The first was a children's book featuring Saudi Arabia. In 1998, Anderson published No Time For Mother’s Day, featuring the same characters.ĭuring her early career, Anderson wrote several pieces of non-fiction. This story was inspired by her daughter, Meredith, who broke out with chickenpox on Thanksgiving. Later that year, she had her story Turkey Pox published. Despite receiving rejection letters, Anderson released her first children's novel, Ndito Runs, in 1996, based on Kenyan Olympic marathon runners who ran to and from school each day. During this time, Anderson also began to write children's and young adult novels.
CareerĪnderson began her career as a freelance journalist and worked at The Philadelphia Inquirer in the early years of her career. Together, they combined their families-Anderson's two daughters and Larrabee's two children, Jessica and Christian. Anderson eventually married-and is still married to-Larrabee. Years later, Anderson moved back to Mexico, New York, and rekindled feelings with her childhood sweetheart, Scot Larrabee. Two years later, they had their second child, Meredith Lauren. In 1985, they had their first child, Stephanie Holcomb. Laurie Halse Anderson married Greg Anderson. After her experience in Denmark, Anderson moved back home to work at a clothing store, earning the minimum wage. Anderson attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School, in Manlius, New York, a suburb of Syracuse.ĭuring Anderson's senior year, she moved out of her parents' house at the age of sixteen and lived as an exchange student for thirteen months on a pig farm in Denmark.
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