Anderson, Laurie Halsey. Speak. New York: Penguin, 1999.
Audience: Young Adult, 14+
Genre: Teen Problem Novel
Topics of Focus: teen Issues, relationships, rape
Red Flags: Date rape, domestic violence
Before you read speak, be aware of the fact that there is violence in the book. It deals with difficult subject matter.
Melinda is a freshman in high school who loses some friends because she called the police while attending a summer party. The story explores her first year in high school as she tries to deal with what happened.
The author did a good job writing this book, especially with her descriptions. This would be a book that teachers might read as a class so that people could give their opinions on how they felt while reading it. After I finished Speak, I didn’t think it was exciting. It talks about situations where people’s feelings have been hurt. It explores a very difficult topic of acquaintance rape and victim blaming.
Annotation by Shay Johnson
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