ak , ▁F ever ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁and ▁Catal yst . ▁The ▁A LA ▁called ▁the ▁nov els ▁" g ri pping ▁and ▁exception ally ▁well - written " ▁and ▁the ▁panel ▁chair ▁said ▁that ▁" La ur ie ▁H alse ▁Anderson ▁master fully ▁gives ▁voice ▁to ▁te en ▁characters ▁under going ▁transformations ▁in ▁their ▁lives ▁through ▁their ▁hon esty ▁and ▁per se ver ance ▁while ▁finding ▁the ▁courage ▁to ▁be ▁true ▁to ▁themselves ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁Anne ▁V . ▁Z arrow ▁Award ▁for ▁Young ▁Read ers ' ▁Liter ature , ▁a ▁career ▁award ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Tul sa ▁City - Count y ▁Library . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁Anderson ' s ▁early ▁children ' s ▁picture ▁books ▁were ▁placed ▁on ▁recommended ▁reading ▁lists ▁and ▁some ▁won ▁awards . ▁For ▁the ▁novel ▁Spe ak , ▁Anderson ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁K ite ▁award , ▁the ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ▁Award , ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁Book ▁Prize . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁runner - up ▁for ▁the ▁Michael ▁L . ▁Print z ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁for ▁Young ▁People ' s ▁Liter ature . ▁F ever ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁was ▁an ▁A LA ▁Best ▁Book ▁for ▁Young ▁Ad ult s ▁selection ▁and ▁a ▁Junior ▁Library ▁Gu ild ▁selection . ▁Ch ains ▁was ▁a ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁final ist ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁Scott ▁O ' D ell ▁Award ▁for ▁Historical ▁F iction