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A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.
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A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.
The groundbreaking National Book Award Finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor Book with more than 3.5 million copies sold, Speak is a bestselling modern classic about consent, healing, and finding your voice.
"Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, an outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, Melinda becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back--and refuses to be silent. From Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate Laurie Halse Anderson comes the extraordinary landmark novel that has spoken to millions of readers. Powerful and utterly unforgettable, Speak has been translated into 35 languages, was the basis for the major motion picture starring Kristen Stewart, and is now a stunning graphic novel adapted by Laurie Halse Anderson herself, with artwork from Eisner-Award winner E.M. Carroll. Awards and Accolades for Speak:Children's and young adult novels about challenging topics are the specialty of bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson . Born Laure Beth Halse in Potsdam, New York in 1961, she spent her senior year in high school as an exchange student, living on a pig farm in Denmark. She returned to Northern New York, got her associate degree at Onondaga Community College and then her B.A. at Georgetown University in languages and linguistics. While Anderson was working as a freelance journalist, she began writing novels and non-fiction books. She first gained attention for her novel Speak published in 1999. The winner of numerous awards, Speak was adapted into a film starring Kristen Stewart. Along with other honors, Anderson received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2009 for her contribution to young adult literature. She lives in Northern New York.
💞 this book i would read it again.
In Speak, a girl named Melinda starts high school with a secret and no friends. Some people might think the topic of this book is too hard for teenagers, but it helps us understand so we don't have to go through the same thing that happened to Melinda.
I would recommend Speak to readers that aren't sensitive to really intense action or maybe can't handle reading things that has happened to them too. In the book it says "I didn't call the cops to break up the party, I write. I called - I put the pencil down. I pick it up again - them because some guy raped me. Under the trees." I think thats a really intense part of the book because she is finally telling someone about it. It tells you how intense this book really is, and it makes you want to keep reading the book. Even though some might say it's good for those who have been in that situation, so they know their not alone with that experience, some of them might not want to think about their past with it.
I freely recommend ,Speak, to others because it is an amusing and literature book. It is associated with imitate situations and blended feelings. In the book, Speak, the journalist saids " Good books reflect the human experience, and we all learn from that". I know this because human involvement is apart of life frequently. Even though there is a lot of tough situations it is unquestionably about reading.
I recommend this book "Speak", because the story it's interesting. The book "Speak" is interesting because in the story it happens that Melinda draw a tree with which she identifies because she keeps a secret that she spent one night in a party. This book is one that everyone can relate to. Even though some people might think it's too heavy, this book actually teaches trust and you can overcome anything.
Published by Devin B.April 13, 2017
