Speak

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Summary: The Truth
Review: The book 'Speak' explores one girls journy through her worst year in highschool. Unable to cope Melinda, the main character just stops talking. Parents, teachers and peers think it's odd but don't take the time to find out why Melinda won't talk or what happened that one summer night. I felt that this book really explores the truth about how highschool can really be. For everyone it's not just a walk in the park. It can be cruel. It can be the worst time in a teenagers life and many people don't realize that. Overall I loved this book and just couldn't put it down! I especially enjoyed Melinda's witty point of veiw on people and life. This book definatly deserves 5 stars.

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Summary: Speak captures Audiences of all ages
Review: As soon as I started reading this book I knew it would be a hit. I loved the whole book. I couldn't put it down till the very end. I couldn't stop. I just kept reading and reading. The main polt of the story is this Girl who does not talk to anyone because she is afraid. During the summer she was raped at a party. She doesn't tell anyone. This book is so filled with emotion I cried at times. When the book was over I actually seriously upset it was over.

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Summary: A great book for girls
Review: High school can be a really tough place. Imagine though entering without a single friend. In Speak the main character, Melinda, faces just that problem. She calls the cops on a party over the summer because she was raped but no one knows that. Everyone just knows that she was the one who called the police and not why. So, she becomes an outcast before even entering high school.

Speak is the story of a girl struggling to find her own voice in a place that seems to not want to hear it. She must look inside herself to see the strength that she really has before she reaches a point where she can't turn her life around. She has to figure out whats important and who she really needs to protect.

Speak is written with sarcasim and wit that makes Melinda someone that you want to triumph. Its a book that once you start it you won't be able to put it down. As a high school student myself I found Anderson's book to be insiteful, real, and entertaining. This is a must read for all, girls especially.

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Summary: Speak
Review: This is a story of a girl who slowly withdrawls from people and life as she copes with a secret that is eating her inside. Fifteen year old Melinda is treated like dirt from the moment she calls the cops and has everyone busted at a party the summer before her freshmen year in high school. Unfortunetly, no one knows why she called the cops. Everyone hates her and she is seen as an outcast with no one to call a friend. Her parents are clueless, her teachers don't understand, her peers hate her, and she is falling into such a depression she can no longer speak. She is able to overcome all of this and find her voice again as she pours her soul and feelings into art. This is truly an amazing book that tells a touching story of a high school outcast struggling to find herself after a terrible injustice is done to her.

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Summary: Speak Shouts
Review: The minute I flipped to the first page of the book, I was seduced and it kept me company for the next 3 hours. It was simply amazing to put it shortly and so accurate of the pains and suffering of an "outcast" in high school. It was so frustrating to see the main character, Melinda, go through so much pain. To see the isolation and lonliness of this girl as she experiences her freshmen year of high school. I absolutely loved the tone of voice the author conveys from the point of view of Melinda. The only dissapointment I had was the ending seemed very predictable. Thus, the deduction of one star. Please read this book. But remember, it will tie you up for a few hours. ^_^

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Summary: Reviewing the Book Speak
Review: The book SPEAK was one of the only books that I have read that I could not put down! I really like the way the author used events that teenagers can relate too in the story.The main character Melinda, was very intresting to read about becauase when you get more into the story you keep wanting to know more about her character.Melinda was someone that I can think every teenager can really can relate to at times.I enjoyed this book and I recommend this book to everyone!

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Summary: A laugh out loud but easy in depth read
Review: I actually had to read "speak" for a school assignment but I would definelty recommend it to anyone that wants a pretty quick read that moves you. even though you may think that the issues represented in the book may not affect you, that is not true b/c every high school student has similiar feelings, even though their experiences may be different. I found that the main character, Melinda, was actually very different than the way I view myself but i could relate to almost everything she said and felt. I felt myself wanting to jump into the book, and scream at her and help her all at the same time. This book can be read quickly because its a little less than 200 pages and hard to put down. There were many times where i would find myself laughing out loud!

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Summary: A Must for All Adolescent Girls
Review: I picked up Laurie Halse Anderson's book, Speak, for an assignment for my college literature class. I couldnt put the book down. It was so moving watching Melinda deal with the struggles of being the school outcast all because she is afraid to speak up and confront her rapist. Every girl should read this book. It is a must!

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Summary: Recommended to any reader, any age!
Review: As a high school English teacher, I am constantly searching for books that will not only entertain my students, but hold their attention and make them want to read more. One of my students had this book in class one day, and I asked her if I could see it. I ended up borrowing the book and forgetting the grading for the rest of the day as I read it. I have never read a book that took me back so clearly to the pains and pleasures of being a freshman in high school. Melinda's "voice" (in writing) is true and poignant. Laurie Halse Anderson has put into words what so many teenagers feel at that point in their lives. The storyline if well-done and fascinating, but the details and the everyday life of Melinda are so well drawn that the reader cannot help but be pulled into her world. I got this book for my sister, a freshman in high school, to read, and I have given rave reviews to my friends and my students. If you haven't read this book yet, no matter what age you are, go out and get a copy. You won't regret it.

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Summary: Speaks Volumes
Review: What an important book for young adults to read but especially young women. It teaches an invaluable lesson on taking charge and "speaking" up.

The book follows freshman, Melinda, around in what is her worst year ever. Over the summer something horrible happens to her at a party and when she calls the cops- all the kids blame her for ruining their good time. So at the beginning of the school year not even her old crowd will be seen with her. She wishes she could just tell them the truth about what happened, then they'd surely understand. But she can't because it becomes physically harder for her to talk as the year goes on.

Finally when confronted by what has happened to her, she does the right thing and fights back. She stands up for herself and what is right and most importantly she, speaks.