Log In. SHOUT made me feel lucky that Laurie Halse Anderson exists and that she writes for teens in words that resonate for adults as well. While Shout acts in conversation with Speak, readers do not have to read Speak in order to appreciate the beauty of Halse Anderson's verse and the power of her words.

20 years later, the author is ready to tell her own story.

Childhood set her up to be victimized by It, the boy who raped her, the way girls and women were subservient to boys and men. Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson | Book Review. Discussion of themes and motifs in Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout. The story stretches across Halse ("rhymes with waltz") Anderson's entire life but focuses on the impact of her own experience as a rape survivor and how that inspired the story of Melinda in Speak, which was published in 1999. Log In. Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and … Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. Laurie Halse Anderson broke boundaries with her YA novel, Speak, which debuted in 1999.Both banned and awarded, Speak opened doors everywhere for broader conversations about sexual assault. In a Memoir, Laurie Halse Anderson Gets Personal About Rape. Laurie Halse Anderson’s groundbreaking 1999 novel, Speak, drastically changed the ways in which authors wrote about teenage characters, helping to usher in the modern young adult genre as we know it today. Award-winning Speak author Laurie Halse Anderson’s New York Times bestselling poetic memoir and call to action, which garnered eight starred reviews! 20 Years After 'Speak,' Laurie Halse Anderson Tells Her Own Story In 'Shout' The groundbreaking novel Speak told the story of Melinda, a teen who stopped speaking after a … SHOUT made me want to write a poetic version of my memoir, to express myself in verse that could never be as elegant as Anderson’s. LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON: I was on the road for a long tour for the hardcover last year, and the reaction to SHOUT was so much stronger and deeper than I … She shouts that survivors of rape are not taken as seriously and often brushed aside. Award-winning Speak author Laurie Halse Anderson's New York Times bestselling poetic memoir and call to action, which garnered eight starred reviews! Twenty years after 'Speak,' author Laurie Halse Anderson returns to the subject of sexual assault with the autobiographical 'Shout' ... which garnered eight starred reviews! SHOUT made me want to write a poetic version of my memoir, to express myself in verse that could never be as elegant as Anderson’s.