Laurie Halse Anderson
@halseanderson.bsky.social
Forest creature who writes books & champions libraries. American heart, Danish soul.
Author of YAs: Speak, Shout & many more
Historical adventure novels: Chains, Forge, Ashes & Fever 1793.
And…. Rebellion 1776 is a NY Times bestseller! Huzzah! 🎉❤️🇺🇸📚
Author of YAs: Speak, Shout & many more
Historical adventure novels: Chains, Forge, Ashes & Fever 1793.
And…. Rebellion 1776 is a NY Times bestseller! Huzzah! 🎉❤️🇺🇸📚
Road warrior breakfast, protein edition. (46 grams.) I’m headed to Austin TX to talk about the American Revolution to 5th -7th graders. And I might be able to sneak in a run - huzzah! Want me to talk to your students about the Revolution? Contact @theauthorvillage.bsky.social. @ssedlib.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Road warrior breakfast, protein edition. (46 grams.) I’m headed to Austin TX to talk about the American Revolution to 5th -7th graders. And I might be able to sneak in a run - huzzah! Want me to talk to your students about the Revolution? Contact @theauthorvillage.bsky.social. @ssedlib.bsky.social
Just stumbled on a great obituary of a #RevWar soldier, Josiah Wentworth, who died in 1841 at age 87. A Bostonian, Josiah joined the Patriot army after Lexington. My fave line:
"...when a boy, (he) rendered himself obnoxious to the British officers."
#Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
"...when a boy, (he) rendered himself obnoxious to the British officers."
#Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just stumbled on a great obituary of a #RevWar soldier, Josiah Wentworth, who died in 1841 at age 87. A Bostonian, Josiah joined the Patriot army after Lexington. My fave line:
"...when a boy, (he) rendered himself obnoxious to the British officers."
#Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
"...when a boy, (he) rendered himself obnoxious to the British officers."
#Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
Happy 250th birthday of the Battles of Lexington and Concord to all who celebrate! Huzzah! (Pic of Boston’s Old North Church was taken last night) #Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
April 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Happy 250th birthday of the Battles of Lexington and Concord to all who celebrate! Huzzah! (Pic of Boston’s Old North Church was taken last night) #Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
Feeling accomplished because I finished my thank-you notes for the librarians and booksellers I met on the Rebellion 1776 book tour. Huzzah! @ssedlib.bsky.social #Rebellion1776
April 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Feeling accomplished because I finished my thank-you notes for the librarians and booksellers I met on the Rebellion 1776 book tour. Huzzah! @ssedlib.bsky.social #Rebellion1776
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MY BELOVED PEEPS!
You made Rebellion 1776 a New York Times Bestseller. Huzzah!
#Rebellion1776 #RevWarDaily @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkidsuk.bsky.social
You made Rebellion 1776 a New York Times Bestseller. Huzzah!
#Rebellion1776 #RevWarDaily @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkidsuk.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MY BELOVED PEEPS!
You made Rebellion 1776 a New York Times Bestseller. Huzzah!
#Rebellion1776 #RevWarDaily @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkidsuk.bsky.social
You made Rebellion 1776 a New York Times Bestseller. Huzzah!
#Rebellion1776 #RevWarDaily @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkidsuk.bsky.social
Seen on my way home from the bus stop this morning.
March 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Seen on my way home from the bus stop this morning.
Me, getting ready to do all the things
March 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Me, getting ready to do all the things
Rebellion 1776 comes out on April 1st! Order your copy today!
March 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Rebellion 1776 comes out on April 1st! Order your copy today!
BOSTON PEEPS!
Get your tickets now for my REBELLION 1776 event Tue, Apr 1. 7 pm at The Marran Theatre, 34 Mellen St, Cambridge MA. Details below.
Please help spread the word!
@portersqbooks.bsky.social @sarageorgini.bsky.social @lizcovart.bsky.social @boston1775.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
Get your tickets now for my REBELLION 1776 event Tue, Apr 1. 7 pm at The Marran Theatre, 34 Mellen St, Cambridge MA. Details below.
Please help spread the word!
