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Speak

By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by: Mandy Siegfried, Ashley C. Ford, Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson
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From her first moment at Merryweather High, Melinda Sordino knows she's an outcast. She busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops - a major infraction in high-school society - so her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know glare at her. She retreats into her head, where the lies and hypocrisies of high school stand in stark relief to her own silence, making her all the more mute.

But it's not so comfortable in her head, either - there's something banging around in there that she doesn't want to think about. Try as she might to avoid it, it won't go away, until there is a painful confrontation. Once that happens, she can't be silent - she must speak the truth.

In this powerful audiobook, an utterly believable, bitterly ironic heroine speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while learning that, although it's hard to speak up for yourself, keeping your mouth shut is worse.

©1999 Laurie Halse Anderson (P)2000 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group Bullying & Abuse Difficult Situations Literature & Fiction Physical & Emotional Abuse Funny Inspiring
Powerful Message • Relatable Protagonist • Perfect Narration • Realistic Portrayal • Emotional Depth
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loved this! Great for anyone who ever felt muffled in an over stimulated aggressive society. We all have a voice. How we choose to use it is imperative.

Heartfelt and eye opening.

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I would suggest all young teens and pre-teens read this book with a group. It is incredibly well-written. I can picture the main character and all the events she describes. Sadly, the topic is one to which many children have been subjected.

The realistic nature of the book may be difficult for some people to read. They may have experienced similar episodes. However, if it can help victims to speak or potential suspects to recognize the wrongness of their actions, then this book will have made a difference.

Incredibly written and difficult story

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Saw the movie of this my Freshman year, book is just as good. If you ever meet someone who has similar traits, be there for them. They need that more then anything.

A lot of people think like this.

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This was a great story and the narrator was excellent. My daughter and I listened to it together and it opened up some important conversations. A mother daughter must.

Great Story

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No means no means no means no. Women are not furniture. Consent is perhaps the most important thing we can teach our children. This is an YA book with so much meaning and definitely should be on the required reading list for all young people. I read this in one day. #metoo

Powerful

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This story was so real and so pertinent to very serious issues that teenagers deal with, both rape and depression. The journey that both the teacher and Melinda take through the book SPEAK volumes about working through serious problems and can be applied to so many different struggles that, especially teens, are dealing with in today’s climate.

I would love to see this book get on the state reading list for schools. It is timeless. It is positive. It is truth.

HS Special Education teacher and rape survivor

Beautiful and real

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Powerful beyond my words. I don't want to speak. I want you to read! What is left unsaid and the reactions are so powerful. A voice is given and should be heard. When that voice has become silent, something is wrong... LISTEN TO THAT SILENCE!

💖One of the most powerful parts of the book is not from the story, nor is it from the author or in her interview. It is the afterward that brought my heart to a stop. If only every man, woman, & child could hear, breath, & live what this man's mother taught him about women! 💖

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Listen to the silence...

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Every teen should read this book. it does a good job of providing much needed perspective.

Insight

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So difficult to speak and so important. This book it's a great example of the difficult you can face to speak after a trauma.

You have to listen this book.

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This is a grate book for high schoolers!!! I finished it in 4 days! Highly recommend

Amazing!

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