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Catalyst
by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Meet Kate Malone-straight-A science and math geek, minister's daughter, ace long-distance runner, new girlfriend (to Mitchell "Early Decision Harvard" Pangborn III), unwilling family caretaker, and emotional avoidance champion. Kate manages her life by organizing it as logically as the periodic table. She can handle it all-or so she thinks. Then, things change as suddenly as a string of chemical reactions; first, the Malones' neighbors get burned out of their own home and move in. Kate has to share her room with her nemesis, Teri Litch, and Teri's little brother. The days are ticking down and she's still waiting to hear from the only college she applied to: MIT. Kate feels that her life is spinning out of her control-and then, something happens that truly blows it all apart. Set in the same community as the remarkable Speak, Catalyst is a novel that will change the way you look at the world.

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Kate manages her life by organizing it as logically as the periodic table. She can handle it all--or so she thinks. Then, things change as suddenly as a string of chemical reactions. Set in the same community as the remarkable "Speak, Catalyst" is a novel that will change the way readers look at the world.

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From the author of "Speak" comes a novel that confronts the conundrum of young adult life. Kate manages her life by organizing it as logically as the periodic table. She can handle it all--or so she thinks. Then things dramatically change.

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lveglahn, July 8, 2008 (view all comments by lveglahn)
Just like other LHA novels, I feel this applies most to high school students. I am attracted to the main character and her antagonist (Teri Litch or MIT, you decide). She struggles with the angel/devil angst that many young people do. LHA produces and novel that is applicable to the classroom, to YA's, and of course, adults who want to reconnect with youth.
Compared to SPEAK, a far more gut wrenching novel than this, Catalyst places main character Kate Malone dancing in the gray area between the reality that she wants and the reality she is in.
Bravo, LHA.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780142400012
Author:
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Publisher:
Speak
Location:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
Death
Subject:
High schools
Subject:
Fathers and daughters
Subject:
Neighborliness
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Subject:
Girls & Women
Series Volume:
98/17
Publication Date:
September 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Pages:
232
Dimensions:
8.50x5.44x.65 in. .53 lbs.
Age Level:
12-UP
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