#38: Speak

I finished Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson this morning.  This is one of the multiple copy books we got from the auction.  I didn't know anything about it, but it has a really pretty cover.  :)

This is a total teenage book, but I still loved it.  It's about a girl named Melanie who is going into 9th grade.  She currently has no friends because they are all mad at her for calling the cops at a party that happened over the summer.  We later learn the circumstances for why she called the cops.

Melanie basically turns silent during this year of high school.  She has no friends, skips class, fights with her parents.  Her only love this year is art class. 

I just felt really sorry for Melanie and wished she would be able to speak up.  I wanted someone to finally understand her.  It was just interesting to be in her mind.  I felt oddly connected to her.  Maybe because I am a quieter and insecure person.  I often wondered, if I was in this situation, would I be able to speak?

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