My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a...
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This was a very inspiring book about a young girl who feels the weight of the world on her shoulders because of a secret she feels she needs to keep hidden. I dont think Ive ever wanted to look and see what happened in the end of the book as much as I wanted to do in this one. Laurie Halse Anderson has a unique ability to be in the mind of a troubled young teenager.
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AsHyTiGeR, January 30, 2009
This was a very inspiring book about a young girl who feels the weight of the world on her shoulders because of a secret she feels she needs to keep hidden. I dont think Ive ever wanted to look and see what happened in the end of the book as much as I wanted to do in this one. Laurie Halse Anderson has a unique ability to be in the mind of a troubled young teenager.(8 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)