Catalyst (novel)
{{Short description|2002 novel by Laurie Halse Anderson}}
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{{Infobox book |
| name = Catalyst
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| image = Catalystanderson.jpg
| caption = First edition cover
| author = Laurie Halse Anderson
| illustrator =
| cover_artist = Michael Morgenstern
| country = United States
| language = English
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| genre = Young adult novel
| publisher = Viking Press
| release_date = September 2002
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| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)
| pages = 233 pp (first edition, hardback)
| isbn = 0-670-03566-1
| isbn_note = (first edition, hardback)
| congress= PZ7.A54385 Cat 2002
| oclc= 49821813
| preceded_by = Speak
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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,{{cite web|author=Roberta O'Hara|title=Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson|url=http://teenreads.com/reviews/0670035661.asp|publisher=The Book Report|accessdate=12 September 2009}} Publishers Weekly,{{Cite web|date=2002-07-22|title=Children's Book Review: CATALYST by Laurie Halse Anderson, Author|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780670035663|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919061621/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780670035663 |archive-date=2021-09-19 }} Booklist,{{Cite web|title=Catalyst|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Catalyst-/pid=1126040|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Booklist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919061625/https://www.booklistonline.com/Catalyst-/pid=1126040 |archive-date=2021-09-19 }} and Kirkus.{{Cite web|date=June 24, 2010|title=Catalyst|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/laurie-halse-anderson/catalyst-2/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Kirkus Reviews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516040948/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/laurie-halse-anderson/catalyst-2/ |archive-date=2021-05-16 }} Teenreads.com put Catalyst on its Ultimate Teen Reading List.{{cite web|title=Ultimate Teen Reading List|url=http://teenreads.com/features/ultimate-reading-list.asp|url-status=dead|publisher=The Book Report|accessdate=29 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815231628/http://www.teenreads.com/features/ultimate-reading-list.asp|archivedate=15 August 2009}}
The book also received the following accolades:
- American Library Association (ALA) Best Books for Young Adults Top Ten (2003){{Cite web|last=|date=2006-09-29|title=2003 Top 10 Best Books|url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/bestbooksya/2003top10best|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601012054/http://www.ala.org:80/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/bestbooksya/2003top10best |archive-date=2020-06-01 }}{{Cite web|date=April 13, 2010|title=Catalyst {{!}} Awards & Grants|url=https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/catalyst-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=American Library Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011001201/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/catalyst-0 |archive-date=2019-10-11 }}
- ALA Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults (2007){{Cite web|title=Catalyst {{!}} Awards & Grants|url=https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/catalyst-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=American Library Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011001201/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/catalyst-0 |archive-date=2019-10-11 }}{{Cite web|date=February 23, 2010|title=Catalyst {{!}} Awards & Grants|url=https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/catalyst|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=American Library Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620032547/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/catalyst |archive-date=2020-06-20 }}
References
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{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}
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Category:Novels by Laurie Halse Anderson
Category:American young adult novels
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