Shout (memoir)


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.

Reception

Print book

Shout received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, BookPage, and Publishers Weekly, as well as positive reviews from New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Common Sense Media. Kirkus, ''School Library Journal, Horn Book, NPR, Chicago Public Library,'' and Publishers Weekly named it one of the best books of the year. It's also a Junior Library Guild selection.
Kirkus Reviews stated the book was "necessary for every home, school, and public library."
YearAwardResultRef.
2019Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for YouthSelection
2019Booklist's Top of the ListSelection
2019Goodreads Choice Award for PoetryWinner
2019National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureLonglist
2019The Center for Children's Books Blue RibbonSelection
2020Rise: A Feminist Book ProjectTop Ten
2020YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersSelection

Audiobook

The audiobook also received a starred review from Booklist.
YearAwardResult
2019Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth AudioTop of the List
2020YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsTop Ten