@portersqbooks.bsky.social @sarageorgini.bsky.social @lizcovart.bsky.social @boston1775.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BOSTON PEEPS!
Get your tickets now for my REBELLION 1776 event Tue, Apr 1. 7 pm at The Marran Theatre, 34 Mellen St, Cambridge MA. Details below.
Please help spread the word!
@portersqbooks.bsky.social @sarageorgini.bsky.social @lizcovart.bsky.social @boston1775.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
Get your tickets now for my REBELLION 1776 event Tue, Apr 1. 7 pm at The Marran Theatre, 34 Mellen St, Cambridge MA. Details below.
Please help spread the word!
@portersqbooks.bsky.social @sarageorgini.bsky.social @lizcovart.bsky.social @boston1775.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We're all in the mood for some Rebellion, aren't we? The people of 1776 have plenty of lessons for us - I'll share them and so much more!
Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
March 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We're all in the mood for some Rebellion, aren't we? The people of 1776 have plenty of lessons for us - I'll share them and so much more!
Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
So grateful for the chance to spend a delightful week with Brooklyn Grandson (who had a week off of school)! Can't wait to do it again!
#GrandparentingIsMyJam
#GrandparentingIsMyJam
February 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
So grateful for the chance to spend a delightful week with Brooklyn Grandson (who had a week off of school)! Can't wait to do it again!
#GrandparentingIsMyJam
#GrandparentingIsMyJam
Husband outdid himself for dinner tonight: grilled cheese (sharp cheddar) sandwich with caramelized onions, thin-cut Granny Smith apples and brown mustard on ciabatta.
And a decent glass of wine…
And a decent glass of wine…
February 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Husband outdid himself for dinner tonight: grilled cheese (sharp cheddar) sandwich with caramelized onions, thin-cut Granny Smith apples and brown mustard on ciabatta.
And a decent glass of wine…
And a decent glass of wine…
Enjoying the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social victory parade with grandson from a cozy couch! #GoBirds
February 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Enjoying the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social victory parade with grandson from a cozy couch! #GoBirds
Sources:
1775 newspapers:
Boston Evening Post
Massachusetts Spy
Boston Gazette
Journals of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
The Minutemen & Their World, updated, by Robert A. Gross
Natick Historical Society
Boston 1775 blog, by @boston1775.bsky.social
#RevWarDaily 7/7
1775 newspapers:
Boston Evening Post
Massachusetts Spy
Boston Gazette
Journals of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
The Minutemen & Their World, updated, by Robert A. Gross
Natick Historical Society
Boston 1775 blog, by @boston1775.bsky.social
#RevWarDaily 7/7
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Sources:
1775 newspapers:
Boston Evening Post
Massachusetts Spy
Boston Gazette
Journals of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
The Minutemen & Their World, updated, by Robert A. Gross
Natick Historical Society
Boston 1775 blog, by @boston1775.bsky.social
#RevWarDaily 7/7
1775 newspapers:
Boston Evening Post
Massachusetts Spy
Boston Gazette
Journals of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
The Minutemen & Their World, updated, by Robert A. Gross
Natick Historical Society
Boston 1775 blog, by @boston1775.bsky.social
#RevWarDaily 7/7
But the war was drawing closer.
Militia men were training twice a week instead of four times a year. Patriot committees tried to find ways to make gunpowder, and spied on the British army.
And a Boston man was selling homemade buttons inscribed UNION AND LIBERTY IN ALL AMERICA.
#RevWarDaily 6/7
Militia men were training twice a week instead of four times a year. Patriot committees tried to find ways to make gunpowder, and spied on the British army.
And a Boston man was selling homemade buttons inscribed UNION AND LIBERTY IN ALL AMERICA.
#RevWarDaily 6/7
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
But the war was drawing closer.
Militia men were training twice a week instead of four times a year. Patriot committees tried to find ways to make gunpowder, and spied on the British army.
And a Boston man was selling homemade buttons inscribed UNION AND LIBERTY IN ALL AMERICA.
#RevWarDaily 6/7
Militia men were training twice a week instead of four times a year. Patriot committees tried to find ways to make gunpowder, and spied on the British army.
