Laurie Halse Anderson grew up in Syracuse, New York. Ever since she was a young girl, she loved to read books. Even though she tended to read many books at once (a habit that she still has!), her favorite book was J.R.R Tolkein's THE HOBBIT. Now that she's a role model for many young aspiring writers, Laurie has three important things that she thinks kids who want to write should know: 1.) Read everything you can get your hands on, 2.) Be kind to your English teachers, 3.) Don't be one of "those more...
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Good Book - light read. Based on true events. In 1793 the city of Philadelphia was struck with a break out of yellow fever. In a span of about three months almost 5000 people died. There are alot of historical facts in this book. The author does a great job of telling what life was like for families during this epidemic.