One of the best young adult novelists America has ever known. She's one of the only authors I know of who depicts the ideal teenager as not a quiet, popular, polite, content straight-A soccer-player with gorgeous blonde hair and boobs the size of boulders, but as a young adult who does what makes them feel good and takes the time to consider their feelings and mental health, proceeding to share their thoughts with others. Her most popular novel, Speak (which was turned into a movie and a graphic novel) talks about overcoming trauma and expressing emotions, as well as an overall message of the importance of communication. Her other books for young adults include Wintergirls, Prom, The Impossible Knife of Memory, Twisted (told by a male protagonist), and Catalyst.
Unfortunately, some of her books, such as Speak, have been banned from middle and high school libraries due to Halse Anderson's tendency to discuss serious issues, like sexual assault and self-harm, which has been bashed by the dangerously high quantity of fucking idiots crusting on the earth. Yes, the world is a scary place, but ignorance will not diminish them, and will only make it worse (imagine you're in a pitch-black room with many other people, but you don't know that- you think the world has blown up and you're all alone). And not only do her books discuss these issues, but they feel like a sympathetic poem rather than a scolding lecture.
Unfortunately, some of her books, such as Speak, have been banned from middle and high school libraries due to Halse Anderson's tendency to discuss serious issues, like sexual assault and self-harm, which has been bashed by the dangerously high quantity of fucking idiots crusting on the earth. Yes, the world is a scary place, but ignorance will not diminish them, and will only make it worse (imagine you're in a pitch-black room with many other people, but you don't know that- you think the world has blown up and you're all alone). And not only do her books discuss these issues, but they feel like a sympathetic poem rather than a scolding lecture.
I am currently reading Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. I'm not sure what it's getting more out of me- laughs or tears. But it sure takes my breath away.
by SweetieJew September 30, 2017
by haltoochie April 12, 2022
A man who enjoys a good job as a top celebrity chef, but suffers from poor self masturbation. He usually gains help from a sibling or parent/guardian to finish the process of masturbation for him, up to the point of orgasm.
by JackSimmons6754 December 28, 2011
a bisexual boi who is really attracted to zebra furries, and the opposite of a normie, but will sometimes call others that are not normies a normie. but a pretty cool fun guy
hey did u see hal last night?
yeah he kept asking to watch this zebra documentary on national geographic it was weird.
yeah he kept asking to watch this zebra documentary on national geographic it was weird.
by makeasequeltoDannyPhantom February 05, 2018
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by Kulenehg August 30, 2018
The last family to descend from Charles the Great, also known as Charles V.
More commonly known as van Hal.
More commonly known as van Hal.
by ValkyrianRage March 29, 2018