Speak
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999.
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 22 cm
Appears on list
Status
Bradshaw Mountain Middle School - FIC - Fiction Books
AND
2 available
AND
2 available
Chino Valley High School - FIC - Fiction Books
ANDERSON
2 available
ANDERSON
2 available
Chino Valley Public Library - YAFIC - Young Adult Area - Fiction
ANDERSON, LAURIE
1 available
ANDERSON, LAURIE
1 available
More Details
Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.5, 7 Points
Level 4.5, 7 Points
Lexile measure
690
Notes
General Note
Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2000.
Description
"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 that 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 is 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 this powerful novel, an utterly believeable 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.
Target Audience
690 L,Lexile
Target Audience
690L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,4.5,7.0,SD,Quiz 32480,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.5,7.0,32480.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,4.5,7.0,SD,Quiz 32480,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
Awards
Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2000
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Anderson, L. H. (1999). Speak . Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Laurie Halse. 1999. Speak. Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999.
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