Storm Rescue [Paperback]

Laurie Halse Anderson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub (December 1, 2002)
• ASIN: B001EJ1ZS2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Laurie Halse (rhymes with "waltz") Anderson pretended she was a polar bear when she walked to school through the snow of Syracuse, New York. As a little girl, she would pound away at her father's old typewriter for hours, writing newspaper columns, stories, and letters. She loved watching her father write poetry and reading the funnies on the floor of his office. Laurie fell in love with words when her second-grade teacher taught her how to write haiku. Her favorite book is the dictionary, which is a good thing because she is a terrible speller. She tried to read every book in her school library, a heavenly place. She loves librarians! One of her favorite books was Heidi. This led to curiosity about foreign cultures. As a senior in high school, she was an American Field Service exchange student to Denmark, where she lived on a pig farm. She skipped both her prom and graduation ceremonies and had a great time there. She can still speak Danish.

Laurie Halse Anderson never intended to be an author. At Georgetown University, she majored in foreign languages and linguistics. She hit the real world with no idea of what kind of work she wanted to do. She tried everything, including cleaning banks, milking cows and working as a stockbroker. She hated all of it. Working as a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer was a slight improvement, but she eventually quit to write books. After eight long, rejection-filled years, she has finally qualified as an overnight success.

Laurie's books for children and teenagers have attracted a lot of attention. Her first novel, Speak, was a National Book Award Finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor book, a New York Times bestseller, and an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. Publisher's Weekly, called Speak "a stunning first novel," in which Ms. Anderson "uses keen observations and vivid imagery to pull readers into the head of an isolated teenager." Speak has been translated into sixteen foreign languages, including Chinese and Catalan. In 2005, the movie version was released. In addition to novels, Laurie writes chapter books for elementary age children and picture books for the pre-school set. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, given by the American Library Association for significant and lasting achievement in young adult literature, in 2009.

Laurie lives in Northern New York with her husband, Scot, and their dog, Kezzie. Scot designed and built a writing cottage for Laurie, where she writes daily. Along with writing, she enjoys gardening, running and hanging with her family.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book For All, May 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Storm Rescue: Sunita (Wild at Heart) (Paperback)

This book is the best with the courage of a young girl finally unleashing itself. This story will keep you reading,except for when you stop to ask you parents about some of the great vocabulary. I hope you will try this exciting book where you can't decide what side is correct untill the truth will be illuminated in the end.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sad and Touching!, August 7, 2001

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An 11-year old reader (Crystal Lake, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm Rescue: Sunita (Wild at Heart) (Paperback)

Storm Rescue was an awesome book! It was really sad and toaching at the same time! I've read many Wild at Heart books, and they're all good! You actally feel like you're there! Storm Rescue takes place from a cat lover who volunteers at Wild at Heart,! Her name is Sunita! She pet sts a cat named Lucy who has diabetes. The Wild at Heart clinic has a summer picnic for all the pets and their owners, but the picnic gets ruined by a storm from Hurricane Felix that is coming their way! All the pets start acting funny from the storm! Soon part of town is under 8 feet of water! Sunita has to find something to do! Find out what Sunita does in Storm Rescue!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Series Overall, February 6, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Storm Rescue: Sunita (Wild at Heart) (Paperback)

I read these books years ago, in second or third grade, and loved them. I forgot them for a bit, and just remembered them a day or so ago. I didn't realize it when I first read them, but these books have stuck with me since then, and now I've realized how amazing they were. I know that I sound stupid and gushing, but really- read them! Great for animal lovers, or those (like myself) who weren't animal lovers but liked touching stories- reading these books has been a huge influence on my opinion towards animals today!