Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Taste attributes: dramateenfresh & originalheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthcoming of age
Boxlist takeContained and realistic: a stirring novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"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 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.
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- Author
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 219
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