![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At the time, I had no idea it was connected to the modern classic. I think I requested a hole twice before I actually walked out with it. The cover – a girl’s face reflected in the trunk of a twisted, blackened, but beautiful tree – caught my eye. It’s a consistent habit for me to read the book before I see the movie or move on to other editions of that novel. But SPEAK broke that habit. I’m in the rare situation that I did not begin by reading the modern classic version of SPEAK. ![]() Through her work on an art project, she is finally able to face what really happened that night: She was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. She is friendless–an 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. Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Genre: YA Realistic Fic Pub date: My rating: ♥♥♥♥♥+ Blurb: 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. It also explores self-harm, depression, bullying, PTSD, anxiety, and abuse - all topics that might trigger an individual. It depicts acts of sexual violence against a female minor. ![]()
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