About+the+Author

Laurie Halse Anderson was born on October 23, 1961 in Potsdam, New York. Originally born Laurie Beth Halse. Her second grade teacher taught her how to write a haiku poem, and it inspired her to keep writing from then on. Attended Onondaga Community College, for two years and graduated. She transferred to Georgetown University in 1981, graduated from there in 1984 with a B.S.L.L in langauges. First book was published in 1996, Ndito Runs. Then later that year, Turkey Pox came out. In 1998, No Time for Mothers day came out, which featured the same characters as Turkey Pox. Also wrote some non-fiction for extra cash. The first project book was about Saudi Arabian children. Since 1993, she wrote and rewrote Fever 1793. Originally titled Bitter Drops. She took a break and wrote Speak. Speak was published in 1999. She finally finished Fever and published it in 2000. After that she started the Wild at Heart series. The twlefth book was published in March, 2003. In 2001 The Big Cheese on Third Street got published.