And a Boston man was selling homemade buttons inscribed UNION AND LIBERTY IN ALL AMERICA.
#RevWarDaily 6/7
Also on King St, Elizabeth Perkins - recently widowed with 8 children - advertised "a fresh Parcel of choice CHESHIRE CHEESE" for sale.
A stone's throw from Elizabeth's store, newly widowed Rosanna Maxwell (no kids) was selling cheese from Rhode Island, spices, booze and more.
#RevWarDaily 5/7
A stone's throw from Elizabeth's store, newly widowed Rosanna Maxwell (no kids) was selling cheese from Rhode Island, spices, booze and more.
#RevWarDaily 5/7
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Also on King St, Elizabeth Perkins - recently widowed with 8 children - advertised "a fresh Parcel of choice CHESHIRE CHEESE" for sale.
A stone's throw from Elizabeth's store, newly widowed Rosanna Maxwell (no kids) was selling cheese from Rhode Island, spices, booze and more.
#RevWarDaily 5/7
A stone's throw from Elizabeth's store, newly widowed Rosanna Maxwell (no kids) was selling cheese from Rhode Island, spices, booze and more.
#RevWarDaily 5/7
(I'll post about Patience's incredible father next week)
What else was in the paper 250 years ago?
John Collier, an apprentice boy at a hairdressing shop in King Street, had run away from his job. His masters offered a five-shilling reward for his return.
#RevWarDaily 4/7
What else was in the paper 250 years ago?
John Collier, an apprentice boy at a hairdressing shop in King Street, had run away from his job. His masters offered a five-shilling reward for his return.
#RevWarDaily 4/7
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
(I'll post about Patience's incredible father next week)
What else was in the paper 250 years ago?
John Collier, an apprentice boy at a hairdressing shop in King Street, had run away from his job. His masters offered a five-shilling reward for his return.
#RevWarDaily 4/7
What else was in the paper 250 years ago?
John Collier, an apprentice boy at a hairdressing shop in King Street, had run away from his job. His masters offered a five-shilling reward for his return.
#RevWarDaily 4/7
On Feb 23 Thomas was arrested for encouraging enslaved people in Natick to free themselves next time the militia was called out.
He was jailed in Concord until May, when a court ruled there was no evidence & freed him.
Boston 1775 has much more on the case! tinyurl.com/y4f8ey27
#RevWarDaily 3/7
He was jailed in Concord until May, when a court ruled there was no evidence & freed him.
Boston 1775 has much more on the case! tinyurl.com/y4f8ey27
#RevWarDaily 3/7
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On Feb 23 Thomas was arrested for encouraging enslaved people in Natick to free themselves next time the militia was called out.
He was jailed in Concord until May, when a court ruled there was no evidence & freed him.
Boston 1775 has much more on the case! tinyurl.com/y4f8ey27
#RevWarDaily 3/7
He was jailed in Concord until May, when a court ruled there was no evidence & freed him.
Boston 1775 has much more on the case! tinyurl.com/y4f8ey27
#RevWarDaily 3/7
Like Patience Nichols, whose husband accused her of fornication in the paper on Feb 13
Patience, mother of 3 young kids, was part of a free, mixed-race family in Natick, whose roots were Native American, African & European.
I bet her family was not happy with her husband.
#RevWarDaily 2/7
Patience, mother of 3 young kids, was part of a free, mixed-race family in Natick, whose roots were Native American, African & European.
I bet her family was not happy with her husband.
#RevWarDaily 2/7
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Like Patience Nichols, whose husband accused her of fornication in the paper on Feb 13
Patience, mother of 3 young kids, was part of a free, mixed-race family in Natick, whose roots were Native American, African & European.
I bet her family was not happy with her husband.
#RevWarDaily 2/7
Patience, mother of 3 young kids, was part of a free, mixed-race family in Natick, whose roots were Native American, African & European.
I bet her family was not happy with her husband.
#RevWarDaily 2/7
#RevWarDaily - Feb 13
You could write an entire novel based on just one day's news in Boston in early 1775.
I'm not talking about just The Big News; the British military occupation and growing resistance movement.
