Laurie Halse Anderson wrote other books like Speak and Chains which got into the finals of the National Book Awards. Combined, all her books sold more than 8 million copies. She was born on October 23, 1961. She is currently 60 - 61 years old. She has 2 children Meredith Lauren Anderson and Stephanie Holcomb Anderson. She was born in New York and currently lives in Mexico, New York with her husband Scott Larrabee. She went to Georgetown University for college and got a degree in linguistics in 1984. She likes to eat cheesesteaks while she writes.