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Catalyst
First edition cover
AuthorLaurie Halse Anderson
Cover artistMichael Morgenstern
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult novel
PublisherViking Press
Publication dateSeptember 2002
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages233 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-670-03566-1 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC49821813
LC ClassPZ7.A54385 Cat 2002
Preceded bySpeak 
2002 novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

Catalyst is a 2002 novel by American writer Laurie Halse Anderson, published September 2002 by Viking Press.

The book tells the story of Kate Malone, a preacher's daughter and high school student who is excellent in chemistry and aspires to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), but faces multiple tragic circumstances, ranging from rejection by MIT, to her neighbor Teri Litch's house burning down at the end of her senior year. The book is set in the same fictional setting as Anderson's previous novel Speak.

Reception

Catalyst received positive reviews from The Book Report, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. Teenreads.com put Catalyst on its Ultimate Teen Reading List.

The book also received the following accolades:

References

  1. Roberta O'Hara. "Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson". The Book Report. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  2. "Children's Book Review: CATALYST by Laurie Halse Anderson, Author". Publishers Weekly. 2002-07-22. Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. "Catalyst". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  4. "Catalyst". Kirkus Reviews. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. "Ultimate Teen Reading List". The Book Report. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  6. "2003 Top 10 Best Books". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2006-09-29. Archived from the original on 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  7. "Catalyst | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  8. "Catalyst | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  9. "Catalyst | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. February 23, 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-09-19.


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