I'm focused on the day-to-day stories and lives of regular people. 1/7
You could write an entire novel based on just one day's news in Boston in early 1775.
I'm not talking about just The Big News; the British military occupation and growing resistance movement.
I'm focused on the day-to-day stories and lives of regular people. 1/7
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
#RevWarDaily - Feb 13
You could write an entire novel based on just one day's news in Boston in early 1775.
I'm not talking about just The Big News; the British military occupation and growing resistance movement.
I'm focused on the day-to-day stories and lives of regular people. 1/7
You could write an entire novel based on just one day's news in Boston in early 1775.
I'm not talking about just The Big News; the British military occupation and growing resistance movement.
I'm focused on the day-to-day stories and lives of regular people. 1/7
Well, golly - how wonderful! Thank you for sharing this! ❤️
They might like Rebellion 1776, available April 1st. Set in Boston from the end of the Siege thru the Summer of Inoculation & Independence, it follows a 13 yr old searching for her father in the chaos.
#Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
They might like Rebellion 1776, available April 1st. Set in Boston from the end of the Siege thru the Summer of Inoculation & Independence, it follows a 13 yr old searching for her father in the chaos.
#Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Well, golly - how wonderful! Thank you for sharing this! ❤️
They might like Rebellion 1776, available April 1st. Set in Boston from the end of the Siege thru the Summer of Inoculation & Independence, it follows a 13 yr old searching for her father in the chaos.
#Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
They might like Rebellion 1776, available April 1st. Set in Boston from the end of the Siege thru the Summer of Inoculation & Independence, it follows a 13 yr old searching for her father in the chaos.
#Rebellion1776 @ssedlib.bsky.social
Sources:
Papers of Benjamin Franklin franklinpapers.org
This Month in Physics History tinyurl.com/5xf6hf2e
Monticello blog tinyurl.com/49xeykmn
Harvard U Declaration Resources Project
tinyurl.com/pxfnwtv8
Instagram pic from @bfranklin_philly
tinyurl.com/vuskbmjj
#RevWarDaily 5/5
Papers of Benjamin Franklin franklinpapers.org
This Month in Physics History tinyurl.com/5xf6hf2e
Monticello blog tinyurl.com/49xeykmn
Harvard U Declaration Resources Project
tinyurl.com/pxfnwtv8
Instagram pic from @bfranklin_philly
tinyurl.com/vuskbmjj
#RevWarDaily 5/5
February 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Sources:
Papers of Benjamin Franklin franklinpapers.org
This Month in Physics History tinyurl.com/5xf6hf2e
Monticello blog tinyurl.com/49xeykmn
Harvard U Declaration Resources Project
tinyurl.com/pxfnwtv8
Instagram pic from @bfranklin_philly
tinyurl.com/vuskbmjj
#RevWarDaily 5/5
Papers of Benjamin Franklin franklinpapers.org
This Month in Physics History tinyurl.com/5xf6hf2e
Monticello blog tinyurl.com/49xeykmn
Harvard U Declaration Resources Project
tinyurl.com/pxfnwtv8
Instagram pic from @bfranklin_philly
tinyurl.com/vuskbmjj
#RevWarDaily 5/5
In a 1784 sly attack on the Cincinnati Society, Ben did criticize their use of a bald eagle in their insignia.
But this proves that he was a true son of Philadelphia who'd be rooting for the Eagles. Most of us are birds of bad moral character; we're from Philly, we don't care.
#RevWarDaily 4/5
But this proves that he was a true son of Philadelphia who'd be rooting for the Eagles. Most of us are birds of bad moral character; we're from Philly, we don't care.
#RevWarDaily 4/5
February 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In a 1784 sly attack on the Cincinnati Society, Ben did criticize their use of a bald eagle in their insignia.
But this proves that he was a true son of Philadelphia who'd be rooting for the Eagles. Most of us are birds of bad moral character; we're from Philly, we don't care.
#RevWarDaily 4/5
But this proves that he was a true son of Philadelphia who'd be rooting for the Eagles. Most of us are birds of bad moral character; we're from Philly, we don't care.
#RevWarDaily 4/5