Speak Resources

You will love this. It's fun, serious, smart, and even very good looking.

Anderson says that writing Haiku helped make her the writer she is today. Play this interactive game to see if Haiku works for you.

Laurie Halse Anderson was the official 2010 spokesperson for the American Academy of Librarians. Her page on the ALA website has lots of great Anderson-related info.

Want to read more books by Anderson? Check out this Amazon page to see all your choices.

Follow Laurie Halse Anderson on Twitter.

Speak up about <em>Speak</em> on Twitter. (And see what other readers have to say.)

This film version stars <em>Twilight'</em>s Kristen Stewart as Melinda. There are some definite differences from the novel, but it adds lots of new fuel to the dialogue the book has opened.

Laurie Halse Anderson shares her wisdom on the high school experience.

A 2009 interview with Laurie Halse Anderson.

Dennis Harvey reviews <em>Speak</em> for <em>Variety.</em>

Read about how an associate professor calls <em>Speak</em> "soft porn" and thinks it should not be taught in classrooms.

Watch the beginning of the 2004 film, starring Kristen Stewart as Melinda.

We love this video tour of Laurie Halse Anderson's special writing place.

Watch this video of Laurie Halse Anderson talking about her school experiences and how she came to be a writer.

Check out Laurie in Mexico, at the library, of course.

Laurie Halse Anderson has created a poem made up of lines from letter written to her by fans of the novel.

Learn how to pronounce Anderson's name and why it's important that we do so. Check out the links to pronunciation guides for other authors, while you're at it.

A still from the 2004 film.

This edition has lots of helpful bonus material, including resources for rape victims and their friends and loved ones.

An image of Laurie Halse Anderson's poem created from reader responses to her novel.