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Shreya ShirodkarMs. LaneAmerican LiteratureJanuary 17, 2014Laurie Halse Anderson Changing the Scope of Young bounteous FictionHow do you write about the major, live-changing events of people youve never met? How do you write about sensitive issues in an engaging, but still stimulating way? How do you write about your own demons so that others do not follow your path? Writer Laurie Halse Anderson could provide the answers to these questions. Written at a time when difficult topics, such as sexual harassment, were further beginning to be spoken about, her stories were a combination of her struggles and the struggles of teens across the country. done her gift of storytelling, Laurie has brought previously taboo topics, such as date pillage and depression, to the attention of teenagers and adults worldwide.LIFEShockingly, this world famous one-year-old adult novelist did not always enjoy writing. Born in Potsdam, New York in 1961, Laurie ab initio had trouble reading and writing, but learned and eventually excelled in two as a result of the guidance she received from supportive teachers. Laurie specifically thanks her second grade teacher, who helped her realize that writing was cool (Anderson) during a lesson on haikus. Despite her newfound appreciation of writing, Laurie still didnt command to become a writer instead, she wanted to become a dilute (Laurie Halse Anderson) Unfortunately for her, Laurie was not very good at either mathematics or chemistry. For her final year of high school, Laurie decided to do something different. As part of a students exchange program, Laurie traveled to Denmark to study, where she had to start on a pig farm. Her experiences in Denmark helped her to grow into an independent young woman. After... ... home from WWII. Late at night, Laurie would hear her father shrieking, having nightmares about the war. As her fathers condition worsened, Laurie grew increasingly detached from the man she one time knew and loved. Recall ing the pain of that period in her life, Laurie wrote the story The Impossible Knife of Memory. In the story, the main character Hayley is attempting to take care of her father, who has posttraumatic stress disorder. It can be false that some of Hayleys experiences were actually Lauries own experiences. Today, Laurie has moved on from the past and shares a good rapport with her father, who unfortunately still suffers from PTSD (Deutsch).Throughout her youth, Laurie suffered from a disease of her own body image issues. She was do of fun by her peers and was even called Baby Hippo (Anderson). For years, Laurie had an unhealthy birth with food (???)