Speak : (National Book Award Finalist) (Hardcover)

from galleysmith

It's so difficult to do a review justice where most everything alludes to or gives away an essential part of the story that each reader should experience for themselves. All I can say is that this book is a *must* read. Anderson has crafted such a difficult journey for Melinda, actually such diff...

from cebellol

This book. Just... wow. The back cover says,"Books such as SPEAK will stay with readers forever." It wasn't kidding. I have never felt more connected to a character than I did Melinda.I'm not sure what else I can say. This book touched a nerve. It brought back all the pain and hate and loneliness...

from kkla1

I think "Speak" is a wonderufully written book. It tells about a girl who went to a highschool party, got drunk, then was raped. She called the cops and everyone at the party hated her. They didn't know what happened. She ended up going to school with everyone at that party and the guy who raped ...

from susanbevans

High school freshman Melinda Sordino is finding it hard to speak up: "My throat is always sore, my lips raw.... Every time I try to talk to my parents or a teacher, I sputter or freeze.... It's like I have some kind of spastic laryngitis." Of course no one at school is speaking to her, she's a vi...

from ennuiprayer

Melinda Sordino starts high school as the most hated - well, shunned - girl in the freshmen class. Her former best friend, Rachel - who goes by the name Rachelle now - has cast her out of her inner circle. Other former friends treat her like a pariah. And the whole school knows what she did at th...