Speak / Laurie Halse Anderson.
Overview: 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312674397
- ISBN: 0312674392
- ISBN: 9780606267526
- ISBN: 0606267522
- ISBN: 9780374371524
- ISBN: 0374371520
- ISBN: 9781448776900
- ISBN: 1448776902
- ISBN: 9781613834527
- ISBN: 1613834527
- ISBN: 9781250302359
- ISBN: 1250302358
- Physical Description: 197 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Square Fish edition
- Publisher: New York, New York : Square Fish, 2011.
- Copyright: ©1999
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes Laurie Halse Anderson Speaks about Speak ... ; comments about censorship and sexual assault survivor resources.Originally published in the United States by Farra Straus Giroux.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 212).
- Target Audience Note:
- 690L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 7.0 32480.Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 7 32480.Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 4.5 7 SD Quiz 32480 English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
- Awards Note:
- Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2000
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- High schools > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Emotional problems of teenagers > Fiction.
Rape > Fiction.
Psychic trauma > Fiction.
Sexual assault. - Genre:
- Young adult fiction.
Available copies
- 75 of 82 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 82 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | YA FIC AND (Text) | 30229100692358 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
