Shout (memoir)

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Shout
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Cover of Shout
Author Laurie Halse Anderson
CountryUnited States
Language English
Genre Memoir, Novel in verse
Publisher Viking Books
Publication date
March 12, 2019
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback), Audiobook
ISBN 978-0-67-001210-7

Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced is a poetic memoir by Laurie Halse Anderson, published March 12, 2019 by Viking Books. The book is a New York Times best seller. [1]

Contents

Reception

Shout received starred reviews from Kirkus , [1] Booklist , [2] BookPage, [3] and Publishers Weekly , [4] as well as positive reviews from New York Times, [5] Los Angeles Times , [6] and Common Sense Media. [7] Kirkus, [1] School Library Journal, [8] Horn Book, NPR, [9] Chicago Public Library , [10] and Publishers Weekly [11] named it one of the best books of the year. [1] It's also a Junior Library Guild selection. [12] Kirkus Reviews stated the book was "necessary for every home, school, and public library." [1]

Shout Book Awards
YearAwardResultRef.
2019 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for YouthSelection [13]
Booklist's Top of the ListSelection [14]
Goodreads Choice Award for PoetryWinner [15]
National Book Award for Young People's Literature Longlist [16]
The Center for Children's Books Blue RibbonSelection [17]
2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten [18] [19]
YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [20]

Audiobook

The audiobook also received a starred review from Booklist . [21]

Shout Audiobook Awards
YearAwardResult
2019 Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth AudioTop of the List [22] [23]
2020 YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top Ten [24] [25]

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