in 1999 • Married in 2005 to second husband Scot Larrabee • Had 4 kids

  3. Speak • Written in 1999 • Envisioned after Anderson woke from a nightmare of a girl crying • New York Times and Publishers Weekly Best Seller • Named a Printz Honor book in 2000

  4. Other books by Anderson Novels • Catalyst(2002) • Prom (2005) • Twisted(2007) • Wintergirls (2009) • Fever, 1793(2000) • Chains(2008) • Forge (2010) • Series • Fight for Life: Maggie (2007) • Homeless: Sunita (2007) • Trickster: David (2008) • Manatee Blues: Brenna (2008) • Say Good-Bye: Zoe (2008) • Storm Rescue: Sunita (2008) • Teacher's Pet: Maggie (2009) • Trapped: Brenna (2009) • Fear of Falling: David (2009) • Time to Fly (2009)

  5. Wintergirls • Written in 2009 • About a girl who is struggling to decide between life and addiction to losing weight • The main character’s best friend dieting to death

  6. Quotes “Life is for the living. Don't let the fear of striking out let you from keep you from playing the game.” “Books are the way the dead talk to the living.”

  7. Websites Used • Wikipedia.org • Scholatic.com • Myself.com • Google images

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