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ALA 2010 Annual Conference Program and Exhibit Directory

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(photo credit: Laurie Halse Anderson)<br />

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Laurie Halse Anderson, Forge (Simon&Schuster).<br />

Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York<br />

Times-bestselling author who writes for kids of all<br />

ages. Known for tackling tough subjects with<br />

humor <strong>and</strong> sensitivity, her work has earned<br />

numerous <strong>ALA</strong> <strong>and</strong> state awards. Two of her books,<br />

Speak<strong>and</strong> Chains,were National Book Award<br />

finalists. Chains also received the 2009 Scott O’Dell<br />

Award for Historical Fiction, <strong>and</strong> Laurie was chosen<br />

for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award. Follow<br />

her adventures on Twitter, http://twitter.com/hal<br />

se<strong>and</strong>erson, <strong>and</strong> on her blog, http://halse<strong>and</strong>erso<br />

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