Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson writes for children and teenagers because she cares about them, their future and their safety. The critically-acclaimed children's and young-adult author ...

A Frederick County Public Schools official confirmed that three books have been removed from James Wood Middle School's library.

and he argued such books could be contributing to rising rates of sexual violence. To illustrate his point, he began reading a passage from Laurie Halse Anderson’s “Speak,” an award-winning ...