Laurie Halse Anderson
240 pgs
Speak (2009)
Subject matter: silence, rape, parties, alcohol, drinking, high school, victim
Melinda starts school with a horrible secret. She had high hopes of entering high school as a brand new person and making an identity for herself, but at a party held the week before school starts all off that comes crashing down. She makes a phone call and everyone knows she did it, but they don't know why. She starts high school friendless and wouldn't really mind except for the rumors, all of which are not true. As the school year moves on she finds others who have had nearly the exact same experience she has and finally gives them all a voice as she speaks out about the truth.
Review: A touching story that reminds us that we all have secrets but that there are always people out there with the same secret. In order to stop the secret from happening to others it is important to Speak.
No You Know: A touchy subject dealt about in a delicate way
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