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| Title | : | Speak |
| Author | : | Laurie Halse Anderson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | 20th Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | January 15th 2019 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) (first published October 22nd 1999) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Classics. Science Fiction Fantasy. Space. Space Opera. Fantasy. Novels |
Laurie Halse Anderson
Hardcover | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 4.02 | 470577 Users | 22725 Reviews
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The first ten lies they tell you in high school."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 fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she 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, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication.
In Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.
Speak was a 1999 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.
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| Original Title: | Speak |
| ISBN: | 0374311250 (ISBN13: 9780374311254) |
| Characters: | Ivy Hall, Heather, Nichole Smythe Burnell, Melinda Sordino, Andy Evans, David Petrakis, Mr. Freeman, Rachel Bruin |
| Setting: | Syracuse, New York(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Fiction (1999), Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult (2000), Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2000), South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award (2002), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2001) Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2001), Evergreen Teen Book Award (2002), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (2000), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Young Adult (2003), Lincoln Award Nominee (2005), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (1999), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for YA (2002) |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 470577 Users | 22725 ReviewsEvaluate About Books Speak
"THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL1. We are here to help you.2. You will have enough time to get to your class before the bell rings.3. The dress code will be enforced.4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds.5. Our football team will win the championship this year.6. We expect more of you here.7. Guidance counselors are always available to listen.8. Your schedule was created with your needs in mind.9. Your locker combination is private.10. These will be the years you will look2017 Reread: I read this for my young adult literature class along with scholastic articles about the book, which added a great new layer to my interpretation of the novel. Original Review: I've owned this book for years and never got around to reading it until yesterday. I'm happy I did because this was one of the best books that I have read lately. Speak was very well paced and I never found the story to be dragging or boring. I loved the character development and Melinda's voice throughout
Once I finished reading the last word I knew I was going to reread it. Yes that profound.Honest. Authentic. Real. Use all those words and their synonyms and you have this book. I literally wanted to hop into the sea of words and tell Melinda Sordino " I'll be your friend! Don't despair !" Alas I couldn't do that though. I had to see her struggle. It's painful but since I watched the movie (which was done well by the way) first before reading the book I knew where she was coming from. Melinda's
There are no doubts that it is a very important book for the subject it deals with. We need so many more books on this subject but I want them to actually speak.So something happened at a party to Melinda and she stops speaking. She is not popular in school; in fact her friends have started to cut her. They dont want to see her anymore as they find this not speaking behavior strange but they dont try hard to extract the reason for this. They just accept without questioning her. Same is the case
4 Stars.Speaking. Sometimes its absolutely impossible, isnt it? Sometimes you are so filled with anxiety and fear, you cant even think of the words, let alone spit them out. And sometimes, life itself is crippling. You will undergo something that overtakes you, that consumes every waking thought, that fills you with fear and changes every aspect of your life and still you cannot talk about it. To anyone, whether you have someone to confide in or not. Melinda is that girl. She is a misfit. A
4.5 stars*This is another book which I would not have picked up had it not been for a book challenge. So happy I did. This serves as a nice reminder that stepping outside of what we would normally choose can, and in this case, did pay off.High School. Some remember it as the happiest time of their lives while others are so happy when it is over that they never want to look back. Where do you stand?Melinda is an outcast, a pariah, she has no friends. She is lonely, depressed, anxious and carrying
4.5 stars! I think this is a really powerful novel that should be read by so many, especially teens. Speak is a fascinating tale of learning to use your voice when you previously believed it did not matter. The message is one I think all can benefit from and Im so glad I finally read it.Trigger warning: rapeLaurie Halse Anderson is a fabulous writer. She has a very distinctive writing style; Its an unfiltered stream of consciousness that feels so real. I previously read Wintergirls and found
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