Shout (memoir) explained

Genre:Memoir, Novel in verse
Isbn:978-0-67-001210-7
Media Type:Print (hardcover, paperback), Audiobook
Release Date:March 12, 2019
Publisher:Viking Books
Shout
Language:English
Country:United States
Author:Laurie Halse Anderson
Caption:Cover of Shout

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]

Reception

Print book

Shout received starred reviews from Kirkus, 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, 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. It's also a Junior Library Guild selection.[12] Kirkus Reviews stated the book was "necessary for every home, school, and public library."

Shout Book Awards!Year!Award!Result!Ref.
2019Booklist Editors' Choice

Books for Youth

Selection [13]
Booklist's Top of the ListSelection [14]
Goodreads Choice Award for PoetryWinner [15]
National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureLonglist [16]
The Center for Children's Books Blue RibbonSelection[17]
2020Top Ten [18] [19]
YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersSelection[20]

Audiobook

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

Shout Audiobook Awards!Year!Award!Result
2019Booklist Editors' Choice

Youth Audio

Top of the List [22] [23]
2020YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsTop Ten [24] [25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 19, 2018. Shout. 2021-10-29. Kirkus Reviews.
  2. Web site: Reagan. Maggie. January 1, 2019. Shout. 2021-10-29. Booklist.
  3. Web site: 2019-02-08. SHOUT. 2021-10-30. BookPage. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2018-11-05. Children's Book Review: Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson. Viking, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-670-01210-7. 2021-10-30. Publishers Weekly. en.
  5. News: Summers. Courtney. 2019-03-01. In a Memoir, Laurie Halse Anderson Gets Personal About Rape. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-10-30. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: SHOUT. 2021-10-30. IndieBound. en.
  7. Web site: Angulo Chen. Sadie. 2019-03-11. Shout - Book Review. 2021-10-30. Common Sense Media. en.
  8. Web site: Willoughby. Miriam DesHarnais, Heidi Grange, Kacy Helwick, Elizabeth Lovsin, Vanessa. 2019-11-18. Best Nonfiction 2019 SLJ Best Books. 2021-10-30. School Library Journal.
  9. Web site: Friedman. Rose. Petra Mayer. Mayer. Petra. Novey. Beth. Silva. Meghan Sullivan. NPR's Best Books Of 2020. 2021-10-30. NPR Visuals. en-US.
  10. Web site: November 22, 2019. CPL Best of the Best Books 2019. 2021-10-30. Chicago Public Library. en-US.
  11. Web site: Best Books 2019. 2021-10-30. Publishers Weekly.
  12. Web site: Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson. 2021-10-30. Junior Library Guild.
  13. Web site: January 1, 2020. Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2019. 2021-10-29. Booklist.
  14. Web site: January 1, 2020. Top of the List: 2019. 2021-10-29. Booklist.
  15. Web site: Books by Margaret Atwood, Antoni Porowski & Faith Erin Hicks win 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards . CBC Books . . December 11, 2019 . December 22, 2023 . December 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231222090635/https://www.cbc.ca/books/books-by-margaret-atwood-antoni-porowski-faith-erin-hicks-win-2019-goodreads-choice-awards-1.5392301 . live.
  16. Web site: 2019-09-16. Young People's Literature - 70th National Book Awards. 2021-09-17. National Book Foundation. en-US.
  17. Web site: Stevenson. Deborah. 2019 Blue Ribbons. 2021-10-30. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. en-US.
  18. Web site: 2020-02-21. 2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List. 2021-10-30. American Library Association. en.
  19. Web site: February 11, 2020. Shout Awards & Grants. 2021-09-17. American Library Association.
  20. Web site: 2020-01-07. 2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. 2021-10-30. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en.
  21. Web site: Booth. Heather. April 15, 2019. Shout. 2021-10-29. Booklist.
  22. Web site: January 1, 2020. Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2019. 2021-10-29. Booklist.
  23. Web site: January 1, 2020. Top of the List: 2019. 2021-09-17. Booklist.
  24. Web site: 2020-01-06. 2020 Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. 2021-10-30. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en.
  25. Web site: Young Adult Library Services Association. March 15, 2020. Top 10 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2020. 2021-09-17. Booklist.

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