Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written the poetry memoir Shout.
Speak was first published in 1999 and its graphic novel version was published in early 2018. Speak: The Graphic Novel was a 2019 TRCA nominee.
Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King (a 2018 TRCA title) and Goodbye Days (a 2019 TRCA title) has released a new novel. Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee is a contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures and the TV show they host in their senior year of high school.
Teen Reader's Choice Award 