Catalyst (novel)

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Catalyst

First edition cover
Author	Laurie Halse Anderson
Cover artist
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Young adult novel
Publisher	Viking Press
Publication date	September 2002
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	233 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	0-670-03566-1 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC	49821813
LC Class	PZ7.A54385 Cat 2002
Preceded by	Speak

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,^[1] Publishers Weekly,^[2] Booklist,^[3] and Kirkus.^[4] Teenreads.com put Catalyst on its Ultimate Teen Reading List.^[5]

The book also received the following accolades:

• American Library Association (ALA) Best Books for Young Adults Top Ten (2003)^[6][7]
• ALA Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults (2007)^[8][9]

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