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]

Shout
Cover of Shout
AuthorLaurie Halse Anderson
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir, Novel in verse
PublisherViking Books
Publication date
March 12, 2019
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback), Audiobook
ISBN978-0-67-001210-7

Reception

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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
Year Award Result Ref.
2019 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Selection [13]
Booklist's Top of the List Selection [14]
Goodreads Choice Award for Poetry Winner [15]
National Book Award for Young People's Literature Longlist [16]
The Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Selection [17]
2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten [18][19]
YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [20]

Audiobook

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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Shout". Kirkus Reviews. December 19, 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. ^ Reagan, Maggie (January 1, 2019). "Shout". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. ^ "SHOUT". BookPage. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  4. ^ "Children's Book Review: Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson. Viking, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-670-01210-7". Publishers Weekly. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  5. ^ Summers, Courtney (2019-03-01). "In a Memoir, Laurie Halse Anderson Gets Personal About Rape". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  6. ^ "SHOUT". IndieBound. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  7. ^ Angulo Chen, Sadie (2019-03-11). "Shout - Book Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  8. ^ Willoughby, Miriam DesHarnais, Heidi Grange, Kacy Helwick, Elizabeth Lovsin, Vanessa (2019-11-18). "Best Nonfiction 2019 | SLJ Best Books". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Friedman, Rose; Mayer, Petra; Novey, Beth; Silva, Meghan Sullivan. "NPR's Best Books Of 2020". NPR Visuals. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  10. ^ "CPL Best of the Best Books 2019". Chicago Public Library. November 22, 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  11. ^ "Best Books 2019". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  12. ^ "Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  13. ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2019". Booklist. January 1, 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  14. ^ "Top of the List: 2019". Booklist. January 1, 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  15. ^ CBC Books (December 11, 2019). "Books by Margaret Atwood, Antoni Porowski & Faith Erin Hicks win 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Young People's Literature - 70th National Book Awards". National Book Foundation. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  17. ^ Stevenson, Deborah. "2019 Blue Ribbons". The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  18. ^ "2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List". American Library Association. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  19. ^ "Shout | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. February 11, 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  20. ^ "2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  21. ^ Booth, Heather (April 15, 2019). "Shout". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  22. ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2019". Booklist. January 1, 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  23. ^ "Top of the List: 2019". Booklist. January 1, 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  24. ^ "2020 Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  25. ^ Young Adult Library Services Association (March 15, 2020). "Top 10 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2020". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-09-17.