Shout

Wow, wow, wow! Laurie Halse Anderson's courage, through her personal story, will hopefully help many other people.

Some of my favorite quotes:

“Home was still hellish, afire
with the painful realization
that no matter how much I loved my parents
my love could not fix them” p. 89

“Walter (Dean Myers) was the first established author I'd met
he welcomed me into the world of books for kids
with joy, wisdom, and grace, he taught
me everything I know about my responsibility
to my readers, starting that day
cuz he didn't go to lunch at all, he waved us off
that young man was filled with questions
and Walter had some answers
and questions of his own
he made the time for a reader
because integrity required it
that's what we're called to do” p. 170-171