Speak
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By Laurie Halse Anderson “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 lie.
| ISBN | 9780374311254 |
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| Language | English |
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By Laurie Halse Anderson
“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 lie. She is friendless, an outcast, because she broke up an end-of-summer party by calling the police. Now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her, and as time passes Melinda becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops speaking 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 party: she was raped by an older student, a boy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing has only just begun when she has another violent encounter with him — but this time Melinda fights back, and refuses to be silent. A modern classic about consent, healing and finding your voice. For older teenage readers.
